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Recently Awarded Grants

Carolyn Hurley, PhD, received a 5-year $7.5 million grant from the Office of Naval Research for research on human leukocyte antigen (HLA) typing, used to identify compatible donors for bone marrow and cord blood transplants.

Lopa Mishra, MD, received a prestigious 5-year $7.5 million P01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to lead a team studying the cellular and molecular mechanisms of gastrointestinal cancer.

Marc Schwartz, PhD, received a 3-year $1.9 million R01 from the National Human Genome Research Institute to develop a web-based intervention to improve outcomes among women who receive uninformative BRCA1/2 test results.

Jeffrey Toretsky, MD, received a 5-year $2.5 million R01 from the NCI to conduct isolation and small molecule targeting of Ewing's Sarcoma stem cells.

Vicente Notario, PhD, professor of radiation medicine, received a grant for $1.6 million over 5 years by the National Cancer Institute to study the targeting EWS/FLI1-dependent pathways for Ewing’s Sarcoma radiosensitization.

Pedro Jose, MD, PhD, professor and chief of pediatrics, was awarded $1.9 million over a 5 year period by the National Institute of Heart Lung and Blood to study GRK4 and D3 receptor regulation of NHE3 and NCC expression.

Mikell Paige, PhD, received a $115,000 grant from the US Army to study non-metallic homing probes as MRI contrast agents.

Habtom Ressom, PhD, received a 3-year $449,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop computational methods for label-free quantification and comparison of peptides in serum using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS).

Priscilla Furth, MD, received a $156,000 supplement to her R01 on progression and regression of mammary preneoplasia to support the work of post-doctoral fellow Edgar Diaz-Cruz, PhD.

Habtom Ressom, PhD, received a 2-year R21 from the NCI to develop mass spectrometry data analysis techniques to identify biomarkers for early detection of liver cancer.

The Capital Breast Care Center received an $800,000 grant from the Avon Foundation to support ongoing operations as well as a $250,000 grant for expansion from the DC Government.

Robert Clarke, PhD, DSc, received a $460,000 Department of Defense Idea Award to study unfolded protein response and endocrine responsiveness.

Doctoral students Joseph LaConti, Priya Prahalad, and Geoffry Storchan eachreceived $97,000 fellowship grants from the Department of Defense.

Amanda Graham, PhD, received a $373,000 R21 grant from the NCI to and evaluate an internet-based smoking cessation program among latino smokers.

Kristi Graves, PhD, received a K07 award for $684,000 from the NCI to study behavioral science in personalized genetic medicine.

Bassem Haddad, MD, received a $400,000 grant from the Avon Foundation to improve the diagnostic power of ductal lavage for early detection of breast cancer.

Financial awards are listed as total funds given (direct and indirect) for the term of the award.