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Current Grantees

Current Grantees

Our talented researchers come from top institutions around the world and are united in their passion to improve the lives – and outcomes – of patients with ovarian and related gynecologic cancers.

Collaborative Research Development Grant

Launched in 2004, this grant provides funds for research projects that involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions. Support of $300,000 annually for three years, for a total of $900,000, will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research.

Dr. Benjamin Bitler

Benjamin Bitler, PhD

University of Colorado – Denver

A Machine Learning Approach to Chemotherapy-induced Remodeling of the Tumor

Dr. Jen-Tsan Chi

Jen-Tsan Chi, MD, PhD

Duke University

The Role of Ferroptosis in the Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Katherine Chiappinelli

Katherine Chiappinelli, PhD

The George Washington University

Combining epigenetic therapy and multi-antigen-specific T cells to treat ovarian cancer

Alberto Ciccia, PhD

Alberto Ciccia, PhD

Columbia University

Defining The Impact of DNA Repair Variants on Immune-Based Therapy of Ovarian Cancer at Scale

Dr. Simon Gayther

Simon Gayther, PhD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

iPSC Modeling of Ovarian Cancers in BRCA1 and 2 Mutation Carriers

Bethany Hannafon, PhD

Bethany Hannafon, PhD

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Development of a Novel DCLK1-Targeted CAR-T to Prevent Ovarian Cancer Metastatic Recurrence

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD

Ohio State University

Identification of Early Molecular Events and a Novel Biomarker for High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Branden Moriarity

Branden Moriarity, PhD

The Regents of the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Cytokine armored dual-CAR γδT cells target CD70 and CSPG4 in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer

Dr. Kristopher Sarosiek

Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Targeting Apoptotic Vulnerabilities in Ovarian Cancer

2024 Grant Recipients

Alberto Ciccia, PhD, Columbia University
Defining the impact of DNA repair variants on immune-based therapy of ovarian cancer at scale

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD, The Ohio State University
Identification of early molecular events and a novel biomarker for high grade serous ovarian cancer

Bethany Hannafon, PhD, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Development of a novel DCLK1-targeted CAR-T to prevent ovarian cancer metastatic recurrence

2023 Grant Recipients

Kristopher Sarosiek, PhD, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Targeting Apoptotic Vulnerabilities in Ovarian Cancer

Simon Gayther, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
iPSC Modeling of Ovarian Cancers in BRCA1 and 2 Mutation Carriers

2022 Grant Recipients

Jen-Tsan Chi, MD, PhD, Duke University
The Role of Ferroptosis in the Metastatic Ovarian Cancer

Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Role of Macrophage-secreted BIGH3 in Tumor Immunity

Benjamin Bitler, PhD, University of Colorado – Denver
A Machine Learning Approach to Chemotherapy-induced Remodeling of the Tumor

2021 Grant Recipients

Martin Cannon, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Understanding and Targeting Myeloid Populations in Ovarian Cancer

Ivan Ahel, PhD, University of Oxford
Exploiting PARP-Modulating Enzymes in Ovarian Cancer Therapy

2020 Grant Recipients

Andrew K. Godwin, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicle in Ovarian Cancer

Sohrab Shah, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Profiling Co-Evolution of Ovarian Cancer and its Immune Microenvironment

Ugo Cavallaro, PhD, Fondazione Istituto Europeo di Oncologia e Centro
Cardiologico Fondazione Monzino
Interplay Between Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells and the Tumor Microenvironment

Sandra Orsulic, PhD, UCLA School of Medicine
Co-Evolution of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and Tumor Stroma

2019 Grant Recipients

Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Targeting Tumor Desmoplasia to Enhance Immunotherapy

Rugang Zhang, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Developing Epigenetic Therapies for Ovarian Cancer

2018 Grant Recipients

Gordon Mills, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Rational Combination Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

David Sabatini, MD, PhD, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
A Personalized Approach to Identify and Target Ovarian Cancer Liabilities

2017 Grant Recipients

Tyler Curiel, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Rational Design of Effective Multi-modal Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy

 

Ronen Marmorstein, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Chromatin Regulatory Mechanisms in Ovarian Cancer

 

Kenneth Nephew, PhD, Indiana University
Epigenetic Vulnerabilities of Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells

 

Ie-Ming Shih, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Development of Targeted Therapies for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

2016 Grant Recipients

Beth Y. Karlan, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Co-Evolution of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer and Tumor Stroma

David Spriggs, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Novel Approaches to Immunotherapy

2015 Grant Recipients

Anna Lokshin, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Microenvironmental Control of Premalignant Lesions in Ovarian Cancer

Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD, Cornell University
Cancer-prone Stem Cell Niches in Ovarian and Tubal Epithelia

Michael Yaffe, MD, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Using Functional Genetics and Nanomedicine for Ovarian Cancer Treatments

2014 Grant Recipients

Tyler Curiel, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Rational Design of Effective Multi-modal Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy

Ronen Marmorstein, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Chromatin Regulatory Mechanisms in Ovarian Cancer

Ursula Matulonis, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Rational Combinations of Novel Biologic Agents for Ovarian Cancer Therapy

2013 Grant Recipients

Simon Gayther, PhD, University of Southern California
Functional Analysis of Genetic Susceptibility Loci to Identify Biomarkers and Candidate Genes Associated with Ovarian Cancer Initiation, Progression and Outcome

Anil K. Sood, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Power of Platelets in Ovarian Cancer

Elizabeth Swisher, MD, University of Washington
The FA-BRCA Pathway and Response to Platinum and PARP Inhibitors in Ovarian, Tubal and Peritoneal Carcinomas

2012 Grant Recipients

George Coukos, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Engineering Immune Cells to Better Recognize and Kill Ovarian Cancer

Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
Reprogramming of Ovarian Cancer Microenvironments by miRNAs

Martin Matthew Matzuk, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Diagnostic Strategies for Detection of Ovarian Cancer

2011 Grant Recipients

Kenneth Nephew, PhD, Indiana University
A New Approach to Treating Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and Newly Diagnosed Disease

Santo Nicosia, MD, University South Florida
Ovarian Cancer: A Theme Based Approach Toward Identification of Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets

Weiping Zou, MD, PhD, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
Understanding how Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Play a Role in Disease Progression and Drug Resistance

2009 Grant Recipients

Andrew Berchuck, MD, Duke University Medical Center
International Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium: Finding Genetic Markers of Ovarian Cancer Using Polymorphisms

Andrew K. Godwin, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Understanding the Microenvironment Where Ovarian Cancer Grows as a Target for Treatment

Anil K. Sood, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Novel Treatments for Ovarian Cancer Using siRNAs

2008 Grant Recipients

Gary Leiserowitz, MD, University of California – Davis
The Carbohydrate Components of Cellular Molecules: A New Way to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer?

George Coukos, M.D., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Engineering T Cells to Augment Natural Immunity to Ovarian Cancer

 

Robert C. Bast Jr., MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Autophagy and Ovarian Cancer

2007 Grant Recipients

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Enhancing Immunity to Ovarian Cancer Tumors

 

Martin Matthew Matzuk, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
MicroRNA’s as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Targets in Ovarian Cancer

 

Jonathan S. Berek, MD, MMS, Stanford University
Leading the Effort to Develop Vaccines and Immunotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

2006 Grant Recipients


Bo Rueda, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital

Understanding the Key Molecular Pathways that Drive Ovarian Cancer

Peter Laird, PhD, University of Southern California/Keck Medical School
Molecular Changes to DNA that Contribute to Ovarian Cancer

Ronny I. Drapkin, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Ovarian Cancer Biomarkers: Identification, Validation and Assessment of Biological Function

2005 Grant Recipients


Anil K. Sood, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center

Novel siRNA Based Therapeutic Approaches for Ovarian Carcinoma
Andrew K. Godwin, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Therapeutic Targeting of the Tumor Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer

Andrew Berchuck, MD, Duke University Medical Center
International Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium

2004 Grant RecipientsCarol Aghajanian, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Novel Approaches to Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Collaborative Research Development Grant – Microsoft AI for Health

Launched in 2022, this grant is the result of a unique partnership between OCRA and Microsoft AI for Health, a philanthropic program at Microsoft. This collaboration will help OCRA accelerate ovarian cancer research by harnessing the power of data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI), potentially leading to new insights into the disease. The grant will provide funds for ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research projects that may involve several investigators within one institution or collaborations between groups in multiple institutions. Support of $300,000 annually for three years, for a total of $900,000, will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research in addition to in-kind support from Microsoft.

Daniel Heller, PhD

Daniel Heller, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Perception-Based Detection of an Ovarian Cancer Disease Fingerprint

Dr. Shayan Shams

Shayan Shams, PhD

San Jose State University

Employing AI to Predict Clinical Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer

Zoltan Szallasi, MD

Zoltan Szallasi, MD

Boston Children's Hospital

Machine learning based approaches to predict and overcome treatment resistance in ovarian cancer

Shannon Westin, MD, MPH

Shannon Westin, MD, MPH

MD Anderson Cancer Center

AI-Guided Single-Cell Transfer Learning Model to Predict Precision Medicine in Ovarian Cancer

2024 Grant Recipients

Rugang Zhang, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
AI-guided single-cell transfer learning model to predict precision medicine in ovarian cancer

2023 Grant Recipients

Daniel Heller, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Perception-Based Detection of an Ovarian Cancer Disease Fingerprint
Shayan Shams, PhD, San Jose State University
Employing AI to Predict Clinical Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer

2022 Grant Recipients

Sohrab Shah, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Inferring Mutational Processes and Patient Stratification From Standard-of-Care Clinical Imaging

Early Career Investigator Grant

The Early Career Investigator Grant (formerly the Liz Tilberis Early Career Award) is for junior faculty (Assistant Professor level) with a strong commitment to an investigative career in ovarian cancer or related gynecologic cancer research. Support of $150,000 annually for three years, for a total of $450,000, will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research.

Dr. Richard Adeyemi

Richard Adeyemi, DVM, PhD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Synthetic Lethality of the Protexin and BRCA Complexes in Ovarian Cancer

Chi Lam Au Yeung, PhD

Chi Lam Au Yeung, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Cancer-derived Exosomal miRNAs Modulate Ovarian Tumor Microenvironment

Melica Brodeur, MD

Melica Brodeur, MD

Jewish General Hospital

Modulating Chromatin Remodeling as a Strategy to Reverse Immune Evasion in Ovarian Cancer

Sridevi Challa, PhD

Sridevi Challa, PhD

The University of Chicago

Targeting Ribosomal Function to Overcome Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

Laura Chambers, DO

Laura Chambers, DO

The Ohio State University

The Impact of Gut Microbiome and Probiotics on Chemotherapy Response in Ovarian Cancer Patients

Joshua Doloff, PhD

Joshua Doloff, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Crystallized Drug, Biomaterial Delivery System for Treating Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Sammy Ferri-Borgogno

Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

BRCA-deficient Ovarian Cancer and IFITM3: a New Power Couple

Erin George, MD

Erin George, MD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.

Evolutionarily informed therapies in recurrent ovarian cancer

Sarah Gitto PhD

Sarah Gitto, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

PARP-Targeted PET Imaging to Measure Response to PARP Inhibitor and Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Brooke Howitt

Brooke Howitt, MD

Stanford University

Identifying the Cell of Origin for High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Dr. Xiaowen Hu

Xiaowen Hu, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Targeting Chromatin Modifiers to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Charles Ishak, PhD

Charles Ishak, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center

Repetitive Elements as a Therapeutic Opportunity to Intercept Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Nicole James, PhD

Nicole James, PhD

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

The evaluation of amphiregulin as a novel immunomodulatory high grade serous ovarian cancer therapy

Dr. John Krais

John Krais, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Targeting RNF168-amplified ovarian cancer

Dr. Haider Mahdi

Haider Mahdi, MD

Magee-Womens Research Institute

Targeting CD47-SIRPa Axis to Overcome Therapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD

Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD

University of Colorado – Denver

Reprogramming the Ovarian Cancer Immune Microenvironment Via Inhibition of MDSC Recruitment

Dr. Bob McGray

Bob McGray, PhD

Roswell Park Cancer Institute

BiTE-secreting T cells for Adoptive T cell Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Kyle Payne

Kyle Payne, PhD

Rutgers University

Mitochondrial Stress Impairs Protective T Cell Immunity in Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Jasmine Plummer

Jasmine Plummer, PhD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Chemopreventative Targets in BRCA1 Carrier Models with P53 Lesions

Rachael Turner, MD, PhD

Rachael Turner, MD, PhD

University of Rochester

HE4 Directed Immunotherapy Resistance in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Priyanka Verma

Priyanka Verma, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Role of Chromatin on PARP Inhibitor Responses in BRCA-Mutant Ovarian Cancer

Yemin Wang, PhD

Yemin Wang, PhD

University of British Columbia

Investigating the role of SMARCA4/2 loss in undifferentiated ovarian cancer using novel mouse models

Dr. Yinu Wang

Yinu Wang, PhD

Northwestern University

Redox Balance Regulates Stemness-Associated Gene Transcription in Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Haineng Xu

Haineng Xu, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Strategies to Exploit Genetic Alterations in Clear-Cell Ovarian Cancer

2024 Grant Recipients

Nicole James, PhD, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
The evaluation of amphiregulin as a novel immunomodulatory high grade serous ovarian cancer therapy

Laura Chambers, DO, The Ohio State University
The Impact of Gut Microbiome and Probiotics on Chemotherapy Response in Ovarian Cancer Patients

Sridevi Challa, PhD, The University of Chicago
Targeting Ribosomal Function to Overcome Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD, University of Colorado – Denver
Reprograming the Ovarian Cancer Immune Microenvironment Via Inhibition of MDSC Recruitment

Sarah Gitto, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
PARP-targeted PET imaging to measure response to PARP inhibitor and immunotherapy in ovarian cancer

Melica Brodeur, MD, Jewish General Hospital
Modulating chromatin remodeling as a strategy to reverse immune evasion in ovarian cancer

Joshua Doloff, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Crystallized drug, biomaterial delivery system for treating ovarian cancer

Charles Ishak, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Repetitive elements as a therapeutic opportunity to intercept ovarian high grade serous carcinoma

2023 Grant Recipients

Xiaowen Hu, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Targeting Chromatin Modifiers to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Brooke Howitt, MD, Stanford University
Identifying the Cell of Origin for High- Grade Serous Carcinoma

Priyanka Verma, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Role of Chromatin on PARP Inhibitor Responses in BRCA-Mutant Ovarian Cancer

Kyle Payne, PhD, Rutgers University
Mitochondrial Stress Impairs Protective T Cell Immunity in Ovarian Cancer

Haider Mahdi, MD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Targeting CD47-SIRPa Axis to Overcome Therapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Bob McGray, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
BiTE-secreting T cells for Adoptive T cell Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

Richard Adeyemi, DVM, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Synthetic Lethality of the Protexin and BRCA Complexes in Ovarian Cancer

2022 Grant Recipients

Livnat Jerby, Stanford University
Targeting multifactorial immune evasion mechanisms in ovarian cancer

Haineng Xu, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Strategies to Exploit Genetic Alterations in Clear-Cell Ovarian Cancer

Jasmine Plummer, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chemopreventative Targets in BRCA1 Carrier Models with P53 Lesions (Gail Baird Foundation Research Grant Recipient)

Lindsay Brubaker, MD, University of Colorado – Denver
Targeting Chromobox 2 to Overcome Macrophage-induced Immune Suppression

Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
BRCA-deficient Ovarian Cancer and IFITM3: a New Power Couple

Maria Victoria Botuyan, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Probing How RAD18 and BARD1 Antagonize 53BP1 in HR DNA Repair

Chi Lam Au Yeung, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cancer-derived Exosomal miRNAs Modulate Ovarian Tumor Microenvironment

2021 Grant Recipients

Ichiko Kinjyo, MD, PhD, University of New Mexico
A Novel Mechanism for the Immunomodulatory Effects of PARP-inhibitor

Arun Kanakkanthara, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Exploiting a Metabolic Dependency of PARPinhibitor-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Liya Ding, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting Therapeutic Resistance to PARP Inhibition in Ovarian Cancer

Sandra Cascio, PhD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
EGFL6 as a New Regulator of Myeloid Cell Expansion and Function in HGSOC

2020 Grant Recipients

Nidhi Sahni, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Systems Approach for PARP-based Novel Combination Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

James Duncan, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Exploring PROTAC-Mediated Degradation of BRD4 in Ovarian Cancer

Mark Eckert, PhD, University of Chicago
The Fate and Function of Adipocytes in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Sudipto Ganguly, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Characterizing a Novel Checkpoint Axis in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Brooke Howitt, MD, Stanford University
Identifying the Cell of Origin for Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Sunila Pradeep, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Epigenetic Causes of Acquired Resistance of Anti-VEGF Therapy

Boris Winterhoff, MD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Precision Medicine in Ovarian Cancer: Using Single Cell Analysis

Dmitriy Zamarin, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chromatin Remodeling and Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer

2019 Grant Recipients

Min Soon Cho, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Role of Platelet in the Regulation of Immune Response to Ovarian Cancer

Zihua Gong, MD, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
DNA Repair Pathways as Targets for Therapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Xiaowen Hu, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Targeting Chromatin Remodeling Complex to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Kate Lawrenson, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Elucidating the Role of SOX17 in HGSOC

Elizabeth Stover, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting Anti-apoptotic Proteins BCL-XL and MCL-1 in Serous Ovarian Cancer

Takemasa Tsuji, PhD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Utilization of Tumor-recognizing CD4+T Cells in Cancer Immunotherapy

Kris Wood, PhD, Duke University
Precision Targeting of Altered Mitochondrial States in Ovarian Cancer

2018 Grant Recipients

Maria Victoria Botuyan, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Probing the Antagonistic Roles of 53BP1 and RAD18 in HR DNA Repair

Katherine Fuh, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Inhibition of Metastasis in BRCA2-associated Ovarian Cancers

Hilary Kenny, PhD, The University of Chicago
The Role of Mesothelial Cells in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Chunsheng Li, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Imaging Guided Immunotherapy Targeting CD248 for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Sumegha Mitra, PhD, Indiana University
UCHL1 Regulates Oncogenic Signaling in Ovarian Cancer

Jian Yuan, PhD, Mayo Clinic
The Role of BRD9-Rad51 Axis in Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

2017 Grant Recipients

Alessia Baccarini, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Regulation of the Immune Checkpoint PD-L1 in Ovarian Cancer

Ronald Chandler, PhD, Michigan State University
Integrated Roles of Epigenetics and Cell Signaling in Ovarian Cancer

Ilana Chefetz, PhD, University of Michigan
Drugs Inducing Necroptotic Cell Death As A New Strategy for High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Michael Goldberg, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Rational Immunity to Improve Survival Following Standard-of-care Chemo

Sunila Pradeep, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Epigenetic Causes of Acquired Resistance to Anti-VEGF Therapy

Boris Winterhoff, MD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Precision Medicine in Ovarian Cancer: Using Single Cell Analysis

2016 Grant Recipients

Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Unexpected Role of CLDN11 cdRNA in Ovarian Cancer

Alberto Ciccia, PhD, Columbia University Medical Center
Defining the Molecular Mechanisms of BRCA1-dependent Tumor Suppression

Zihua Gong, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
DNA Repair Pathways as Target for Therapy-Resistant Ovarian Cancer

Hui Shen, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute
An Epigenomic Approach to Delineate Cells of Origin in Early Tumorigenesis

Alexandra Snyder Charen, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Unmasking Ovarian Cancers to Induce Immune Control

Sherry Wu, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Re-activating Anti-tumor Immunity Using Non-coding RNAs

2015 Grant Recipients

Sarah Adams, MD, University of New Mexico
A Combination Therapy for Hereditary Ovarian Cancer

Cesar Castro, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Leveraging DNA-Barcoding for Integrated Profiling of Ovarian Cancer

Daniela Dinulescu, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Modeling Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Using Genetic Markers Specific for the Distal Fallopian Tube

Yutaka Shoji, PhD, Michigan State University
ARID1A Regulates ATAD2 in Ovarian Cancer

Takemasa Tsuji, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Utilization of Tumor-recognizing CD4+T cells in Cancer Immunotherapy

Sarah Walker, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting Transcription Factor Networks for Ovarian Cancer Therapy

Kris Wood, PhD, Duke University
Defining New Combination Therapies for High-grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

2014 Grant Recipients

Hiu Wing (Tony) Cheung, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Functional Genomics Approaches to Identify Ovarian Cancer Genes

Rachel Grisham, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Determining the Molecular Drivers of Low-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Ryan B. Jensen, PhD, Yale University
A Cellular Switch to Modulate BRCA2-mediated Tumor Progression

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD, Ohio State University
New Type of Experimental Drug for Ovarian Cancer

Barbara Stulken Norquist, MD, University of Washington
Molecular Biomarkers to Predict PARP Inhibitor Response in Ovarian Cancer

Matthias Stephan, MD, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
In vivo Programming of Ovarian Tumor-reactive T-cells Using Nanoparticles

S John Weroha, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Ovarian Cancer Surrogates to Study Platinum Resistance

2013 Grant Recipients

Maria Barbolina, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago
Chemokine-Dependent Control of Survival in Ovarian Carcinoma

Stephanie Gaillard, MD, PhD, Duke Cancer Institute
Evaluating ERRalpha as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer

Michael Goldberg, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
siRNA Targeting Immunosuppressive and Oncogenic Pathways in Ovarian Cancer

Xin Huang, PhD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Noval Strategy of Metabolic Targeting Ovarian Cancer: Focusing on the Tumor Hypoxia Pathway

Mythreye Karthikeyan, PhD, University of South Carolina
Investigating the TGFß Superfamily as Therapeutic Targets in Ovarian Cancer

Joyce Liu, MD, MPH, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Investigating ErbB3 as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Ovarian Cancer

2012 Grant Recipients

Karen Cowden Dahl, PhD, Indiana University
Investigation of ARID3B Splicing as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Ovarian Cancer

Daniela Dinulescu, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Modeling Serous Ovarian Carcinoma Using Genetic Markers Specific for the Distal Fallopian Tube

Ivan Garcia-Bassets, PhD, University of California – San Diego
Targeting the Epigenetic Plasticity of the Platinum Response in Drug-resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells

Shannon Hawkins, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
The Function of ARID1A in the Transformation of Endometriosis to Ovarian Cancer

W. Ruprecht Wiedemeyer, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ovarian Cancer Evolution After Targeted Therapy

2011 Grant Recipients

Sarah Adams, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Development of Combination Therapy with PARP-Inhibitors and Immunomodulation for BRCA1-Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Joanna Burdette, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago
Identifying Early Events in Ovarian cancer Using a 3-D Model of Ovarian Tissues

Analisa DiFeo, PhD, moun, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Case Western Reserve University
What is the Relationship Between an miRNA Molecule and Resistance to Chemotherapy?

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD, Ohio State University
Safe, Targeted, Antitumor Therapeutics (STAT3 Inhibitors) for Ovarian Cancer

Ann Klopp, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Fat Cells May Be Source of Stem Cells That Promote Ovarian Cancer

Bin Zhang, MD, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Developing Ways to Enhance the Immune System’s Ability to Fight Ovarian Cancer

Mary Zhang, MS, PhD, University South Florida
Understanding Mechanisms that Lead to Resistance to Platinum-based Treatments

2009 Grant Recipients

Kathryn Terry, ScD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
The Role of Genetics and Environment on Telomere Length in Ovarian Cancer

Lin Zhang, MD, University of Pennsylvania
MicroRNAs, PI-3 kinase, and Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell Differentiation

2008 Grant Recipients

Anika Agarwal, MD, MPhil, Tufts Medical Center
Characterizing a Key Biological Pathway in the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment

Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Tumor Blood Vessels in Ovarian Cancer Development, Diagnosis and for Treatment

Jose Conejo-Garcia, MD, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Reprogramming Immune Cells to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
Understanding the Molecular Biology of Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer

Monique Spillman, MD, PhD, University of Colorado – Denver
Determining the Role of Estrogen in Ovarian Cancer

Rugang Zhang, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Exploiting Natural Cell Behavior to Stop Cancer Cell Growth

2007 Grant Recipients

Deborah Altomare, PhD, University of Central Florida
Clarifying the Molecules Involves in Ovarian Cancer Growth and Progression

Stephen L. Rose, MD, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School
Studying the Molecules Involved in Ovarian Cancer Development

2006 Grant Recipients

Lin Zhang, MD, University of Pennsylvania
The Role of PIK3CA in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Kathryn Terry, ScD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Telomeres and Telomerase in Relation to Ovarian Cancer Risk

Douglas A. Levine, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Method to Determine if a Male Hormone, Naturally Present in Woman, Affects the Risk of Developing Ovarian Cancer

Heidi Gray, MD, University of Washington
Using Antibodies to Detect Early Ovarian Cancer

Denise C. Connolly, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Developing Mouse Models of Ovarian Cancer

2005 Grant Recipients

Andrew Li, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Testing Medications for Other Conditions to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Jose Conejo-Garcia, MD, PhD, Dartmouth Medical School
Vascular Leukocytes as novel anti-tumor therapeutic targets

Jeremy Chien, PhD, Mayo Clinic
How Cell Shape Changes Lead to Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer

2004 Grant Recipients

Ernst Lengyel, MD, PhD, University of Chicago
Role and Regulation of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and c-Met in Ovarian Cancer

Oliver Dorigo, MD, PhD, University of California – Los Angeles
Phenotypic and Molecular Effects if Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase (PI3 Kinase)/Akt Pathway Activation in Mouse Ovary Using Conditional Deletion of Tumor Suppressor Gene PTEN

Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
Identification and Validation of Clinically Relevant Targets in Ovarian Tumore Vasculature

2003 Grant Recipients

Lin Zhang, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Transgenic Approaches to Study Ovarian Cancer Prevention

Susan K. Murphy, PhD, Duke University Medical Center
How Chemical Alterations to the DNA-but not its Sequence-May Play a Role in Ovarian Cancer

Douglas A. Levine, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Novel Approaches to the Androgen Pathway and Genetic Predisposition to Ovarian Cancer

Denise C. Connolly, PhD, Mayo Clinic
How Cell Shape Changes Lea to Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer

2002 Grant Recipients

Jonathan Lancaster, MD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Defining Genetic Pathways that Underlie Ovarian Carcinogenesis Using Microarray Expressoin Analysis

David E. Cohn, MD, Ohio State University
Targeting Tumor Blood Vessel Growth Factors with Antibodies as a New Ovarian Cancer Treatment

2001 Grant Recipients

Rebecca Liu, MD, University of Michigan
Dysfunctional Apoptosome Activation in Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Pathogenesis, Prognosis, and Chemoresistance

Kimberly Kalli, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Functional Significance of Insulin Receptors in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: Therapeutic Implications

Christina Bandera, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
The Molecular Basis of Recurrent Ovarian Cancer and Primary Peritoneal Cancer

2000 Grant Recipients

Karen H. Lu, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Understanding the Molecular Differences in Histologic Grades of Ovarian Cancer: Implications for Discovering New Prognostic Markers

Christos Patriotis, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Molecular Genetic Mechanisms of Ovarian Oncogenesis

Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, UCLA School of Medicine
O-glycosylation: a Molecular Mechanism for Transciptional Regulation, Cellular Transformation and Nitric Oxide (NO) Mediated Tumoricidal Activity

Mentored Investigator Grant

The Mentored Investigator Grant (formerly the Ann and Sol Schreiber Mentored Investigator Award) provides funding for trainees (postdoctoral fellows or clinical fellows) working under the supervision of a mentor who is a recognized leader in ovarian cancer research. Applicants must have an MD or a PhD degree. The grant provides a total of $100,000 to be used over one or two years and will encourage the recipient’s research career in the field of ovarian cancer and related gynecologic cancers.

Dr. Duaa Al-Rawi

Duaa Al-Rawi, MD, PhD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Examining the Early Events in Fallopian Tube Transformation

Martins Ayoola-Adeola, MD

Martins Ayoola-Adeola, MD

University of California – Los Angeles

Perioperative Nanotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez

Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez, PhD

Stanford University

Mapping the Spatial Proteomic Landscape of Ovarian Tumors

Whitney Grither, MD, PhD

Whitney Grither, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Examining the Role of Cancer-Associated Mesothelial Cells in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Nicole Gull, PhD

Nicole Gull, PhD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Charting Inflammasome-Driven Immune Infiltration in Homologous rRecombination-Deficient HGSOC

Dr. Ana Maria Isac

Ana Maria Isac, PhD

Northwestern University

CD74 Mediates the Interaction between Ovarian Cancer Cells and the High Fat Metastatic Niche

Dr. Nicola Meagher

Nicola Meagher, PhD

The University of Sydney

Equitable access to BRCA testing: an Australian national data linkage study.

Dr. Sonam Mittal

Sonam Mittal, PhD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Exosome Loaded eIF4A1 Dependent Translational Reprogramming in Macrophages

Dr. Hao Nie

Hao Nie, PhD

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting the acidic tumor microenvironment to improve PARP inhibitor efficacy in ovarian cancer

MacLean Sellars, MD

MacLean Sellars, MD

Dana Farber Cancer Institute

Expanding the Antigen Landscape in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Mona Singh, PhD

Mona Singh, PhD

Medical College of Wisconsin

Unexplored Role of Specific Subpopulation B Cells in the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment

Dr. Cristabelle De Souza

Cristabelle De Souza, PhD

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

Targeting SPP1 in the TME as a therapeutic strategy to chemosensitize ovarian tumors

Dr. Tibebe Antonios Teklemariam

Tibebe Antonios Teklemariam, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Targeting an epigenetic enzyme to enhance chemotherapy response in high-grade serous ovarian cancers

2024 Grant Recipients

Martins Ayoola-Adeola, MD, University of California – Los Angeles
Perioperative Nanotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

Whitney Grither, MD, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Examining the role of cancer-associated mesothelial cells in ovarian cancer metastasis

Mona Singh, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Unexplored role of specific subpopulation B cells in the ovarian cancer microenvironment

Nicole Gull, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Charting inflammasome-driven immune infiltration in homologous recombination deficient HGSOC

MacLean Sellars, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Expanding the Antigen Landscape in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

2023 Grant Recipients

Chae Young Han, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Detection of CA125-Negative Persistent and Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

Apoorva Uboveja, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
A Metabolic-Epigenetic Switch Affects DNA Repair Pathway Choice

Sonam Mittal, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Exosome Loaded eIF4A1 Dependent Translational Reprogramming in Macrophages

Antonio Delgado-Gonzalez, PhD, Stanford University
Mapping the Spatial Proteomic Landscape of Ovarian Tumors

Joshua Eggold, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Functional Characterization of Distinct Ovarian Cancer Macrophage Subsets

Bisiayo Fashemi, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Organoids to Evaluate an Epigenetic Drug Regimen for HR Proficient Ovarian

Chen Wang, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Epigenetically Targeting Ovarian Cancer Associated Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Andres Valdivia, PhD, Northwestern University
Complement Activation at the Interface Between Cancer Cells and Adipocytes

Duaa Al-Rawi, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Examining the Early Events in Fallopian Tube Transformation

2022 Grant Recipients

Thales Nepomuceno, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Tackling PARPi sensitivity in HRP and HRD cells

Zelei Yang, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Re-engaging the Anti-tumor Immune Response Against Ovarian Cancer

Imade Williams, PhD, Indiana University
Targeting MYC-HSF1 co-Amplification in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Erin Wesley, PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Impact of Cytomegalovirus and Inflammation on NK Cells in Ovarian Cancer

Amrita Salvi, PhD, The University of Illinois at Chicago
Investigating the mechanism of action of PHY34 in HGSOC

Pamela Rojas de Santiago, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of CRABP2 in HGSOC

Veethika Pandey, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Overcoming T Cell Exhaustion in Ovarian Cancer Tumor Microenvironment

Benjamin Johnson, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute
Ovarian Cancer Stem-like Cell Differentiation Trajectories in Single Cells

Patrick Innamarato, PhD, Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Determination of the Immunogenic Antigen Repertoire in Ovarian Cancer

Melica Brodeur, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Exploiting SMARCA4 Alterations for New Therapeutics in Ovarian Cancers

Gamze Bildik Elcik, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
DIRAS3 Inhibits KRAS and Sensitizes LGSOC Cells to Anti-autophagic Therapy

2021 Grant Recipients

Anup Singh, PhD, La Jolla Institute for Immunology
Studying the Role of BRCA1 in Regulating Heterochromatin Structure and Function in Ovarian Cancer

Melanie Weigert, PhD, University of Chicago
Genome-Wide Profiling of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine on Cell-Free DNA

Anne M. van Harten, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Targeted MDM2 Degradation as a Novel Treatment for Ovarian Cancer

Bojana Stefanovska, PhD, University of Minnesota Twin Cities
APOBEC3B and DNA Repair as Synthetic Lethal Combinations in CCOC

Sammy Ferri-Borgogno, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Spatially-Resolved Cellular and Transcriptome Analyses of Ovarian Cancer

Sridevi Challa, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Role of Ribosomal Protein Mono(ADP-ribosyl)ation in Protein Quality Control

Benoît Bragantini, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Probing Homologous Recombination DNA Repair Factors in Chromatin by cryo-EM

Ronja Anugwom, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Determine Resistance Mechanisms to ATR Inhibition in Ovarian Cancers

Wei Zhou, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Targeting the mevalonate pathway in ARID1A-mutated ovarian cancer

Xueyang Yu, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Macrophage Control of the Microenvironment Drives HGSOC Progression

2020 Grant Recipients

David Chapel, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
The Migratory Precursor and Serous Carcinogenesis

Yilun Deng, PhD, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
CD122-Selective IL-2 Complexes as Novel Ovarian Cancer Therapy

Elizabeth Lee, MD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Phase II Trial of Gemcitabine+ATR Inhibitor: Translational Studies

Jianhuang Lin, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Targeting ER Stress Pathway in CARM1-Expressing Ovarian Cancer

Duygu Ozmadenci, PhD, University of California – San Diego
Sensitizing Ovarian Cancer to Immunotherapies

Elizabeth Raupach, PhD, The Translational Genomics Research Institute
Oncogenic Consequences of Altered SWI/SNF-RNA Interactions in SCCOHT

Camilla Salvagno, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Dissecting How ER Stress Responses Shape Ovarian Cancer Immuno-Environments

Janice Santiago, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Crizotinib Improves the Therapeutic Efficacy of Olaparib in Ovarian Cancer

Ignacio Vázquez-García, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Co-Evolution and Dynamics of Malignant and Immune Cells in Ovarian Cancer

Morozov Yaroslav, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
The BRCA1-A as a Determinant of Chemotherapy Response in ATM Mutated Cells

2019 Grant Recipients

Kristin G. Anderson, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Engineering Adoptive T Cell Therapy for Efficacy in Ovarian Cancer

Alexander Cole, PhD, Magee-Womens Research Institute
Investigating Regulators of Quiescence in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Sarah Gitto, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Modeling Autologous TIL Therapy in Novel PARP Resistant PDX Model for Ovarian Cancer

Guy Katz, MD, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Therapeutic miRNA Targeting for Ovarian Cancer

Isaac Klein, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Transcriptional Regulatory Landscape of High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

John Krais, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Examining the Role of RNF168 in BRCA1 Mutant Ovarian Cancer

Marilyne Labrie, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University
Synergistic Lethality of PARP and P13K Pathway Inhibitors in Ovarian Cancer

Jing Li, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
ARID1A Drives Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy

Shariska Petersen, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Cyclin E and BRD4 as Markers for a New PARPi Drug Combination

Alba Rodriguez-Garcia, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Targeting MISIIR with CAR T Cells for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Elaine Stur, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Re-activating Anti-tumor Immunity Targeting PSEN1 in CAFS in Ovarian Cancer

Shuai Wu, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Synthetic Lethality for ARID1A Mutation in Ovarian Cancer

Haineng Xu, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
A Novel Targeted Therapy for Cyclin E Over Expressing Ovarian Cancers

Zvi Yaari, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Implantable Nanosensor for Early-Stage Detection of Ovarian Cancer

2018 Grant Recipients

Damayanti Chakraborty, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Understanding Epigenetic Regulation of Copy Number Gains in Ovarian Cancer

Daniele Chaves-Moreira, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Isolation and Characterization of the PAX8 Transcriptional Complex

Chin-Chi Chen, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Determining the Role of ARID1A in 53BP1-mediated DNA Damage Repair

Shih-Hsun Chen, PhD, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Targeting de-poly (ADP-ribosyl)ation for Ovarian Cancer Therapy

Matthew Dean, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago
The Ovarian Microenvironment in Metastasis of Fallopian Tube Derived Cancer

Marcela Haro, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cancer Associated Fibroblasts Hinder the B Cell Anti-Tumor Response

Ye Hu, MD, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Reciprocal Roles of CAFs and CD4+ T Cells in Cancer Progression

Justyna Kanska, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Identifying Synthetic Lethal Targets to Mutant p53 in Development of HGSOC

Goldie Lui, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Identifying Novel Targeted Therapies for MYC-driven Ovarian Cancer

Sarah Stuckelberger, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Development of A Novel Syngeneic Model System for Ovarian Cancer Research

Yinu Wang, PhD, Northwestern University
Characterization of Chromatin Nanoarchitecture of Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells

Shuang Zhang, PhD, New York University School of Medicine
Modeling Human HGSOC Using Fallopian Tube Organoid Cultures

2017 Grant Recipients

Nabanita Chatterjee, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Ovarian Cancer Disrupts Circadian Cortisol Rhythms

Marion Curtis, PhD, University of Chicago
Mediators of Chemosensitivity and Immunotherapy Targets

Anniina Farkkila, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Overcoming PARP Inhibitor Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Jagmohan Hooda, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Loss of H2Bub1 Rewires Glutamine Metabolism During Progression of HGSOC

Gilbert Huang, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Targeting Dormant Ovarian Cancer Cells with Peptide Inhibitors of Autophagy

Dongyu Jia, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
COL11A Is A Highly Specific Therapeutic Target in Cancer-Activated Stroma

Venkatesh Krishnan, PhD, Stanford University
Omental Macrophages: Drivers of Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

Xianzhi Lin, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Systematic Discovery of LncRNA Interactome in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Beatrice Rondinelli, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
EZH2 Determines PARPi Resistance and Fork Stabilization in Ovarian Tumors

Priyanka Verma, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
BRCA-Independent DNA Repair Pathways in Ovarian Cancer

2016 Grant Recipients

Jessica Chacon, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Investigating the Role of Immunosuppressive Molecules in Ovarian Cancer

Song Yi Ko, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
A “Trojan Horse” Mechanism That Mediates Resistance to Anti-VEGF Therapy

Jill Madden, PhD, Inc., University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
The Effect of FoxM1 Inhibition on Ovarian Cancer Immunity and Sensitivity

Abir Mukherjee, PhD, University of Chicago
Microenvironment Mediated Stabilization of Hif-1 Alpha in Ovarian Cancer

Debarshi Roy, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Crosstalk Between Glycolytic Pathway Inhibition and Increased Autophagy

Qian Tan, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Activation of Macrophages by Inhibiting CD47 Signaling in Ovarian Cancers

Ryan Williams, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
An Ovarian Cancer Biosensor for Rapid, Non-invasive Disease Detection

Nur Yucer, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Modeling Mullarian HGSC Using BRCA1 Patient Derived iPSCs

Fan Zhao, PhD, Stanford University
Ovarian Cancer Antigen Discovery by Single t-cell Analysis and pHLA Library

Hengrui Zhu, PhD, The Wistar Institute
Epigenetic Targeting of Cancer Stem-like Cells (CSCs) in Ovarian Cancer

2015 Grant Recipients

Juan Cubillos-Ruiz, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University
ER Stress Sensor XBP1 as a Key Regulator of Ovarian Cancer Immunity

Justyna Filant, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Novel Extra Cellular RNA-based Combinatorial RNA Inhibition Therapy

Xiaowen Hu, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Long Non-coding RNAs in Epithelia Ovarian Cancer

Petar Jelinic, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
EMSY Suppresses HDR in a BRCA2-interaction-independent Manner

Zeina Kais, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Synthetic Lethality Between CCNE1 Amplification and USP1 Inhibition

Bob McGray, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Combination Oncolytic Virotherapy/ACT for Ovarian Cancer Treatment

Alfredo Perales-Puchalt, MD, The Wistar Institute
Targeting FSH Receptor with Chimeric Antigen Receptor in Ovarian Cancer

Nicole Spardy, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Identification of New Genetic Dependencies in HR-deficient Ovarian Cancers

Wei Wei, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Genomic Analysis to Predict Recurrence in Early Stage Ovarian Cancer

Oladapo Yeku, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
A Phase I Trial Using Chimeric Antigen Receptors in Ovarian Cancer Patients

2014 Grant Recipients

Nima Aghaeepour, PhD, Stanford University
Computationally-guided Characterization of Therapy-resistant Ovarian Tumors

Raphael Ceccaldi, PharmD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
A Bioinformatic Screen Identifies POLQ Overexpression in Ovarian Cancers

Ilana Chefetz, PhD, University of Michigan
A Role for ALDH in the Regulation of Necroptosis in Ovarian Cancer Area of research: Therapeutic Targeting

Ellen Cheon, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Collagen-Remodeling Genes Provide a Niche for Ovarian Cancer

Laura Dillon, PhD, University of Virginia
Differential MicroDNA Generation in Ovarian Cancer

Mo Li, PhD, University of Michigan
Mechanism of PARP Inhibitor in Ovarian Cancer Therapy Cancer

Kyung Hee Noh, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Targeting Adaptive Changes to anti-VEGF Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

Shailja Pathania, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Novel Therapeutic Targets for High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

Megan Rice, ScD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dietary Fat, Cholesterol, and Ovarian Cancer Risk

Yang Yang, PhD, Yale University
P53 Aggregation: a New Target to Combat Ovarian Cancer Platinum-Resistance

Chi Lam Au Yeung, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Adipose Tissue Derived Exosomal miRNAs in Ovarian Cancer Progression

Yuyu Yuyu, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Targeting Spleen Tyrosine Kinase in Chemoresistant Ovarian Cancer

2013 Grant Recipients

Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Role of microRNAs in the 3q26 Amplicon in Ovarian Cancer Pathophysiology and Therapy

Ronald Chandler, PhD, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
A Genetically Relevant Mutant Mouse Model of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Diana Hargreaves, PhD, Stanford University
Targeting Ovarian Cancer via Cooperative Oncogene Interactions

Christine Lawson, PhD, University of California – San Diego
Testing the FAK and Talin Signaling Linkage in Ovarian Tumor Cell Metastasis

Teng Ma, MD, PhD, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor
The Analysis of NEDD8-activating Enzyme Inhibitor MLN4924 on Ovarian Cancer

David Pepin, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Mechanisms and Markers to Target a Stem Enriched Population of Primary Ovarian
Cancer Ascites with the Müllerian Inhibiting Substance

Yin Wang, PhD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Protein Kinase C iota is a Novel Therapeutic Target for Ovarian Cancer Treatment

2012 Grant Recipients

Bin Guan, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Functional Characterization of the Tumor Suppressor ARID1A in Ovarian Cancer

Kate Lawrenson, PhD, University of Southern California
Modeling Stem Cell Origins of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas

Hanqing Liu, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Targeting Signaling Networks via RNAi to Improve Therapy for Ovarian Cancer

Ngai Na Co, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Role of Stromal microRNA 21 in Omental Ovarian Cancer Progression

See-Hyoung Park, PhD, Stanford University
Targeting Ovarian Cancer with Combination of Olaparib and Bepridil

Melinda Yates, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unraveling the Initiation of Ovarian Cancer: The BRCA1-Heterozygous Mouse as a Model System

2011 Grant Recipients

Anirban Mitra, PhD, University of Chicago
How Do Cells Near Ovarian Cancer Cells Play a Role in the Disease?

Gregory Motz, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Stimulating Immune Cells to Fight Ovarian Cancer

Ruth Perets, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Trying to Identify the Cell Responsible for Ovarian Cancer

Sharmistha Sarkar, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Finding a Marker to Detect Early Stage Ovarian Cancer

Sherry Wu, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Novel Approach to Destroy the Blood Supply that Feeds Ovarian Cancer Tumors

Tsz-Lun Yeung, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Understanding How Ovarian Cancer Spreads

2008 Grant Recipients

Weiwei Shan, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Cellular Microenvironment Role in Ovarian Cancer Development

Takayo Ota, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Characterizing the Genetic Alterations of Aggressive Ovarian Cancer

Xiaoping He, MD, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester
Understanding the Molecular Pathways to Chemotherapy Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Thuy-Vy Do, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Understanding How Ovarian Cancer Spreads

Lejla Delic, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
A New Class of Drugs with Potential Against Ovarian Cancer: PARP-inhibitors

2007 Grant Recipients

Hong Zhang, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Novel Animal Model to Test Drugs Against Ovarian Cancer

Melissa Merritt, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
How Might Different Tissues in the Ovary Act on Each Other to Induce Cancer

Mitchell Cheung, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Testing New Therapeutic Agents to Treat Ovarian Cancer

Kuang-Hung Cheng, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Animal Model to Study Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells

2006 Grant Recipients

Ramandeep Rattan, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Gene May Be an Early Marker for Ovarian Cancer

Andres Matoso, MD, Cornell University
An Animal Model to Study Major Genetic Alterations in Ovarian Cancer

Aliza Leiser, MD, Yale University
Clinical Implications of the TLR-4MYD88 Pathway in EOC

Audrey Gagnon, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
New Analytical Tool for Ovarian Cancer Detection

Adam Clauss, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Does Ovarian Cancer Originate in the Fallopian Tube?

Maria Barbolina, PhD, University of Illinois – Chicago
Epigenetic Regulation of Metastasis-Associated Gene Expression in EOC

Tsukasa Baba, Duke University
Using Public Resources to Find New Drugs to Treat Resistant Ovarian Cancer

2005 Grant Recipients

Deyin Xing, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Models to Study Hereditary Ovarian Cancer

Jason Wilken, PhD, Yale University
Making an Antibody Treatment for Breast Cancer Work for Ovarian Cancer

Ritu Salani, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
DNA Fragments Might be a Way to Screen for Ovarian Cancer

Joseph Kwong, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Could Inflammation of Ovarian Cells be the Cause of Ovarian Cancer?

Amy BonDurant, MD, Duke University
Chemical Changes on DNA May Be a Way to Screen for Ovarian Cancer and its Recurrence

Donna Badgewell, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Developing a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer

2004 Grant Recipients

Xiaoyan Ni, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer

Brian Barnett, MD, Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Depleting Regulatory T Cells to Treat Ovarian Cancer

2003 Grant Recipients

Monique Spillman, MD, PhD, Duke University Medical Center
Role of MAP2K4 Suppressing Metastasis of Serous Ovarian Cancers

Naomi Hunder, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Evaluation of Mesothelin as a Taret Antigen in Ovarian Cancer

Kuan-Chun Huang, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
A Possible New Marker for Drug Resistance of Ovarian Cancer

Jeremy Chien, PhD, Mayo Clinic
How Cell Shape Changes Lead to Metastasis in Ovarian Cancer

Health Equity Research Grant

OCRA’s first-ever Health Equity Research Grant (HEG) was launched in 2024. The first grant was sponsored by GSK. This grant is intended to overcome barriers to care faced by marginalized communities and is geared to all investigators with projects focusing on ovarian cancer and/or related gynecologic cancers research that have a health equity focus. Support of $100,000 annually for two years, for a total of $200,000, will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research.

Emily Ko, MD

Emily Ko, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Implementation and Effectiveness of Supportive Care Programs to Improve Equity in Gynecologic Cancer

Dr. Stephanie Rieder

Stephanie Rieder, MD, PhD

The Regents of the University of New Mexico

Advancing equity in cancer clinical trials by addressing precarity in study design

David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP

David Shalowitz, MD, MSHP

West Michigan Cancer Center

Clinician-to-Clinician Telemedical Consultation to Improve Rural Access to Gynecologic Cancer Care

Caroline Thompson, PhD

Caroline Thompson, PhD

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

A Mixed Methods Study of Diagnostic Delay in Ovarian and Uterine Cancer

Judith Walsh, MD, MPH

Judith Walsh, MD, MPH

University of California – San Francisco

Barriers and Facilitators to Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis in a Diverse, Multi-ethnic Cohort

Dr. Abigail Zamorano

Abigail Zamorano, MD

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Identifying and Addressing Distress and Unmet Needs of Gynecologic Cancer Caregivers

Rivkin Pilot Grant

The Rivkin Pilot Grants pave the way for innovative breakthroughs in all areas of ovarian cancer research. Support of $37,500 annually for 2 years, totaling $75,000, will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research. The grants were inspired by Marsha Rivkin, beloved wife of Dr. Saul Rivkin, a renowned oncologist at Swedish Hospital. After her death from ovarian cancer, Dr. Rivkin and his daughters established the Marsha Rivkin Ovarian Cancer Research Center, which eventually became the Seattle-based Rivkin Center. OCRA and the Rivkin Center joined forces in a historic collaboration in April 2025, enhancing OCRA’s national and global reach. OCRA is proud to be continuing the Rivkin Center’s extraordinary legacy of hope, determination, and relentless pursuit of a cure through its Rivkin Pilot Grants.

Utthara Nayar, PhD

Utthara Nayar, PhD

Johns Hopkins University

Estrogen Receptor Mutations As A Novel Biomarker For Response To Endocrine Therapy In Ovarian Cancer

Zachary Levi Watson, PhD

Zachary Levi Watson, PhD

University of Colorado Denver

The Influence Of Bone Marrow-Derived Adipocytes On Pro-Tumor Signaling And Lipid Metabolism In Ovarian Cancer

Rivkin Center/CARE Fund

The Rivkin Center and Washington state’s Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund joined together to invest $1M in ovarian cancer research in 2024 and 2025, creating a pioneering public-private partnership. Investigators in Washington state pursuing projects in all areas of ovarian cancer research were eligible to apply to these two-year awards. Researchers did not need to find additional funding as the Rivkin Center and the CARE Fund matched private and state funds 1:1.

Holly R. Harris, MPH, ScD

Holly R. Harris, MPH, ScD

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Identification Of Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors Among Women With Endometriosis

Elizabeth Swisher, MD

Elizabeth Swisher, MD

University of Washington

Optimizing Genetic Testing Uptake And Outcomes For Hereditary Ovarian Cancer Risk

Past Rivkin Center Grantees

The Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research offered research grants from 1999 to 2025. In addition to the Rivkin Pilot Grant, which OCRA is continuing, Rivkin offered funds for 2 other grants: Scientific Scholar Awards and Bridge Funding Awards. The Scientific Scholar Award was a two-year mentored career development grant of up to $120,000 for early researchers pursuing a career as an independent investigator. The Bridge Funding Award was a six-month grant for $30,000 which helped researchers gather the data needed to secure federal grants, allowing promising work to progress to the next stage.

2022 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Hector Franco, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Identifying Drivers of Therapeutic Resistance in Ovarian Cancer at Single-Cell Resolution

Toni Antalis, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Emerging roles of MASP activation in ovarian cancer metastasis and acquired chemoresistance

Priyanka Verma, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis
Targeting drug resistance in BRCA-mutant ovarian cancers by exploiting endogenous base damage

Lori Brotto, PhD, University of British Columbia
eSense Cancer: Adapting an online intervention for sexual health concerns to ovarian cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Sneha Saxena, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Targeting ovarian cancer by exploiting a novel type of replication stress induced by unprocessed uracil in DNA

Sarah Gitto, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of tumor-specific TILs to enhance immunotherapy in ovarian cancer

Bridge Funding Award

Carrie House, PhD, San Diego State University Research Foundation
Role of Macrophages in the Development of Drug-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells Following Chemotherapy

2021 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Weei-Chin Lin, PhD, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Novel approaches to target MYC in ovarian cancer

David Huntsman, MD, BC Cancer, part of the Provincial Health Services Authority
Combining MEK inhibition with oncolytic viral therapy as a novel treatment for low grade serous ovarian carcinoma

Viola Heinzelmann-Schwarz, MD, University of Basel
Multimodal single-cell surfaceome and transcriptome profiling of longitudinal high-grade ovarian cancer ascites samples

Scientific Scholar Award

Naoko Sasamoto, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Using genetic predictors of CA125 to improve personalized ovarian cancer screening

Bridge Funding Award

Z. Ping Lin, PhD, Yale University
Targeting STAT3 Signaling for Immune Checkpoint Blockade to Augment PARP Inhibitor Therapy in BRCA-Mutated Ovarian Cancer

2020 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Hua Yu, PhD, City of Hope
Targeting dePARylation activates anti-ovarian cancer immune responses

Keith Knutson, PhD, Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Combination Th17-inducing vaccination and immune checkpoint blockade for ovarian cancer treatment

Joe Delaney, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Slowing ovarian cancer evolution by LINE-1 inhibition

Ilana Chefetz, PhD, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
AMPK-alpha-like proteins in a high grade serous ovarian cancer

Matjaz Barboric, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland
Targeting transcriptional kinases for novel ovarian cancer therapies

Matthew Wakefield, PhD, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Identifying all mutations in the PARP1 catalytic domain that impact parp inhibitor action

Scientific Scholar Award

Tao Wu, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
Targetting Epigenetic Landscape Reprogramming to Combat Drug-resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Stefan Gysler, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Nerves as novel actors in the tumor microenvironment: the role of exosomes in ovarian cancer tumor innervation

Rinda Soong, PhD, MD, University of Washington
Early Serous Tubal Proliferations as Alternate Precursors of High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Bridge Funding Award

Jeremy Chien, PhD, University of California, Davis
Development of RAD51 degraders for ovarian cancer treatment

2019 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Adam Karpf, PhD, University of Nebraska
Oncogenic collaboration between Cyclin E1 and FOXM1 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Christopher J. Kemp, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Preclinical advancement of combination therapy targeting BAZ2A and EZH2 in ovarian clear cell carcinoma

Cecil Han, PhD, Georgetown University
Understanding and Targeting Mitochondrial Heterogeneity in Ovarian Cancer

Sachdev Sidhu, PhD, Governing Council of the University of Toronto
Targeting Ephrin receptors with antibody-drug conjugates to design novel treatments for ovarian cancer

Amy Skubitz, PhD, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Validation of a multi-protein classifier for detecting early stages of ovarian cancer

Keren Levanon, PhD, MD, The Sheba Fund for Health Service and Research
Microbiome profiling unveils metabolic vulnerabilities of BRCA mutated ovarian cancer

Wa Xian, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Resistant Cancer Stem Cell Profile in Multi-Site Metastasis of HGSC

Pratip Bhattacharya, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Development of Platelet-based Metabolic Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer

Lana Kandalaft, PhD, University Medical School, Lausanne (CHUV)
Development of personalized cancer vaccination strategies in ovarian cancer

Caroline Ford, PhD, University of New South Wales
Shock and ROR! Inhibiting ovarian cancer metastasis with targeted therapies in an organotypic model of ovarian cancer.

Hui Zong, PhD, University of Virginia
Efficacy testing for ovarian cancer prevention at pre-malignant stages with a novel mouse model

Scientific Scholar Award

Achuth Padmanabhan, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
PROTAC-mediated degradation of oncogenic gain-of-function p53 mutants: A personalized therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer

Yael Raz Yana, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Studying the Fallopian Tubes of BRCA Mutation Carriers to Understand the Infrastructure for Malignant Transformation

Kwan Ho, PhD, New York University
Targeting SHP2 and MEK in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Erin George, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Strategies to optimize drug tolerability without compromising efficacy

Sarah Gitto, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Priming the TME with anti-VEGF to enhance the efficacy of dual checkpoint inhibition in PARPi-resistant OC

Bridge Funding Award

Rosa Ana Risques, PhD, University of Washington
Development of a multi-gene uterine lavage test for ovarian cancer detection

2018 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Alvaro Monteiro, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc
Tackling PARP inhibitor resistance through functional proteomics

Shannon Hawkins, PhD, MD, Indiana University
Dissecting the role of ARID1A in ovarian cancer using a 3D bio-assembled model of the endometriotic tumor microenvironment

Dan Peer, PhD, Tel Aviv University
Developing a novel therapeutic modality to chemo-resistance epithelial ovarian cancer.

Angela Russo, PhD, University of Illinois – University of Illinois at Chicago
Characterization and targeting the markers of stemness altered during ovarian cancer pathogenesis using WNT inhibitors

Alice Soragni, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
p53 aggregation in pre-malignant ovarian cancer lesions

Gianpietro Dotti, MD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Targeting B7-H3 in Ovarian Cancer

Steven Jay, PhD, University of Maryland
Engineering HER3-targeted ovarian cancer therapy

Emanuela Grassilli, PhD, University of Milan-Bicocca
p65BTK as an actionable target in ovarian cancer

Susan Ramus, PhD, University of New South Wales
Genetic susceptibility to non high grade serous ovarian cancer

John Liao, PhD, MD, University of Washington
Development of a vaccine to prevent serous tubal intraepithelial carcinoma

Pamela Kreeger, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Role of P-selectin in transcoelomic spread of ovarian cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Yaara Oren, PhD, Broad Institute
Using a novel single-cell lineage tracing technique to uncover the mechanisms driving ovarian cancer recurrence

Alice Wen-Ron Lee, PhD, California State University, Fullerton
Exploring the impact of infertility and its treatments on risk of ovarian cancer

Yasuto Kinose, PhD, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Evaluation of a novel combination therapy in clear cell ovarian cancer orthotopic patient-derived xenograft models

Bridge Funding Award

Adam Karpf, PhD, University of Nebraska
Rhno1 in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

2017 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Alan D’Andrea, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Novel Mechanism of PARP-inhibitor Resistance in BRCA2-deficient ovarian and breast cancer

Neil Johnson, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Investigating the ability of splicing inhibitors to target BRCA1 mutant ovarian cancer

Robyn Andersen, PhD, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
RESTART: Learning to Reduce Stress and Anxiety after Treatment

Carlos Telleria, PhD, McGill University
Proteotoxic Stress Therapy in Ovarian Cancer

Nadine Hempel, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Pre-clinical Investigation of High Dose Ascorbate IP Therapy

Geeta Mehta, PhD, University of Michigan
Shear stress modulates invasiveness, tumorigenicity, and immune responses in ovarian cancer stem cells

Fiona Simpkins, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Circumventing drug resistance mechanisms in CCNE1 amplified ovarian cancers

Yunfei Wen, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Overcoming Acquired Resistance to Antiangiogenic Therapy by Targeting Vascular p130cas

Richard Moore, MD, University of Rochester
Targeting HE4 For Checkpoint Immunotherapy Of Ovarian Cancer

Rosa Ana Risques, PhD, University of Washington
Characterization of TP53 mutations in BRCA carcinogenesis

Fiona Yull, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Bromodomain inhibition in ovarian cancer and the tumor microenvironment

Scientific Scholar Award

Elizabeth Stover, PhD, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Genomic analysis of plasma cell-free tumor DNA to evaluate drug resistance in ovarian cancer

Kaitlin Fogg, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Influence of Macrophages on the Expansion of Ovarian Cancer Metastases

Bridge Funding Award

Srinivas Sridhar, PhD, Northeastern University
Targeted PARP inhibitor Nanotherapy for Ovarian Cancer

Bo Yu, MD, University of Washington
The role of fallopian tube microbiome in ovarian carcinogenesis

2016 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Weei-Chin Lin, PhD, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
Target a new mechanism of checkpoint defect in ovarian cancer

Karen Belkic, PhD, MD, Karolinska Institutet
Optimized Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy for Early Ovarian Cancer Detection

Simon Chu, PhD, Monash University
PPARgamma Activation Augments Anticancer Effects of XIAP Inhibition in Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors

Erinn Rankin, PhD, Stanford University
Targeting the hypoxic secretome in omental metastasis.

Paul Goodfellow, PhD, The Ohio State University
Role of BRIP1 helicase missense mutations in ovarian cancer

Andrea Facciabene, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Tumor development influences gut flora, possible implication in early detection

Varatharasa Thiviyanathan, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Multi functional RNA Nanoparticles for targeted Delivery of Therapeutics for Ovarian Cancer

Iain McNeish, PhD, University of Glasgow
Improved models of high grade serous ovarian cancer

Ilana Chefetz, PhD, University of Michigan
Deciphering molecular mechanism of ALDH-inhibition driven necroptosis

Tullia Bruno, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Taming MDSC-controlled Th17-to-Treg cell conversion in ovarian cancer

Jill Slack-Davis, PhD, University of Virginia
Detailed characterization of tumor initiation in a novel mouse model of high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Andre Lieber, PhD, MD, University of Washington
CHALLENGE- Immuno-prophylaxis of ovarian cancer associated with high-risk germ line mutations

Andrew Wilson, PhD, Vanderbilt University
Prognostic Significance of TR3/NR4A1 Expression in Ovarian Cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

David Pepin, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
AAV9 gene therapy using a novel engineered MIS to treat ovarian cancer.

Erin George, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Targeting the ATR/CHK1 pathway in high grade serous ovarian cancer with ATR inhibitors

Melissa Merritt, PhD, University of Hawaii
Obesity-related factors and ovarian cancer survival

Bridge Funding Award

Jia Liu, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Myxoma Virus in Combination with Chemotherapy for Treatment of Ovarian Cancer

Manish Patankar, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Identifying ovarian cancer biomarkers through lineage specific assessment of immune cell transcriptome

2015 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Denise Connolly, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Sensitizing ovarian cacner to PARP inhibition

Gokul Das, PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Functional analysis of mutant p53-estrogen receptor beta signaling crosstalk in high-grade serous ovarian

Tomer Shlomi, PhD, Technion Research and Development Foundation
Targeting ovarian cancer via MTAP synthetic lethality

Lilie Lin, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pilot study of a novel PARP inhibitor PET tracer in patients with ovarian carcinoma

Scientific Scholar Award

Benjamin Izar, PhD, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Single-cell transcriptome analysis of treatment-resistant ovarian cancer and new strategies for drug

Remi Buisson, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Unraveling the role of ATR in DNA repair and ovarian cancer therapy

Alexandra Snyder Charen, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Chemotherapy, Somatic Mutations and Neoantigens in Ovarian Cancer

Elizabeth Poole, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Medication use and ovarian cancer survival

Mark Eckert, PhD, The University of Chicago
Targeting T-LAK cell-originated protein kinase (TOPK) for ovarian cancer therapy

Bridge Funding Award

Cheng Wang, PhD, University of Nebraska
The Hippo/YAP Signaling Pathway in Ovarian High Grade Serous Carcinoma

Paul Campagnola, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quantitative assessment of the role of collagen alterations in ovarian cancer

Yang Yang, PhD, Yale University
Targeting p53-regulated Twist1 Degradation to Inhibit Ovarian Cancer Metastasis

2014 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Bin Zhang, PhD, MD, Northwestern University
Treating ovarian cancer with novel ecto-5’nucleotidase (CD73) inhibitors

Stephen Howell, MD, University of California, San Diego
Dendrimer-folate targeting of paclitaxel to ovarian cancer

Steffan Nawrocki, PhD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
A new strategy to overcome drug resistance in ovarian cancer

Kwong-Kwok Wong, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Targeted Therapy for Ovarian Clear Cell Carcinoma

Martin Cannon, PhD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Dendritic cell vaccination & inhibition of tumor-associated immune suppression

Carol Hanchette, PhD, University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.
Ovarian Cancer and Pulp and Paper Manufacturing in the US: A Geospatial Analysis

Mythreye Karthikeyan, PhD, University of South Carolina
Specific targeting of Inhibin in Cancers lacking the Type-III TGFB receptor

Peter Kuhn, PhD, University of Southern California
Single-cell molecular profiling of biopsies of epithelial cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Michael Goldberg, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Copy Gain and Resistance: Uncovering Roles for Epigenetic Regulation in Ovarian Cancer

Capucine Van Rechem, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Copy Gain and Resistance: Uncovering Roles for Epigenetic Regulation in Ovarian Cancer

Pradeep Chaluvally-Raghavan, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unraveling the oncogenic effects of amplified miRNAs in High Grade Serous Epithe

Bridge Funding Award

Dipanjan Chowdhury, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
OC130658: Noncoding RNAs as Prognostic and Predictive Biomarkers in BRCA 1/2-Mutated and Wildtype Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Yunfei Wen, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Promoting autophagic catabolism in chemoresistant ovarian cancer

2013 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Martin Matzuk, PhD, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
CHALLENGE- Molecular Imaging of the Dicer/Pten Mouse Model Tumor Microenvironment

Dalibor Blazek, PhD, Central-European Institute of Technology
The roles of Cdk12 in ovarian tumorigenesis

Hani Gabra, PhD, FRCP, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Therapeutic delivery of OPCML tumor suppressor protein using virus like particles

Anirban Mitra, PhD, Indiana University
Microenvironment induced epigenetic regulation in ovarian cancer

Hiu Wing Cheung, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
Development of oncogene-targeted therapy for ovarian cancer

Lin Zhang, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Reconstruction of the heterochronic pathway for ovarian cancer treatment

Nuzhat Ahmed, PhD, The University of Melbourne
Determining the microRNA signature of isolated chemoresistant ascites tumor cells

Yunfei Wen, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Suicidal Autophagy: Targeting tumoral PRL/PRLR axis in ovarian cancer

Matjaz Barboric, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland
Examining the tumor suppressor function of Cdk12/CycK kinase in ovarian cancer

Karen Lounsbury, PhD, University of Vermont
Protein Translation Regulators and the Ovarian Cancer Microenvironment

Neveen Said, PhD, MD, University of Virginia
Regulation and function of SPARC in Ovarian Cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Jessica Bertout, PhD, VMD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
High-Resolution Detection of Somatic Ovarian Cancer Mutations in Bodily Fluids

John Paul Shen, MD, University of California, San Diego
Improving Outcomes in Ovarian Cancer: A Network Genomics Approach

Barbara Norquist, MD, University of Washington
Genes Contributing to Ovarian Cancer in BRCA1/2 Wildtype Families

2012 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Fang-Tsyr Lin, PhD, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
TRIP6 Regulates p27KIP1 to Promote Ovarian Tumorigenesis

Jeremy Stark, PhD, City of Hope
Homology-Directed Repair Deficiency in Ovarian Cancer

Lavakumar Karyampudi, PhD, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Port St Lucie
PD1 regulated dendritic cells: A target for ovarian cancer immunotherapy

Ilona Kryczek, PhD, University of Michigan
Human myeloid suppressor cells maintain ovarian cancer stemness

Heather Cunliffe, PhD, The Translational Genomics Research Institute
Defining the molecular basis of Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary

Tyler Curiel, MD, The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Improving B7-H1 blockade to treat ovarian cancer

Shelley Hooks, PhD, University of Georgia Research Foundation
A One-Two Punch: Dual Mechanisms for RGS inhibition of cell survival signals

Matjaz Barboric, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland
Role of mutations in transcription elongation Cdk12/CycK kinase in ovarian cancer

Meera Nanjundan, PhD, University of South Florida
Role of Autophagy in the Transition from Endometriosis to Ovarian Cancers

Heidi Gray, MD, University of Washington
Behavioral and neural indices of cognitive rehabilitation in ovarian cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Anne Mary Noonan, MBBCh, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research
Proteomic biomarker development for optimal sequencing of doxetaxel & SMACmimetic

Brigitte Theriault, , Princess Margaret Hospital
Modulation of KIF14 overexpression in ovarian cancer

Christina Gewinner, PhD, University College London
Identification of novel drug targets for INPP4B-deficient ovarian tumours

2011 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Christine Walsh, MD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Genetic Modifiers of BRCA1-Associated Gynecologic Cancer Penetrance

Alexander Nikitin, PhD, Cornell University
Role of Stem Cells in Ovarian Cancer

Thuy-Vy Do, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Preclinical Evaluation of Aurora A Kinase and PARP Inhibitor Combination Therapy

Karen Cowden Dahl, PhD, Indiana University
The role of ARID3B isoforms in ovarian cancer and chemoresistance

Janet Sawicki, PhD, Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
Utilizing HuR to Combat Chemotherapeutic Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

Jianjun Wei, MD, Northwestern University
MiR-182 overexpression in early tumorigenesis of high grade serous carcinoma

Barbara Vanderhyden, PhD, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Role of PAX2 in the etiology of ovarian and fallopian tube cancers

David Bowtell, PhD, DVSc, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
CHALLENGE- Circulating TP53 mutations as a biomarker of high-grade serous cancer

Kavita Shah, PhD, Purdue University
Chemical genetic dissection of Aurora A Kinase in ovarian cancer

Daniela Dinulescu, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Experimental Models to Validate a Tubal Cell of Origin for Serous Ovarian Cancer

Daniel Powell, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Preclinical Evaluation of Costimulated CIR Therapy for Ovarian Cancer

Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, PhD, The University of Chicago
Milky Spot Macrophages: Co-Conspirators in Omental Metastasis Formation

Karen Abbott, PhD, University of Georgia Research Foundation
Targeting Tumor-Specific Gycosylation: Discovery of Novel Membrane Receptors

Lupe Salazar, MD, University of Washington
Adoptive transfer of tumor specific Th1 cells derived from archive

Scientific Scholar Award

Young Min Chung, PhD, Stanford University
Targeting Ovarian Cancer with Combination of Olaparib and Trifluoperazine

Fiona Simpkins, MD, University of Pennsylvania
Characterization of subpopulations capable of self-renewal in ovarian cancers

John Liao, PhD, MD, University of Washington
Development of a polyepitope DNA vaccine for ovarian cancer immunotherapy

2010 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Sandra Orsulic, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Determinants of Drug Sensitivity in BRCA Deficient Cells: The Role of TUBB4 in Resistance to Paclitaxel

Xuefang Cao, PhD, MD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Granzyme B-Dependent Regulatory T Cell Function in Ovarian Cancer

Resham Bhattacharya, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Therapeutic targeting of Bmi-1 in ovarian cancer

Xiaolong He, PhD, University of Illinois – University of Illinois at Chicago
The role of microRNA miR-124 in ovarian cancer

Daniela Dinulescu, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Nanotechology-based Therapy Targeting Platinum Resistant Disease

Stephen Howell, MD, University of California, San Diego
Identification of drugs that increase cisplatin uptake by inhibiting CTR2

William Foulkes, PhD, MD, The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Novel target discovery in hereditary ovarian cancer by deep sequencing

Andre Lieber, PhD, MD, University of Washington
Clonality Analysis in Ovarian Cancer

Andrew Wilson, PhD, Vanderbilt University
The Role of the Nuclear Orphan Receptor TR3/Nur77 in Ovarian Cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Masafumi Toyoshima, PhD, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Identification of Targeted Therapies for MYC-Amplified Ovarian Cancer By Functional Genomics

Ramandeep Rattan, PhD, Mayo Clinic
TCEAL7, a novel regulator of NFkB-IL-6/STAT3 pathway in ovarian cancer

Melissa Thompson, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
The Role of the Tumor Microenvironment in Ovarian Cancer Progression

Melissa Thrall, MD, University of Washington
A population based evaluation of the use and outcomes of neoadjuvant chemotherapy

2009 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Robyn Andersen, PhD, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Use of counter-indicated CAM treatments by ovarian cancer patients

Thomas Spies, PhD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Survival Signaling by the NKG2D Immunoreceptor in Ovarian Cancer

Christina Annunziata, PhD, MD, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research
Investigation of Genetic Alterations Promoting NF-kB in Ovarian Cancer

Anna deFazio, PhD, The University of Sydney
Ovulation-Related Gene Expression Signature Dysregulated in Progression to Cancer

Xiaohong Zhang, PhD, University of South Florida
Mechanisms by which HDAC inhibitors sensitize cisplatin resistant ovarian cells

Elizabeth Swisher, MD, University of Washington
Falloposcopy: A Novel Approach to Ovarian Cancer Detection and Prevention

Scientific Scholar Award

Elda Righi, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Blockade of the CXCL12 and VEGF axes in ovarian cancer

Shailendra Giri, PhD, Mayo Clinic
S-nitrosylation mediated inactivation of TSG in ovarian cancer

Amelie Margarete Lutz, PhD, MD, Stanford University
Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer Using Targeted Microbubble-enhanced ultrasound

2008 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Alexander Nikitin, PhD, Cornell University
Role of miR-34 in ovarian cancer

Mark Nachtigal, PhD, MD, Dalhousie University
Autocrine BMP inhibition: a novel therapeutic strategy for ovarian cancer?

Dusica Cvetkovic, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Validation of an ovarian cancer biomarker panel in high-risk women

Toshiyasu Taniguchi, PhD, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Secondary Mutations of BRCA1/2 in BRCA 1/2 Mutated Ovarian Cancer with Primary Platinum Resistance

Mark Poznansky, PhD, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Antagonism of SDF-1 production by ovarian cancer and tumor immune control

Henning Boldt, PhD, Mayo Clinic
The role of pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) in ovarian cancer

Heike Daldrup-Link, MD, University of California, San Francisco
MR imaging of ovarian cancer with folate-receptor targeted contrast agents

Ilona Kryczek, PhD, University of Michigan
IL-17+ T cells in patients with ovarian cancer

Mark Gavin, PhD, MD, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
A genetic screen for epithelial ovarian cancer genes

Faris Farassati, PhD, PharmD, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
A Novel Strategy for Targeting Ovarian Cancer

Victoria Bae-Jump, MD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A Pathway to Therapeutic Treatment and Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer (ii)

Terry Van Dyke, PhD, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A Pathway to Therapeutic Treatment and Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Kwong-Kwok Wong, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
To investigate invasion determinants in low-grade ovarian serous cancer

Ingegerd Hellstrom, PhD, MD, University of Washington
Silencing TGFbeta to increase the immunogenicity of ovarian carcinoma cells

Jason Wilken, PhD, Yale University
sErb83: A novel ovarian cancer prognostic biomarker

Scientific Scholar Award

Jean-Bernard Lazaro, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting DNA repair genes and the nucleolar proteome to increase cisplatin sensitivity in ovarian cancer

Keren Levanon, PhD, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
The Fallopian Tube as field of origin of ovarian serous carcinoma

Christina Annunziata, PhD, MD, National Cancer Institute, Center for Cancer Research
Characterization of NF-kB signaling as a therapeutic target in ovarian cancer

Jason Wilken, PhD, Yale University
Overcoming Primary Herceptin Resistance in Ovarian Cancer

2007 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Lainie Martin, MD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
A pilot study to evaluate the role of STAT3 in angiogenesis, tumor cell proliferation and survival in ovarian cancer

Hong Zhang, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Regulated exocytosis and gamma synuclein in ovarian cancer: a Biomarker of Disease

Victor Levenson, PhD, MD, Rush University
A Composite DNA Methylation Biomarker For Ovarian Cancer Detection

Daniela Dinulescu, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Targeted therapeutic strategies and early detection biomarkers in ovarian cancer

Shu-Wing Ng, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Characterization of lipid metabolic enzymes in ovarian cancer

Zhiyong Ding, PhD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Identification of novel interaction partners of p110 and p85 in ovarian cancer cells

Fang-Tsyr Lin, PhD, MD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Role of TRIP6 in Ovarian Cancer Progression

Patricia Kruk, PhD, University of South Florida
Elevated Urinary Bcl-2 in Ovarian Cancer

Jill Slack-Davis, PhD, University of Virginia
Role of VCAM-1 in an orthotopic mouse model of ovarian cancer metastasis

Scientific Scholar Award

Xiaohong Zhang, PhD, University of South Florida
Role of HDAC6 and its novel substrate cortactin in ovarian cancer cell motility

2006 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Daniela Matei, MD, Indiana University
Atransglutaminase 2 Modulates Sensitivity to Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer

Robert Jaffe, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Inhibition of Telomerase to Treat Advanced Ovarian Cancer

Elizabeth Smith, PhD, University of Miami
Suppression of cyclooxygenase in prevention of menopausal gonadotropin-stimulated ovarian cancer risk

Scientific Scholar Award

Melissa Fishel, PhD, Indiana University
Enhancement of ovarian cancer to chemotherapeutics agents, cisplatin and TMZ, using small molecules, BG and MX

Rosemary Foster, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Identification and Characterization of the Ovarian Cancer Stem Cell

Jean-Francois Ethier, , Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Regulatory role of inhibin in pre- and post-menopausal ovarian tumorigenesis (iii)

2005 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Charles Drescher, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Development of a Blood-Based Assay for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer, Phase One: Integrated Platform for Biomarker Discovery

Cassian Yee, MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Identification of T cell-defined Antigens in Ovarian Cancer

Piri Welcsh, PhD, University of Washington
Epigenetic Profiling of Ovarian Cancer with High-Density Microarrays

Scientific Scholar Award

Zhenfeng Duan, PhD, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Evaluation of the IL-6 and Stat3 pathways as an Apoptotic Regulator in Ovarian Cancer

Yumi Yokoyama, PhD, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Novel effect of endostatin on early event of ovarian cancer dissemination

2004 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Mary Anne Rossing, , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Ovarian Cancer Risk Associated with Polymorphisms Involved in the Synthesis of Estrogen Intermediates

Ray Lee, PhD, MD, The University of Utah
Development of novel therapy for ovarian cancer by biopolymer conjugates of pro-apoptotic compound HA14-1

David Huntsman, MD, University of British Columbia
EMSY amplification: clinical relevance in ovarian cancer

Scientific Scholar Award

Susan Murphy, PhD, Duke University
Imprint Deregulation in Ovarian Malignancies

2003 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Robyn Andersen, PhD, MD, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Pilot Study to Evaluate Symptoms as a Biomarker for Ovarian Cancer

Biaoyang Lin, , Institute for Systems Biology
Proteomic study of chemo-resistance in ovarian cancer

Nita Maihle, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Sensitivity and Specificity of Soluble Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Acridinium-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay (sEGFR ALISA) in t

Scientific Scholar Award

Marci Schaner, , Stanford University
Identification of Markers for Early Detection and Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer

Timothy Cheng, MD, University of California, San Diego
Molecular identification of patients whose tumors are responsive to cisplatin

2001 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Elsa Cora, , University of Puerto Rico
Mechanism of Decrease of p110/sErbB1/EGFR in the serum of Ovarian Cancer Pts

Scientific Scholar Award

Nathalie Scholler, PhD, MD, Pacific Northwest Research Institute
Functional Study of CD 83 and CD 83 Ligand

1999 Grant Recipients
Rivkin Pilot Grant

Ray Lee, PhD, MD, The University of Utah
Role of BOO/Diva in Ovarian Cancer

Robert Montgomery, MD, University of Washington
Oncogene Modulation of B-tubulin expression:A mechanism for resistance to taxane chemotherapy

Brad Nelson, PhD, Virginia Mason Research Center
Development of a Murine Model for Ovarian Cancer

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