V Foundation Grants 2011-Present
2012 Grants
2012 Designated Grants
Ramaswamy Govindan, M.D.
Siteman Cancer Center
Washington University in St. Louis
$50,000
Funded by UNICO in memory of Dorothy Jean Varsalona
Molecular Assay to Predict Outcomes in Resected NSCLC using Nanostring Technology
Steven Zeitels, M.D., FACS
Massachusetts General Hospital
$300,000
Funded by the 2011 Dick Vitale Gala
Voice Preservation in the Treatment of Early Glottic (Laryngeal) Cancer
Hai Yan, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center
$1,000,000
Supplemental SPORE
Funded by 2011 Wine Celebration and Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure
Developing Novel Approaches to Target Gliomas
Susan Goodin, PharmD.
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
$50,000
Funded by Marketing Research Consultants
Prevention of Prostate Cancer progression by atorvastatin and celecoxib
Peter Forsyth, M.D.
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Foundation
$500,000
Funded by the 2011 Dick Vitale Gala
Developing Myxoma Virus as an Experimental Treatment for Brain Cancer Stem Cells in Children and Adults with Malignant Gliomas
MD Anderson Cancer Center
SPORE in Ovarian Cancer
$1,000,000
Funded by The Kay Yow Fund
Corrine Linardic, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke Children’s Hospital and Health Center
$50,000
Funded by Apple Gold
Understanding SFRP’s contribution to alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma tumorigenesis
Daniel S. Wechsler, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University Medical Center
$150,000
Funded by Apple Gold
Strike While the Iron is Not: Targeting CALM-Rearranged Leukemias by Iron Deprivation
St. Helena Hospital Foundation
$16,000
Funded by 2011 Wine Celebration
Caring for the Future
Victoria F. Borges, M.D., MSc
University of Colorado School of Medicine
$100,000
Funded by The Kay Yow Fund
Pilot Study the Prevention of Postpartum Pregnancy Associated Breast Cancer
Nehal Parikh, M.D.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
$100,000
Funded by ESPN
Isolation and Characterization of Cancer Stem Cells in Neuroblastoma Tumor Model
All Children’s Hospital
Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fellowship
$300,000
Funded by the 2011 Dick Vitale Gala
2011 GRANTS
2011 V Scholars
Gang (Greg) Wang, Ph.D.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Chapel Hill, NC
Martin D. Abeloff, M.D. V Scholar Award*
Cancer Epigenetics: Understanding Histone Methylation in Hematopoietic Malignancies
Hongwu Zheng, Ph.D.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Martin D. Abeloff, M.D. V Scholar Award*
Genetic and functional characterization of EGFR-targeted therapy resistance in malignant gliomas
*The research project that receives the highest rating by the Scientific Advisory Board will annually be designated as the Martin D. Abeloff, M.D. V Scholar Award. This year we had two projects tied with the highest rating.
David Barbie, M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
Albert Wyrick V Scholar Award
Targeted Therapy Development for KRAS-Driven Lung Cancer
Funded by Michael and Carole Marks
Denise A. Chan, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
San Francisco, CA
Defining the molecular mechanisms of metastasis and tumor recurrence following radiation therapy
Keith Syson Chan, Ph.D.
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Investigate the interplay between cellular differentiation status and oncogene-induced cancer phenotype
2011 JVCGC Volunteer Award
Funded in Honor of Dave Gibson and Felica Daniels
John T. Chang, M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, CA
Modulating Polarity to Enhance CD8+ T Cell Immune Responses against Cancer
David Glenn DeNardo, Ph.D.
Washington University School of Medicine
Siteman Cancer Center
St. Louis, MO
Immune Regulation of the Cancer Stem Cell Niche
Geraldine J. Guasch, Ph.D.
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Using a novel mouse model of transitional epithelial tumor to investigate cancer initiation and progression
Nada Y. Kalaany, Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
Role of PTEN/P13K pathway in obesity-associated cancer incidence and progression
2011 Wine Celebration Vintner Grant
In Honor of Robin Baggett and Michelle Fields
Joseph W. Landry, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University
Massey Cancer Center
Richmond, VA
Chromatin Remodeling Complex NURF as Regulator of Cyclin D1 Transcription in Breast Cancer Cells
Tanja Mittag, Ph.D.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Multi-site Recognition of Ubiquitin Ligase Substrates in Signaling and Cancer
Trista E. North, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Characterization of Vitamin D3 as a novel regulator of hematopoietic stem cell homeostasis with therapeutic potential for leukemia treatment
Miles A. Pufall, Ph.D.
University of Iowa
Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Iowa City, IA
B-precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Studying the mechanisms behind Dexamethasone and Prednisone sensitivity in high-risk patients
William L. Redmond, Ph.D.
Providence Portland Medical Center
Earle A. Chiles Research Institute
Portland, OR
Elucidate the mechanisms regulating prostate cancer immunotherapy
Zachary T. Schafer, Ph.D.
University of Notre Dame
Harper Cancer Research Institute
Notre Dame, IN
The Regulation of Tumor Cell Survival by Carcinoma-Associated Fibroblasts
Funded in Honor of Milly Longmire by Hooters of America
Qianben Wang, Ph.D.
Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Columbus, OH
Targeting aberrant FoxA1-CREB1 signaling in castration-resistant prostate cancer
Bin Zheng, Ph.D.
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Targeting Metabolism in Melanoma
2011 Designated Grants
Gary Hammer, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, MI
Genomic Analyses of Adrenocortical Cancer
Chunyan He, ScD
Indiana University
Simon Cancer Center
Indianapolis, IN
Genetic Variants, microRNA Expression and Breast Cancer
Funded by the Kay Yow Cancer Fund
Hanlee Ji, M.D.
James M. Ford, M.D.
Stanford Genome Technology Center
Palo Alto, CA
Computational Analysis of Gastric Cancer Genomes and Inherited Gastric Cancer
Funded by the Gastric Cancer Fund
Mark Kester, Ph.D.
Kevin Stavely-O’Carroll, M.D., Ph.D.
Penn State University Cancer Center
Hershey, PA
Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Gastrointestinal Malignancies
Funded by UNICO Foundation
In Memory of Salvatore Bernardi
St. Helena Hospital
St. Helena, CA
Caring for Future
2011 Translational Grants
Suzanne J. Baker, Ph.D.
Cynthia Wetmore, M.D., Ph.D.
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
Targeting PDGFR in Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas
Andrei Thomas-Tikhonenko, Ph.D.
Stephan Grupp, M.D., Ph.D.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Novel therapeutic targets in acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia
Richard Roden, Ph.D.
Sara Pai, M.D., Ph.D.
TC Wu, M.D., Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Treatment of Head and Neck cancer with an HPV vaccine
Iannis Aifantis, Ph.D.
Elizabeth A. Raetz, M.D.
New York University School of Medicine
New York, NY
Clinical Implications of TET Regulated DNA Methylation in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Leonard I. Zon, Ph.D.
Richard M. White, M.D.
Children’s Hospital Boston
Boston, MA
Cell Fate as a Target in Melanoma
Janice M. Mehnert, M.D.
Eileen P. White, Ph.D.
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ
Examining the Role of Autophagy in Melanoma Tumorigenesis
Fatih M. Uckun, M.D., Ph.D.
Paul S. Gaynon, M.D.
Amanda M. Termuhlen, M.D.
Childrens Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Funded by The V Foundation Wine Celebration
Directing Leukemia Cells to Self-Destruct Using Recombinant Human CD19-Ligand:sTrial Fusion Protein
Carlos A. Ramos, M.D.
Ann M. Leen, Ph.D.
Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Most Closely HLA-Matched Allogeneic LMP1/2 – Specified Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes for Treatment of Patients
with Relapsed Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphomas
Hua Eleanor Yu, Ph.D.
Stephen J. Forman, M.D.
Marcin Kortylewski, Ph.D.
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Targeting STAT3 in tumor and the tumor microenvironment by a novel siRNA technology to treat lymphoma
Funded by The V Foundation Wine Celebration in Honor of Neil Aldoroty
