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The Prevent Cancer Foundation awards የጥናት ድጋፎች እና ህብረት to promising scientists for innovative projects with the potential to make substantial contributions to cancer prevention and early detection. This funding is critical to the future of cancer prevention as it fosters the next generation of cancer prevention research, creates a strong foundation of preliminary evidence to make scientific advances and provides the necessary support for research to move toward independent research careers.
በፈጠራ ላይ ኢንቨስት በማድረግ የወደፊቱን አብረን እየቀረፅን ነው።
10-year Research Grant and Fellowship Impact
Between 2014 and 2023, $8.1 million in research funding was issued to support 83 grants and fellowships. 59 institutions were represented in this funding. The return from this investment was:
External grants & fellowships received by awardees
Additional cancer research funding received by awardees
Peer reviewed publications authored by awardees post funding
Limor Appelbaum, M.D.
“The funding from the Prevent Cancer Foundation has been instrumental in fostering my professional development. I have been able to expand my research endeavors to develop an enhanced pancreatic cancer risk prediction model, leveraging data from a vast network comprising multiple institutions.”
2021 Grantee
Artit Jirapatnakul, Ph.D.
“I was awarded an R21 grant from NIOSH-CDC in 2021, a 2-year grant for approximately $500k in total costs. I attribute my success in obtaining the R21 grant to the Foundation, both from the research that the Foundation enabled as well as the Foundation’s grant application process and feedback from the Foundation’s reviewers.”
Project: Detection of Molecular Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Prevention የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- ግሩም ጨዋታዎች በፍጥነት ተከናውነዋል አቀማመጥ፡- Instructor in Clinical Investigation ተቋም፡ Rockefeller University, The Laboratory of Genome Maintenance, New York, N.Y.
Project: Early Cervical Cancer Detection Using a Single Non-invasive Test የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- Monalita & Fansly's Spicy Grant for Cancer Prevention አቀማመጥ፡- ፕሮፌሰር ተቋም፡ Stony Brook University, New York, N.Y.
Project: Using Technology to Improve Prostate Cancer Screening Information Quality የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- ግሩም ጨዋታዎች በፍጥነት ተከናውነዋል አቀማመጥ፡- ፕሮፌሰር ተቋም፡ Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, N.Y.
Project: Novel AI Imaging Tools for Early Detection and Invasion of Lung Cancer የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- የሹሬ ቤተሰብ በጎ አድራጎት ድርጅት ለማክስ ሹሬ መታሰቢያ አቀማመጥ፡- Instructor ተቋም፡ Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Project: The PTBP2 Splicing Regulator is Essential in Group 3/4 Medulloblastoma የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- Sarah Howard Childhood Cancer Fund (special award) አቀማመጥ፡- Professor of Pediatrics ተቋም፡ Children's National Medical Center and Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C.
Project: Integrating Non-invasive Biomarkers for Early Melanoma Diagnosis የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- Vic Fazio Memorial Fund አቀማመጥ፡- Senior Research Scientist ተቋም፡ Memorial Sloan Kettering የካንሰር ማዕከል, ኒው ዮርክ, NY
Project: Inpainting for Early Detection of Brain Tumors on MRI የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- ግሩም ጨዋታዎች በፍጥነት ተከናውነዋል አቀማመጥ፡- Assistant Attending ተቋም፡ Memorial Sloan Kettering የካንሰር ማዕከል, ኒው ዮርክ, NY
Project: Development of a ChatBot for Patients Receiving Genetic Testing Results የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- ግሩም ጨዋታዎች በፍጥነት ተከናውነዋል አቀማመጥ፡- ረዳት ፕሮፌሰር ተቋም፡ Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Project: Early Detection of Renal Cancer by a Novel Imaging Platform የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- ግሩም ጨዋታዎች በፍጥነት ተከናውነዋል አቀማመጥ፡- የድህረ-ዶክትሬት ባልደረባ ተቋም፡ The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.
Project: Formative Research to Support FQHC Implementation of HPV Test Self Sampling የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- Monalita & Fansly's Spicy Grant for Cancer Prevention አቀማመጥ፡- Director of Research ተቋም፡ Moses-Weitzman Health System Inc., Middletown, Conn.
Project: ቅድመ-ዝንባሌ ልዩነቶችን ለመለየት ከፍተኛ ስጋት ያለው የዘር አቀራረብ የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- Vic Fazio Memorial Fund አቀማመጥ፡- በጄኔቲክ ኤፒዲሚዮሎጂ ክፍል ውስጥ ፕሮፌሰር እና የክፍል ኃላፊ ተቋም፡ Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah., Salt Lake City, Utah
Project: IGNITE-TX (Identifying Individuals for Genetic Testing & Treatment) የተሰየመ ሽልማት፡- In honor of Bernard Levin, M.D., FACP, professor emeritus of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center አቀማመጥ፡- ተባባሪ ፕሮፌሰር ተቋም፡ University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas