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Dr. Peter D. Adams, Ph.D., Institute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center. Title of Project: Identification of novel genetic mutations in breast cancer that predict a favorable clinical response to the new anti-cancer therapeutic, SAHA.

Dr. Terry Van Dyke, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Title of Project: A mouse model of human ovarian cancer for mechanistic, diagnostic and therapeutic discovery.

Dr. William Carson, Ohio State University Research Foundation OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center. Title of Project: A Phase 1 Trial of IL-21 in Combination With Weekly Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab in Patients With HER2-Positive Malignancies.

Dr. Brittney-Shea Herbert, Ph.D., Indiana University. Title of Project: Targeting Telomerase in Breast Cancer Stem Cells: Inhibition of Breast Tumor Recurrence and Metastasis.
Dr. Maria Jasin, Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Title of Project: DNA repair defects and ovarian cancer development.
Dr. David Kurnit, University of Michigan Medical Center. Title of Project: Detection of cervical dysplasia and cancer by MassARRAY detection of human papilloma virus.
Dr. John A. Martignetti, M.D., Ph.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Departments of Human Genetics and Oncological Sciences. Title of Project: Inhibition of KLF6-SV1: Targeting Ovarian Cancer Spread and Survival.
Dr. Vered Stearns, M.D., Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. Title of Project: Intraductal therapy for breast cancer treatment and prevention.
Dr. Sheila A. Stewart, Washington University, Department of Cell Biology & Physiology. Title of Project: Stromal Factors and Tumorigenesis.

Dr. Theresa V. Strong, Ph.D., The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Title of Project: The Role of Sp17 in Tumor Development.

Dr. Muneesh Tewari, M.D., Ph.D., Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Title of Project: An Integrated Functional Genomic Approach to Identify Cisplatin Resistance Determinants in Ovarian Cancer.
Dr. Michael A. White, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center. Title of Project: Harnessing Genome-Wide RNAi to Guide Rational Design of Combinatorial Chemotherapies Targeting Ovarian Cancer.
Dr. Hua Zhao, Ph.D., Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Title of Project: Pharmocogenetic Profiles to Predict Response to Chemotherapy in Ovarian Cancer.






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