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(s) where the recipients will conduct the research.

Alberto Ciccia, PhD

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

Selvendiran Karuppaiyah, PhD

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

: 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,
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(s) where the recipients will conduct the research in addition to in-kind support from Microsoft.

Rugang Zhang, PhD

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

: 2024 Grant Recipients

Nidhi Sahni, 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,
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. Each grantee will receive a three-year grant of $150,000 per year, for a total of $450,000.

Melica Brodeur, MD

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

Sridevi Challa, PhD

The University of Chicago
Targeting Ribosomal Function to Overcome Chemoresistance in Ovarian Cancer

Laura Chambers, DO

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

Joshua Doloff, PhD

Johns Hopkins University
Crystallized Drug, Biomaterial Delivery System for Treating Ovarian Cancer

Sarah Gitto, PhD

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

Charles Ishak, PhD

MD Anderson Cancer Center
Repetitive Elements as a Therapeutic Opportunity to Intercept Ovarian High-Grade Serous Carcinoma

Nicole James, PhD

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

Nicole Marjon, MD, PhD

University of Colorado – Denver
Reprogramming the Ovarian Cancer Immune Microenvironment Via Inhibition of MDSC Recruitment

: 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 (post-doctoral 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.

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

Nicole Gull, PhD

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Charting Inflammasome-Driven Immune Infiltration in Homologous rRecombination-Deficient HGSOC

MacLean Sellars, MD

Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Expanding the Antigen Landscape in High Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer

Mona Singh, PhD

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

: 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 and sponsored by GSK. It 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 will be awarded to the institution where the recipient will conduct the research.