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
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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2015
Matthew Meyerson, M.D., Ph.D.
The contribution of germline genomic variation to EGFR mutation frequency in non-small...
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2015
Piro Lito, M.D., Ph.D.
Establishing a KRAS mutant-directed therapy against lung cancer
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2015
Jose Trevino, M.D.
The Role of Cachexia in Pancreatic Cancer
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2015
Ralph Weissleder, M.D., Ph.D.
Enhanced holographic diagnostics and profiling of breast cancer using smartphones for point-of-care...
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2015
Raymond Moellering, Ph.D.
About 1 in 8 U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the...
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