Research Grants
2007 Grants
The funds raised in 2006 (total of $275,000) were distributed into the following grants:
- George Kulik, PhD, DVM - Wake Forest - $25,000
- Study of Inflammation and PKA Activity on Prostate Cancer
- Ann Tallant, PhD - Wake Forest - $25,000
- Study of Inhibition of Lung Tumor Growth by Angiotensin (1-7)
- David Carroll, PhD - Wake Forest - $25,000
- Integration of Nanotechnology, Computational Treatment Plans and Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Improve Combinatorial Hyperthermia Treatment of Cancer
- *Designated Grant In Memory of David Olin MD
- Darren Seals, DMD - Wake Forest - $25,000
- Study of Impact of Podosomes in Tumor and Stormal cells that leads to proliferation and metastasis, using mouse models
- Robert Orlowski , MD* - UNC - $25,000
- Specific targeting of drugs that affect proteosomes, resulting in cancer cell death in patients with myeloma, lymphoma, and luekemia.
- *Grant awarded in September 2006, in addition to previous grant of $75,000.
- Ned Sharpless, MD - UNC - $60,000
- Study of specific mechanisms of melanoma cells that leads to proliferation and metastasis, using mouse models.
- Pilar Blancaford, PhD - UNC - $40,000
- Study of Targeted delivery of antitumor and anti-metastatic Artificial Transcription Factors with nanoparticles.
- Robert Weshlsler-Reya, PhD - Duke - $30,000
- Study of activation of WNT signaling in neural stem cells. A new mouse model for childhood brain tumors.
- Jerry Lechler, PhD - Duke - $20,000
- Function of cell adhesion on growth control and tumorigenisis in the intestine.
