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.

2007
Jack D. Bui, M.D., Ph.D.
Enhancing tumor recognition by inducing NKG2D ligands
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2007
Dean Ho, Ph.D.
Active Nanodiamond Hydrogels for Directed Chemotherapeutic Delivery
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2007
Susan M. Janicki, Ph.D.
Live Cell Analysis of Histone Dynamics at Transcriptionally Active Chromatin
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2007
Carla Kim, Ph.D.
Examination of cancer stem cells in lung cancer.
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2007
Ju-Seog Lee, Ph.D.
Characterization of the interaction between astrocytes and cancer cells in breast cancer...
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2007
Gregory B. Lesinski, Ph.D.
The Role of MicroRNA in the Progression of Malignant Melanoma.
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2007
Takahiro Maeda, M.D., Ph.D.
The role of the proto-oncogene LRF in B cell malignancies: Implication for...
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2007
Raul Mostoslavsky, M.D., Ph.D.
The Role of SIRT6 in DNA repair and metabolic homeostatis
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2007
Vivian G. Oehler, M.D.
Prognostic factors in chronic myeloid leukemia progression and therapy resistance
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2007
Kathrin Plath, Ph.D.
X chromosome reactivation and cancer in mouse models
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2007
Pamela M. Pollock, Ph.D.
Activated FGFR2 as a novel therapeutic target in endometrial cancer
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2007
Edward M. Schaeffer, M.D., Ph.D.
Hedgehog Pathway activity in primary prostate cancer lesions predicts subsequent clinical failure...
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2007
Jean J. Zhao, Ph.D.
Dissecting the roles of the class 1A phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases in breast tissue...
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2007
Ravi Salgia, M.D., Ph.D.
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2007
Rex Prostate Cancer Center of Excellence
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2007
James J. Mule, Ph.D.
N/A
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