Prevent Cancer Foundation awards eight new research grants

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الإسكندرية، فيرجينيا – مؤسسة الوقاية من السرطان^® is pleased to announce funding for eight scientists who are researching cancer prevention and early detection. Each scientist has been awarded $100,000 for two years. Areas of focus include the blood, breast, colon, lung and skin (including melanoma).

لتكريم إرث عضو مجلس إدارة المؤسسة السابق، عضو الكونجرس فيكتور "فيك" فازيو—who died of melanoma in March 2022—a $100,000 melanoma research grant was awarded in this year’s cycle.

Listed below are the 2023 research grantees. Click here for more detailed information about their projects.

المستفيد: Francisco Cartujano, M.D.
عنوان المشروع: Advancing Lung Cancer Screening Among Latinos One Text at a Time
الجائزة المسماة: Richard C. Devereaux Outstanding Young Investigator Award 
موضع: استاذ مساعد
مؤسسة: University of Rochester Medical Center, Wilmot Cancer Institute, Rochester, N.Y.

Lung cancer remains the number one cause of cancer-related death among Latinos. Although lung cancer screening has been shown to reduce deaths, uptake among Latinos remains low. This project aims to develop and pilot test a text messaging program to increase the enrollment of lung cancer screening among Latinos.

المستفيد: Brandon Gheller, Ph.D.
عنوان المشروع: Dietary Intervention for Clonal Hematopoiesis, Myelodysplasia and Leukemia
الجائزة المسماة: ألعاب رهيبة تم إنجازها بسرعة
موضع: Research Fellow
مؤسسة: Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Clonal hematopoiesis is a condition where genetic mutations found in the blood predict cancer initiation and severity. This project aims to identify dietary interventions that can be applied safely for long periods of time in this pre-cancerous state to prevent cancer initiation.

المستفيد: Maayan Levy, Ph.D.
عنوان المشروع: Designing Metabolite-بased Prevention in Lynch سyndrome    
الجائزة المسماة: Stohlman Family Grant in memory of Richard Stohlman and Margaret Weigand
موضع: Researcher
مؤسسة: Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pأ.

Despite the genetic predisposition to colorectal cancer in patients with Lynch syndrome, the age of onset and rate of progression is highly variable among patients, indicating a critical role for modifiable environmental factors, including diet, in disease manifestation. This study will serve as the steppingstone for larger follow-up trials in individuals with Lynch Syndrome and beyond. It is the hope that this study will establish a new, low-cost and widely accessible prevention method for colorectal cancer.

المستفيد: Veronica Rotemberg, M.D., Ph.D.
عنوان المشروع: Quantifying the Impact of سkin تone on Diagnostic Prediction
الجائزة المسماة: صندوق فيك فازيو التذكاري
موضع: Director of the Tow Foundation Informatics Program in the Dermatology Service
مؤسسة: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, ن.ي.

Artificial intelligence has immense potential to improve access to expert-level melanoma screening in low-resource areas and enhance specificity of nonexperts. This project will evaluate algorithms and the largest training repository against potential sources of bias, such as skin tone.

المستفيد: Caner Saygin, M.D.
عنوان المشروع: Dissecting the Evolution of Clonal Hematopoiesis to Prevent أcute Leukemias
الجائزة المسماة: ألعاب رهيبة تم إنجازها بسرعة
موضع: Fellow
مؤسسة: University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill.

Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) is a pre-malignant state that can be detected in blood cells of a person years before the diagnosis of acute leukemia. By understanding the mechanisms by which CH causes leukemia, this project aims to develop new strategies to predict the risk and prevent leukemia before it happens.

المستفيد: Srividya Swaminathan, Ph.D.
عنوان المشروع: Targeting the Long Isoform of the Prolactin Receptor to Prevent B-Lymphomas
الجائزة المسماة: Congressional Families Program: Tribute to The Honorable Vic Fazio
موضع: Assistant Professor, Systems Biology
مؤسسة: Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, Calif.

Children and adults with certain kinds of autoimmune diseases are at high risk of developing aggressive B-cell lymphoma. This study seeks a new strategy for the early diagnosis and prevention of lymphoma among this vulnerable population.

المستفيد: Ester Villalonga Olives, Ph.D.
عنوان المشروع: Adaptation of Project HEAL for Hispanic/Latino Immigrants
الجائزة المسماة: ألعاب رهيبة تم إنجازها بسرعة
موضع: استاذ مساعد
مؤسسة: University of Maryland, Baltimore, Md.

Late-stage cancer has been linked to lower survival rates. Immigrant Hispanics/Latinos tend to be diagnosed at advanced stages, which can contribute to their disproportional rate of cancer-related mortality. This intervention aims to increase cancer knowledge and screening intention among this population.

المستفيد: Michelle Williams, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., M.P.H.
عنوان المشروع: A Multicomponent Lung Cancer Screening Awareness mHealth Intervention
الجائزة المسماة: The Shure Family Charitable Foundation
موضع: استاذ مساعد
مؤسسة: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.

Experts suggest that yearly lung cancer screening is one of the most effective ways to decrease lung cancer mortality rates. The evidence-based lung cancer education program of this project is focused on using mobile health technology to promote participation in lung cancer screening among high-risk populations.

To view all past funded research grant and fellowship projects driving these key advancements in cancer prevention and early detection, explore the Prevent Cancer Foundation’s Award Database.

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حول مؤسسة الوقاية من السرطان^®

مؤسسة الوقاية من السرطان^® يكون الولايات المتحدة الوحيدة-قائم على منظمة غير ربحية بِمُفرَدِه مخلص ل سرطان الوقاية والمبكرة كشف. من خلال البحث والتعليم، التوعية والدعوة, لقد ساعدنا عددًا لا يحصى من الأشخاص على تجنب تشخيص السرطان أو اكتشاف السرطان في وقت مبكر بما يكفي ليتم علاجهم بنجاح. نحن مدفوعون رؤية لعالم يمكن فيه الوقاية من السرطان، يمكن اكتشافه ويمكن التغلب عليها للجميع.  

تسعى المؤسسة إلى مواجهة التحدي المتمثل في تقليل وفيات السرطان بمقدار 40% بحلول عام 2035. ولتحقيق ذلك، نحن ملتزمون باستثمار $20 مليونًا في التقنيات المبتكرة للكشف عن السرطان مبكرًا وتقدمه متعدد-فحص السرطان، $10 مليون لتوسيع نطاق فحص السرطان والحصول على التطعيم طبيا المجتمعات المحرومة، و$10 مليون لتثقيف الجمهور حول خيارات الفحص والتطعيم.

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