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Becas y subvenciones de investigación

Juntos, financiamos las investigaciones más prometedoras e innovadoras, incluidos proyectos de becas dirigidos por científicos que inician su carrera, y contribuimos a avances importantes en la prevención y detección temprana del cáncer.

Our 2025 research grants and fellowships cycle is now open! Deadline for submitting applications is Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Review the guidelines below for information on the Foundation’s Research Grant and Fellowship programs.

Applicants must submit proposals electronically through ProposalCENTRAL, an electronic grant management system by Altum, Inc.

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The Prevent Cancer Foundation awards research grants and fellowships 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.

Al invertir en innovación, estamos dando forma al futuro juntos.


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:

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External grants & fellowships received by awardees
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Additional cancer research funding received by awardees
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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.”

2020 Grantee

Base de datos de premios de investigación

Utilice la base de datos de premios de la Prevent Cancer Foundation para descubrir investigadores y proyectos que impulsan estos avances clave en la prevención y detección temprana del cáncer.

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Current Researchers and Fellows

2025 Awards

Tamar Berger, M.D., MHA

Tamar Berger, M.D., MHA

Project: Detection of Molecular Biomarkers for Oral Cancer Prevention
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Instructor in Clinical Investigation
Institución: Rockefeller University, The Laboratory of Genome Maintenance, New York, N.Y.

Eric Brouzes, Ph.D.

Eric Brouzes, Ph.D.

Project: Early Cervical Cancer Detection Using a Single Non-invasive Test
Premio nombrado: Monalita & Fansly's Spicy Grant for Cancer Prevention
Posición: Professor
Institución: Stony Brook University, New York, N.Y.

Jim Hu, M.D., MPH

Jim Hu, M.D., MPH

Project: Using Technology to Improve Prostate Cancer Screening Information Quality
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Professor
Institución: Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, N.Y.

Mohammadhadi Khorrami, Ph.D.

Mohammadhadi Khorrami, Ph.D.

Project: Novel AI Imaging Tools for Early Detection and Invasion of Lung Cancer
Premio nombrado: The Shure Family Charitable Foundation in memory of Max Shure
Posición: Instructor
Institución: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Lydia Pace, M.D., MPH

Lydia Pace, M.D., MPH

Project: Racial Differences in Mammography After the 2024 USPSTF Recommendations
Premio nombrado: Programa de familias del Congreso
Posición: Associate Professor
Institución: Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc., Boston, Mass.

Brian Rood, M.D.

brian Rood, M.D.

Project: The PTBP2 Splicing Regulator is Essential in Group 3/4 Medulloblastoma
Premio nombrado: Sarah Howard Childhood Cancer Fund (special award)
Posición: Professor of Pediatrics
Institución: Children's National Medical Center and Children's Research Institute, Washington, D.C.

Aditi Sahu, Ph.D.

Aditi Sahu, Ph.D.

Project: Integrating Non-invasive Biomarkers for Early Melanoma Diagnosis
Premio nombrado: Fondo en memoria de Vic Fazio
Posición: Senior Research Scientist
Institución: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Joseph Stember, M.D., Ph.D.

Joseph Stember, M.D., Ph.D.

Project: Inpainting for Early Detection of Brain Tumors on MRI
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Assistant Attending
Institución: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Erin Tagai, Ph.D., MPH

Erin Tagai, Ph.D., MPH

Project: Development of a ChatBot for Patients Receiving Genetic Testing Results
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Profesor asistente
Institución: Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pa.

Chen Wang, Ph.D.

Chen Wang, Ph.D.

Project: Early Detection of Renal Cancer by a Novel Imaging Platform
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institución: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.

Grace Wang, Ph.D.

Grace Wang, Ph.D.

Project: Formative Research to Support FQHC Implementation of HPV Test Self Sampling
Premio nombrado: Monalita & Fansly's Spicy Grant for Cancer Prevention
Posición: Director of Research
Institución: Moses-Weitzman Health System Inc., Middletown, Conn.

2024 Awards

Lisa Cannon-Albright, Ph.D.

Lisa Cannon-Albright, Ph.D.

Project: A High-Risk Pedigree Approach to Identification of Predisposition Variants
Premio nombrado: Fondo en memoria de Vic Fazio
Posición: Professor and Division Chief in the Division of Genetic Epidemiology
Institución: Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah., Salt Lake City, Utah

Brian Capell, M.D., Ph.D.

brian Capell, M.D., Ph.D.

Project: Dietary Fatty Acid Modulation for the Prevention of Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Assistant Professor of Dermatology and Genetics
Institución: The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.

Perla Chebli, Ph.D.

Perla Chebli, Ph.D.

Project: Promoting Vaccine Acceptance in Immigrant Youths and Adults
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Profesor asistente
Institución: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

Jennifer Hay, Ph.D.

jennifer Hay, Ph.D.

Project: Addressing Low Awareness of the Cancer Harms of Alcohol in the Population
Premio nombrado: Programa de familias del Congreso
Posición: Attending Psychologist
Institución: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

José Alejandro Rauh-Hain, M.D.

José Alejandro Rauh-Hain, M.D.

Project: IGNITE-TX (Identifying Individuals for Genetic Testing & Treatment)
Premio nombrado: In honor of Bernard Levin, M.D., FACP, professor emeritus of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Posición: Associate Professor
Institución: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Mya Roberson, Ph.D., MSPH

Mya Roberson, Ph.D., MSPH

Project: We Got Us: Promoting Cancer Family History Sharing Among Black Americans
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Profesor asistente
Institución: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Steve Skates, Ph.D. Co-PI: Amy Bregar, M.D.

Steve Skates, Ph.D.;
Co-PI: Amy Bregar, M.D.

Project: Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer via Biomarker Discovery in Uterine Lavage
Premio nombrado: Juegos increíbles hechos rápidamente
Posición: Associate Professor of Medicine;
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive, Biology
Institución: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.

Matthew Stachler, M.D., Ph.D.

Matthew Stachler, M.D., Ph.D.

Project: Immune Determinants of Barrett's Esophagus Progression
Named award: The Shure Family Charitable Foundation in memory of Max Shure
Posición: Profesor asistente
Institución: University of California, San Francisco, Calif.

Sherrie Flynt Wallington, Ph.D.

Sherrie Flynt Wallington, Ph.D.

Project: Breast Density and Me: A Pilot Educational Intervention
Premio nombrado: Marcia and Frank Carlucci Charitable Foundation
Posición: Associate Professor
Institución: The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

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