Area of Research: Ovarian Cancer Cells
2019 Grant Recipients
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Guy Katz, MD, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantTherapeutic miRNA Targeting for Ovarian Cancer
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Alba Rodriguez-Garcia, PhD,
University of Pennsylvania
Mentored Investigator GrantTargeting MISIIR with CAR T Cells for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
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Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Early Career Investigator GrantTargeting Anti-apoptotic Proteins BCL-XL and MCL-1 in Serous Ovarian Cancer
2018 Grant Recipients
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Damayanti Chakraborty, PhD,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantUnderstanding Epigenetic Regulation of Copy Number Gains in Ovarian Cancer
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Yinu Wang, PhD,
Northwestern University
Mentored Investigator GrantCharacterization of Chromatin Nanoarchitecture of Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells
2017 Grant Recipients
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Gilbert Huang, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantTargeting Dormant Ovarian Cancer Cells with Peptide Inhibitors of Autophagy
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Alessia Baccarini, PhD,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Early Career Investigator GrantRegulation of the Immune Checkpoint PD-L1 in Ovarian Cancer
2016 Grant Recipients
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Song Yi Ko, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantA “Trojan Horse” Mechanism That Mediates Resistance to Anti-VEGF Therapy
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Hengrui Zhu, PhD,
The Wistar Institute
Mentored Investigator GrantEpigenetic Targeting of Cancer Stem-like Cells (CSCs) in Ovarian Cancer
2015 Grant Recipients
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Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD,
Cornell University
Collaborative Research Development GrantCancer-prone Stem Cell Niches in Ovarian and Tubal Epithelia
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Nicole Spardy, PhD,
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Mentored Investigator GrantIdentification of New Genetic Dependencies in HR-deficient Ovarian Cancers
2014 Grant Recipients
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Nima Aghaeepour, PhD,
Stanford University
Mentored Investigator GrantComputationally-guided Characterization of Therapy-resistant Ovarian Tumors
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Ellen Cheon, PhD,
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Mentored Investigator GrantCollagen-Remodeling Genes Provide a Niche for Ovarian Cancer
2013 Grant Recipients
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Christine Lawson, PhD,
University of California - San Diego
Mentored Investigator GrantTesting the FAK and Talin Signaling Linkage in Ovarian Tumor Cell Metastasis
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David Pepin, PhD,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantMechanisms and Markers to Target a Stem Enriched Population of Primary Ovarian Cancer Ascites with the Müllerian Inhibiting Substance
2012 Grant Recipients
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Kate Lawrenson, PhD,
University of Southern California
Mentored Investigator GrantModeling Stem Cell Origins of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas
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Ivan Garcia-Bassets, PhD,
University of California - San Diego
Early Career Investigator GrantTargeting the Epigenetic Plasticity of the Platinum Response in Drug-resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells
2011 Grant Recipients
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Weiping Zou, MD, PhD,
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Collaborative Research Development GrantUnderstanding how Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Play a Role in Disease Progression and Drug Resistance
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Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD,
Ohio State University
Early Career Investigator GrantSafe, Targeted, Antitumor Therapeutics (STAT3 Inhibitors) for Ovarian Cancer
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Ann Klopp, MD, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Early Career Investigator GrantFat Cells May Be Source of Stem Cells That Promote Ovarian Cancer
2009 Grant Recipients
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Lin Zhang, MD,
University of Pennsylvania
Early Career Investigator GrantMicroRNAs, PI-3 kinase, and Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Differentiation
2008 Grant Recipients
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Weiwei Shan, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantCellular Microenvironment Role in Ovarian Cancer Development
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Gary Leiserowitz, MD,
University of California - Davis
Collaborative Research Development GrantThe Carbohydrate Components of Cellular Molecules: A New Way to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer?
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Xiaoping He, MD, PhD,
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Mentored Investigator GrantUnderstanding the Molecular Pathways to Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer
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Thuy-Vy Do, PhD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantUnderstanding How Ovarian Cancer Spreads
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Anika Agarwal, MD, MPhil,
Tufts Medical Center
Early Career Investigator GrantCharacterizing a Key Biological Pathway in the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment
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Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD,
University of Pennsylvania
Early Career Investigator GrantTumor Blood Vessels in Ovarian Cancer Development, Diagnosis and for Treatment
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Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD,
University of Chicago
Early Career Investigator GrantUnderstanding the Molecular Biology of Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer
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Rugang Zhang, PhD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Early Career Investigator GrantExploiting Natural Cell Behavior to Stop Cancer Cell Growth
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Robert C. Bast Jr., MD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborative Research Development GrantAutophagy and Ovarian Cancer
2007 Grant Recipients
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Hong Zhang, PhD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Mentored Investigator GrantNovel Animal Model to Test Drugs Against Ovarian Cancer
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Tian-Li Wang, PhD,
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Individual Investigator AwardHow One Biological Pathway Running Amok in Ovarian Cells Contributes to Cancer
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Melissa Merritt, PhD,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantHow Might Different Tissues in the Ovary Act on Each Other to Induce Cancer
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David MacLaughlin, PhD,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Individual Investigator AwardValidation of a Human Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Signature and its Use to Select Optimal Therapeutic Strategies for Ovarian Cancer Patients
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Kuang-Hung Cheng, PhD,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantAnimal Model to Study Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells
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Deborah Altomare, PhD,
University of Central Florida
Early Career Investigator GrantClarifying the Molecules Involves in Ovarian Cancer Growth and Progression
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Stephen L. Rose, MD,
University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
Early Career Investigator GrantStudying the Molecules Involved in Ovarian Cancer Development
2006 Grant Recipients
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Bo Rueda, PhD,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Collaborative Research Development GrantUnderstanding the Key Molecular Pathways that Drive Ovarian Cancer
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Peter Laird, PhD,
University of Southern California/Keck Medical School
Collaborative Research Development GrantMolecular Changes to DNA that Contribute to Ovarian Cancer
2005 Grant Recipients
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Min Zhu, PhD,
UCLA School of Medicine
Individual Investigator AwardA Protein’s Possible Role in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
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Deyin Xing, MD, PhD,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantModels to Study Hereditary Ovarian Cancer
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Terry A. Van Dyke, PhD,
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Individual Investigator AwardDeveloping a Mouse Model of Ovarian Cancer
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Jill K. Slack-Davis, PhD,
University of Virginia - Charlottesville
Individual Investigator AwardHow Ovarian Cancer Cells Might Metastasize
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Manish S. Patankar, PhD,
University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
Individual Investigator AwardA Possible Explanation for How Ovarian Cells Evade Immune Response
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Joseph Kwong, PhD,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Mentored Investigator GrantCould Inflammation of Ovarian Cells be the Cause of Ovarian Cancer?
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Lawrence Kane, PhD,
University of Pittsburgh
Individual Investigator AwardCharacterizing Molecular Defects in Ovarian Cancer
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Jeremy Chien, PhD,
Mayo Clinic
Early Career Investigator GrantHow Cell Shape Changes Lead to Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer
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Laurent Brard, MD, PhD,
Brown University
Individual Investigator AwardRemoving Iron from Ovarian Cancer Cells May Stop Their Growth
2004 Grant Recipients
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Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD,
University of Chicago
Early Career Investigator GrantRole and Regulation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and c-Met in Ovarian Cancer
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Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD,
University of Michigan
Early Career Investigator GrantIdentification and Validation of Clinically Relevant Targets in Ovarian Tumore Vasculature
2003 Grant Recipients
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Thomas Franke, MD, PhD,
Columbia University Medical Center
Individual Investigator AwardFinding Molecules to Stop an Abnormal Signaling Pathway in Ovarian Cancer
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Jeremy Chien, PhD,
Mayo Clinic
Mentored Investigator GrantHow Cell Shape Changes Lead to Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer
2002 Grant Recipients
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Honami Naora, MD, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Individual Investigator AwardHow Cells Migrate in the Drosophila Ovary May Lead to a Better Understanding of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis
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Penny Clarke, PhD,
University of Colorado - Boulder
Individual Investigator AwardSensitization of Human Ovarian Cells to a Protein that Causes Cell Death
2001 Grant Recipients
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Kimberly Kalli, PhD,
Mayo Clinic
Early Career Investigator GrantFunctional Significance of Insulin Receptors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Therapeutic Implications
2000 Grant Recipients
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Gary Yiu, PhD,
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Individual Investigator AwardMolecular Classification of Epithelial Ovarian Tumors
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Xiang-Xi Xu, PhD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Individual Investigator AwardStudying the Role of a Novel Protein, Dab2, in Ovarian Cancer
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Christos Patriotis, PhD,
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Early Career Investigator GrantMolecular Genetic Mechanisms of Ovarian Oncogenesis
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Wei Hu, MD, PhD,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Individual Investigator AwardEffects of a Novel Combination Drug Treatment on Cell Lines Derived from Human Ovarian Cancer
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Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD,
UCLA School of Medicine
Early Career Investigator GrantO-glycosylation: a Molecular Mechanism for Transciptional Regulation, Cellular Transformation and Nitric Oxide (NO) Mediated Tumoricidal Activity