2007-2008 Grant Cycle : Research Grants Awarded
Endocrine Therapies
Synergistic Cooperation Of Snail And Beta-Catenin In The Initiation Of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Binhua Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Texas at Medical Branch, Galveston
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
The Prognostic And Therapeutic Implications Of Bone Marrow-Derived Progenitor Cells In Breast Cancer Invasion And Metastasis
David Lyden, M.D., Ph.D.
Cornell University, Weill Medical College
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
Constitutively Active Erythropoietin Receptor Variants As Novel Therapeutic Targets In Breast Cancer
Geza Acs, M.D., Ph.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Investigator Initiated Research
$595,811
Role Of The Fn14/Nf-Kb Signaling Pathway In Her2-Positive Breast Cancer
Jeffrey Winkles, Ph.D.
University of Maryland at Baltimore
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
Wnt/B-Catenin And Egfr Signaling In The Metastasis Of Antiestrogen Resistant Breast Cancer To Bone
John Foley, Ph.D.
Indiana University, School of Medicine
Investigator Initiated Research
$463,499
Co-funded by Komen Indianapolis Affiliate
Targeted Therapy Of Chemoresistant And Metastatic Breast Cancer
Kapil Mehta, Ph.D.
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas
Investigator Initiated Research
$582,064
Targeting Notch Signaling And Hepatocyte Growth Factor In Breast Cancer
Kimberly Foreman, Ph.D.
Loyola University, Chicago
Investigator Initiated Research
$586,581
Targeting Aberrant Wnt Signaling In Breast Cancer
Michael Kahn, Ph.D.
University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
Inflammation And Maspin In Breast Cancer Metastasis
Ming Zhang, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
Clinical And Biologic Effects Of Metformin In Early Stage Breast Cancer
Pamela Goodwin, M.D.
Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
Investigator Initiated Research
$495,374
Hypoxic Response And Inflammation: Role In Breast Cancer Progression.
Randall Johnson, Ph.D.
University of California at San Diego
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
Genetic Analysis Of Jagged1 & Notch1, Genes Implicated In Aggressive Breast Cancer
Sean Egan*, Ph.D.
The Hospital for Sick Children
Investigator Initiated Research
$595,274
A Novel Approach To Reduce The Side Effects And Resistance Associated With Aromatase Inhibitor Therapy
Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.
City of Hope Beckman Research Institute
Investigator Initiated Research
$600,000
The Role Of Msp In Expanding Breast Tumor Stem Cells And Promoting Metastasis
Alana Welm, Ph.D.
University of Utah at Huntsman Cancer Institute
Career Catalyst Research
$450,000
Targeting Advanced Breast Cancer Metastasis
Emily Chen, Ph.D.
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Career Catalyst Research
$300,000
The Epigenetic Impact Of Cancer Associated-Fibroblasts On Breast Neoplasm.
Huey-Jen Lin*, Ph.D.
Ohio State University, College of Medicine
Career Catalyst Research
$450,000
The Role Of Pmca2 In Mammary Tumorigenesis
Joshua VanHouten, Ph.D.
Yale University, School of Medicine
Career Catalyst Research
$450,000
Transphosphorylation Of The Egfr By Met And Other Receptor Tyrosine Kinases In Breast Cancer.
Julie Boerner, Ph.D.
Wayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute
Career Catalyst Research
$450,000
Co-funded by Komen Detroit Race for the Cure
Osteoblastic Egfr Signaling In Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis
Ling Qin, Ph.D.
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Career Catalyst Research
$450,000
Co-funded by Komen Cerntral and South New Jersey A
Characterization Of The Molecular And Biological Role That Lip Plays In Metastatic Breast Cancer
Cynthia Zahnow, Ph.D.
Huili Li, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
Characterizing Mechanisms That Regulate Cdc42 Activation In Breast Cancer
Elizabeth Sztul, Ph.D.
Melanie L Styers, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$120,000
Targeting Host And Tumoral Mmp-13 In Primary Breast Cancer And Bone Metastasis.
Erik Thompson, Ph.D.
Manisha H Shah, Ph.D.
University of Melbourne
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
From Cell Culture To Mouse Models - Determining The Role Of Klf8 Transcription Factor In Human Breast Cancer Metastasis
Jihe Zhao, M.D.,Ph.D.
Xianhui Wang, MD, PhD
Albany Medical College
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
Identifying Causes Of Aberrant Glycoprotein Processing And Altered Cell Adhesion In Breast Carcinomas.
John Muschler*, Ph.D.
Armin Akhavan, PhD
California Pacific Medical Center
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
The Role Of Giv/Girdin And G Proteins In Metastatic Progression Of Breast Cancer
Marilyn Farquhar, Ph.D.
Mikel Garcia-Marcos, PhD
University of California at San Diego
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
A Src Driven Biomarker And Mediator Of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Mark Moasser*, Ph.D.
Danislav S Spassov, MD
University of California at San Francisco
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
Synergistic Roles Of The Biophysical And Cellular Microenvironments In Breast Cancer Invasion And Metastasis
Melody Swartz, Ph.D.
Adrian C Shieh, PhD
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$150,000
Role Of Ikk/Nf-Kappab/Bmi-1 In Mammary Carcinogenesis And Metastasis
Michael Karin, Ph.D.
Weizhou Zhang, PhD
University of California at San Diego
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
Role Of The Spdef Transcription Factor In Breast Cancer And Its Putative Implication In The Estrogen-Mediated Transcriptional Network
Myles Brown, Ph.D.
Gilles Buchwalter, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$120,000
Radioiodide And Pyruvate, A Novel Combined Approach To Breast Cancer Treatment Based On Nis (Na+/I- Symporter) And Smct (Na+/Monocarboxylate Transporter)
Nancy Carrasco, M.D.
Cecile Basquin, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
Halofuginone Inhibition Of Tgf-Beta Signaling:Treatment For Bone Metastases
Theresa Guise, Ph.D.
Patricia Juarez Camacho, PhD
University of Virginia at School of Medicine
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$120,000
The Role Of Tumor-Associated Macrophages In The Metastatic Progression Of Breast Cancer
Zena Werb*, DVM, Ph.D.
Kai Kessenbrock, PhD
University of California at San Francisco
Postdoctoral Fellowships
$180,000
* Pending executed agreement
