Research Grants Awarded

2003-2004 Grant Cycle : Research Grants Awarded

Biology of Breast Cancer

Cultural Concepts of Cancer and Mammography Uptake and Adherence:Lessons from the Haitian Breast Cancer Study
John Capitman, PhD
Brandeis University

$30,000


Regulation of JAB1 and its Role in Cellular Proliferation
Francois Claret, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center

$30,000


The Role of the Hypoxic Microenvironment in Tumor Formation in the Mammary Gland
Randall Johnson, PhD
University of California, San Diego

$30,000


Stromal-Derived MMPs Activate PAR1 Promoting Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion.
Athan Kuliopulos, MD, PhD
Tufts-New England Medical Center

$30,000


Molecular Mechanism of Nucleotide Excision Repair Deficiency in Novel Breast Tumor Cell Lines
Jean Latimer, PhD
University of Pittsburgh

$30,000


Metabolic Genotypes & Tumor Suppressor Gene Damage in Breast Cancer
Mark Miller, PhD
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

$30,000


The Role of TGF-ß Signaling in Mammary Tumor Metastasis
Harold Moses, MD
Vanderbilt-Ingram Comprehensive Cancer Center

$30,000


The Significance of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and Cytochrome c Oxidase Subunit II Association in Breast Cancer: Implications in Mediating Cellular Survival
Sarah Parsons, PhD
University of Virginia

$30,000


Endocytosis and Signaling of the Epidermal Growth Factor: Role of Abl Tyrosine Kinases and Abi Adaptors
Ann Marie Pendergast, PhD
Duke University

$30,000


The Role of Altered Huntingtin Interacting Protein 1 (HIP1)Levels in the Biology of Breast Cancer
Theodora Ross, MD
University of Michigan

$30,000


Characterization of Effects of MUC1 Overexpression on Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Signaling
Joyce Schroeder, PhD
University of Arizona

$30,000


P53-Dependent Dysregulation of IL-6/raft/STAT3 Signaling in Breast Cancer
Pravin Sehgal, MD
New York Medical College

$30,000


Heterochromatin Protein 1: Development of a Novel Breast Cancer Metastasis Marker
Lori Wallrath
University of Iowa

$30,000


HoxA9, the Tumor Suppressors BRCA1 and PTEN and Breast Cancer
Valerie Marie Weaver, PhD
University of Pennsylvania

$30,000


Maintenance of Genome Stability and Telomere Length by Pfh1p DNA Helicase in Schizosaccharomyces Pombe
Virginia Zakian, PhD
Princeton University

$30,000


Cancer Control, Survivorship and Outcomes Research

Reproduction, oral contraceptives & Breast Cancer Survival in Young Women
Marilie Gammon, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

$30,000


The Cognitively-Based Hypermedia System for CAD-Assisted Mammography Interpretation
Wei Qian, MA
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

$30,000


Early Detections, Diagnosis, and Prognosis

Use of Antisense Oligodeoxynucleotides and Molecular Imaging in the Detection, Suppression and Evaluation of Multidrug Resistance in Breast Cancer
Micheline Piquette-Miller, PhD
University of Toronto

$29,698


Etiology

Mechanistic Studies on the NAT2 Genetic Polymorphism: A Potential Factor that Modifies Individual Breast Cancer Risk
David Hein, PhD
University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc

$30,000


Treatment

The Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Chimera Based Inhibitors of Hsp90, A Novel Approach to Breast Cancer Chemotherapeutics
Brian Blagg, MS
The University of Kansas Center for Reserarch, Inc

$30,000


Induction of Drug Metabolism and Transport Genes and Activation of Human Pregnane X Receptor by Tamoxifen
Pankaj Desai, MS
University of Cincinatti

$30,000


Control of Breast Cancer Metastases by Photodynamic Therapy
Sandra Gollnick, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

$30,000


Therapy of Breast Cancer CNS Metastasis with Oncolytic Polioviruses
Matthias Gromeier, MD
Duke University

$30,000


Thermal Enhancement of Natural Killer Cell Recognition and Killing of Breast Tumors
Julie Ostberg, PhD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute

$30,000



* Pending executed agreement