Washington University American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grant Recent Awardees
Year
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Investigator Name, Degree, Academic
Title (at time of award)
Samantha Morris, PhD
Assistant Professor
Chris Sturgeon, PhD
Assistant Professor
Lukas Wartman, MD
Assistant Professor
Nicole White, PhD
Instructor
Gavin Dunn, MD, PhD
Assistant Professors
Sergej Djuranovic, PhD
Assistant Professor
Obi Griffith, PhD
Assistant Professor
Michael Onken, PhD
Assistant Professor
Laura Schuettpelz, PhD, MD
Assistant Professor
Gabriel Bien-Willner, MD, PhD
Research Instructor
Kian-Huat Lim, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Colleen McNicholas, DO, MSCI
Assistant Professor
Todd Druley, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ryan Fields, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Albert Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Jonathan McConathy, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Nima Mosammaparast, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Parag Banerjee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kimberly Johnson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department
Developmental Biology
Medicine
Project Title
A network biology approach to dissect the etiology and progression
of hepatoblastoma
Characterization of hPSC-derived NK cells for adoptive
immunotherapy
Medicine
Medicine
Neurological Surgery
Histone H3 modifications and epigenomics in lung cancer
Understanding the function of the novel long noncoding RNA,
LCAL5, in lung cancer
The Effect of Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy on Malignant
Glioma Immunogenicity
Cell Biology & Physiology
Regulation of genes by ribosome stalling in cancer cell growth
Internal Medicine, Oncology
Defining the key regulatory mutations of triple-negative breast cancer
Cell Biology & Physiology
Internal Medicine, Hematology
Pathology & Immunology
Internal Medicine
OB/GYN
Pediatrics Hematology
Surgery
Neurosurgery
Radiology
Pathology & Immunology
Mechanical Engineering &
Materials Science
Public Health, GWB School of
Social Work
Identifying the genomic targets of BAP1 in uveal melanoma
Elucidating the Role of TLR2 Signaling in Regulating Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Differentiation and in MDS Pathogenesis
Identification of Genomic AML Fusion Onco-protein Targets with
Calling Cards
Mechanism and Therapeutic Targeting of Oncogenic MyD88 in
Lymphoid Malignancies
Evaluating the impact of the IUD on HPV and cervical cancer risk
Characterization of MLL3 dysfunction in myeloid precursors from
infant leukemia patients
Identifying mechanisms of metastasis to improve outcomes in
metastatic colorectal cancer
Ubiquitin signaling genes in the control of glioblastoma cancer stem
cell function
A feasibility study of FDOPA-PET/MRI for treatment monitoring in
recurrent pediatric brain tumors
Tumor specific functions of the ALKBH3 complex in DNA alkylation
damage repair
Atomic ‘cloaks’ for carcinogenic nanoparticles: Assessing their
viability and potential
Inherited tumor predisposition syndromes as model populations for
pediatric brain cancer
Washington University American Cancer Society-Institutional Research Grant Recent Awardees
Year
2011
2010
2009
Investigator Name, Degree, Academic
Title (at time of award)
Mary Markiewicz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Robert Pufahl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department
Pathology & Immunology
Internal Medicine
Project Title
The role of NKG2D in immunosurveillance of spontaneous
lymphoma
Mutations in DDR2 kinase in esophageal cancer and their functional
implications
Patricia Cavazos-Rehg, Ph.D.
Instructor
Jaebok Choi, Ph.D.
Research Instructor
Dept. of Psychiatry
Investigating responses to increases in cigarette taxes
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Molecular Mechanisms of Regulatory T cells: Identification of
epigenetically regulated molecules
Stephen Oh, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Julie Schwarz, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Walter Akers, D.V.M., Ph.D.
(Instructor) now Assistant Professor
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Functional characterization of LNK mutations in myeloproliferative
neoplasms
Exploring the mechanisms of Akt regulation of glucose metabolism in
cervical cancer
Optical imaging for improved resection and photodynamic therapy of
glioblastoma multiforme
Daniel Rauch, Ph.D.
Research Instructor
Jieya Shao, Ph.D.
Research Instructor
Seth Strope, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Kenneth Carson, M.D.
(Clinical Instructor)
Assistant Professor
Andrea Wang-Gillam, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Tammie Benzinger, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Thomas Brett, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Xiaowei Wang, Ph.D.
Instructor
Zhongsheng You, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Inflammation-activated photodynamic chemotherapy
Dept. of Neurology
Profilin as a regulated tumor-suppressor: the role of Ser-71
phosphorylation
Increasing efficiency of surveillance for bladder cancer survivors
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Dept. of Radiology
Dept. of Surgery
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Evaluation of obesity and African-American race on survival in
diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
Dept. of Internal Medicine
MicroRNA expression signatures to predict cervical cancer outcome
Dept. of Radiology
Quantitative advanced MR imaging to predict brain tumor response
to stereotactic radiosurgery
Structural and biophysical studies of hCLCA2/a6ß4-integrin
interaction in cancer metastasis to lungs
MicroRNA expression signatures to predict cervical cancer outcome
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Dept. of Cell Biology and
Physiology
Temporal regulation of DNA double-strand break repair