Funded Grants

The V Foundation’s grant making model ensures the most promising cancer research projects at state-of-the-art facilities around the country are funded. Cancer research grants are awarded to innovative researchers with the most cutting-edge ideas on how to improve cancer diagnosis methods, prevent cancer recurrences or defeat cancer. 100% of direct donations are used to fund projects we identify as the most likely to help those diagnosed with cancer.

2015
Je Lee, Ph.D.
Spatial mapping of gene expression, epigenetic variation, and tumor behavior in early...
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2015
Luis Batista, Ph.D.
Regulation and Function of Telomerase RNA in Dyskeratosis Congenita
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2015
Peter O’Dwyer, M.D. & Yuval Elhanati, Ph.D.
Liberating the Immunologic Response to Pancreatic Cancer
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2015
Raul Rabadan, Ph.D., Junfei Zhao, Ph.D.
Rational design of anticancer drug combinations with dynamic multidimensional input
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2015
Harlan Robbins, Ph.D. & Miriam Gutschow, Ph.D.
Collaborative Research: The genetic, epigenetic, and immunological underpinnings of cancer evolution through...
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2015
Kira Gritsman, M.D., Ph.D.
Roles of PI3 Kinase in Myeloid Leukemic Cells and in their Bone...
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2015
Corinne Linardic, M.D., Ph.D.
The secreted protein SFRP3 as a therapeutic target in rhabomyosarcoma
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2015
Hideho Okada, M.D., Ph.D.
A pilot multicenter vaccine study in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma...
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2015
Jeremy Reiter, M.D., Ph.D.
A Novel Targeted Therapy for Medulloblastoma
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2015
Navid Sadeghi, M.D., MS
Breast Cancer Clinical Research Navigator
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2015
Robert C. Doebele, M.D., Ph.D.
NTRK1 gene fusions as a novel oncogene class and therapeutic target in...
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2015
Steven Grant, M.D.
Virginia Vine Collaborative Grant with UVA- “Co-Targeting B-Cell Receptor Signaling and Resistance...
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2015
James Ford, M.D.
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2015
Martine Extermann, M.D., Ph.D.
Personalizing the care of older women with ovarian cancer
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2015
Cullen Taniguchi, M.D., Ph.D.
Reducing GI toxicity From Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments via the PHD/HIF2 pathway
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2015
Terry Badger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN
Health Education and Counseling to Improve QOL for Latinas with Breast Cancer
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