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Pier Paolo Pandolfi, MD, PhD
Pro-Senescence Therapy for Cancer: A Novel Approach..
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Amado Zurita
Dr. Zurita’s research goal is to improve..
Amado Zurita
The 2010 David and Judy Fleischer – PCF Young Investigator Award
Amado Zurita, MD:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center – Houston, TX
Mentor:
Sue-Hwa Lin, PhD, Professor and Deputy Chair, Molecular Pathology, Professor in Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
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Amina Zoubeidi
Dr. Zoubeidi’s research is focused on determining..
Amina Zoubeidi
The 2010 Durden Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award
Amina Zoubeidi, MSc, PhD :
University of British Columbia, Vancouver Prostate Centre – Vancouver, BC
Mentor:
Martin Gleave, MD, Liber Ero British Columbia Leadership Chair in Prostate Cancer Research, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Urologic Sciences at the University of British Columbia and Director, The Vancouver Prostate Centre.
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Shelton Earp, MD
Application of Nanotechnology to Novel Models of..
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Neha Vapiwala
Approximately 30% of patients treated for what..
Neha Vapiwala
The 2010 Emilio Bassini – PCF Young Investigator Award
Neha Vapiwala, MD:
University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, PA
Mentor:
Alan Wein, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Division of Urology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Chief of Urology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Jay Shendure
Currently, a comprehensive understanding of the genetic..
Jay Shendure
The 2010 Lowell Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award
Jay Shendure, MD, PhD:
University of Washington – Seattle, WA
Mentor:
Peter Nelson, MD, Co-Head, Program in Prostate Cancer Research, Member, Division of Human Biology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Professor, Departments of Medicine, Pathology and Genome Sciences at the University of Washington.
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Jennifer Schutzman
Many genes that are critical for proper..
Jennifer Schutzman
The 2010 Richard N. Merkin, MD – PCF Young Investigator Award
Jennifer Schutzman, MD, PhD:
University of California, San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Mentor:
Gail Martin, PhD, Professor in the Department of Anatomy at the University of California, San Francisco.
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Philip Saylor
Hormonal therapy for prostate cancer causes weight..
Philip Saylor
The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award
Philip Saylor, MD:
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center – Boston, MA
Mentor:
Matthew Smith, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Genitourinary Oncology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Edwin Posadas
Dr. Posadas’ research goal is to identify..
Edwin Posadas
The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award
Edwin Posadas, MD:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center – Los Angeles, CA
Co-Mentor:
Walter Stadler, MD, Fred C. Buffett Professor, Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Director, Genitourinary Oncology and Associate Dean of Clinical Research at the University of Chicago.
Co-Mentor:
Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, PhD, Associate Professor for Surgery, Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Urological Research, the University of Chicago
Co-Mentor:
Ravi Salgia, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Director of Thoracic Oncolgoy Research Program and Aerodigestive Tract Program Translational Research Laboratories at the University of Chicago.
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Akash Patnaik
Obesity has been identified as an important..
Akash Patnaik
The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award
Akash Patnaik, MD, PhD:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School – Boston, MA
Mentor:
Lewis Cantley, PhD, William Bosworth Castle Professor of Medicine, Professor of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School, Director of the Cancer Center and the Chief of the Division of Signal Transduction at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
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Nicholas Mitsiades
Src is a cancer-causing gene (oncogene) that..
Nicholas Mitsiades
The 2010 Alan G. Hassenfeld – PCF Young Investigator Award
Nicholas Mitsiades, MD, PhD:
Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX
Mentor:
Bert W. O'Malley, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine.
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Neil Martin
There is increasing promise in the clinic..
Neil Martin
The 2010 David Epstein – PCF Young Investigator Award
Neil Martin, MD, MPH:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA
Mentor:
Massimo Loda, MD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School.
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Ram S. Mani
Gene fusions in prostate cancer are early..
Ram S. Mani
The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award
Ram S. Mani, PhD:
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
Mentor:
Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Director of Pathology Research Informatics, Director of Cancer Bioinformatics, S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, American Cancer Society Research Professor, Professor of Urology, at the University of Michigan.
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Christopher Maher
The speed of sequencing the entire DNA..
Christopher Maher
Award:
The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award
Christopher Maher, PhD:
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
Mentor:
Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Director of Pathology Research Informatics, Director of Cancer Bioinformatics, S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, American Cancer Society Research Professor, Professor of Urology, at the University of Michigan.
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Stanley Liauw
Statins are cholesterol-lowering medications used widely to..
Stanley Liauw
The 2010 Brookdale Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award
Stanley Liauw, MD:
University of Chicago – Chicago, IL
Co-Mentor:
Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, Chairman, Radiation and Cellular Oncology Department, Director, Chicago Tumor Institute, and Director, Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago.
Co-Mentor:
Walter Stadler, MD, Director, Genitourinary Program, Chair, Cancer Research Center's Clinical Trials Review Committee, and Associate Dean for Clinical Research, University of Chicago.
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Joshua Lang
Immunotherapy activates the body’s own immune system..
Joshua Lang
The 2010 Dendreon – PCF Young Investigator Award
Joshua Lang, MD, MS:
University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center – Madison, WI
Mentor:
Douglas McNeel, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Andrew C. Hsieh
Decades of research have revealed the cascade..
Andrew C. Hsieh
The 2010 PCF Young Investigator Award (Anonymous Donor)
Andrew C. Hsieh, MD:
University of California, San Francisco – San Francisco, CA
Mentor:
Davide Ruggero, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
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Huihui Ye
There is no curative treatment available for..
Huihui Ye
2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator
Huihui Ye, MD:
Harvard Medical School: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mentors:
Steven Balk, MD, PhD
Proposal Title:
Investigation of Molecular Mechanisms and Biomarkers of Treatment Resistance in a Randomized, Phase 2 Neoadjuvant Intense Androgen Deprivation Trial in Patients with Localized, Intermediate to High Risk Prostate Cancer
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Kosj Yamoah
The risk of developing and dying from..
Kosj Yamoah
2014 J. Eustace Wolfington-PCF Young Investigator
Kosj Yamoah, MD, PhD:
Thomas Jefferson University
Mentors:
Adam Dicker, MD, PhD, Timothy Rebbeck, PhD
Proposal Title:
Identification and Validation of a Biomarker Signature that can Improve Predictability of Aggressive Disease in Men of African Descent with Prostate Cancer
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Kamlesh Yadav
Understanding the biology of how prostate cancer..
Kamlesh Yadav
2014 The LeFrak Family-PCF Young Investigator
Kamlesh Yadav, PhD :
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mentors:
Ash Tewari, MD
Proposal Title:
Rational Design of Effective Prostate Cancer Combination Therapies
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Kathryn Wilson
Metastatic prostate cancer is essentially incurable and..
Kathryn Wilson
2014 Heritage Medical Research Institute-PCF Young Investigator
Kathryn Wilson, ScD:
Harvard School of Public Health
Mentors:
Lorelei Mucci, ScD, Matthew Smith, MD, PhD
Proposal Title:
Bone Metabolism and Bone Metastases in Prostate Cancer
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Hannelore Heemers
Androgens (testosterone and related sex hormones) drive..
Hannelore Heemers
The 2010 Heritage Medical Research Institute – PCF Young Investigator Award
Hannelore Heemers, PhD:
Roswell Park Cancer Institute – Buffalo, NY
Mentor:
James Mohler, MD, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology and Associate Director and Senior Vice President for Translational Research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
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Julia Hayes
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) screening is widely..
Julia Hayes
The 2010 Ressler-Gertz Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award
Julia Hayes, MD:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, MA
Co-Mentor:
Philip Kantoff, MD, Chief Clinical Research Officer, Director of the Lank Center of Genitourinary Oncology and Chief of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Co-Mentor:
Michael Barry, MD, Director of the Health Services Research Program and Chief of the General Medicine Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Daniel Hamstra
The molecular processes that predict who will..
Daniel Hamstra
The 2010 Charles Dolan-Mark Walter – PCF Young Investigator Award
Daniel Hamstra, MD, PhD:
University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI
Mentor:
Kenneth Pienta, MD, Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Urology, Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, American Cancer Society Clinical Research Professor, Director, Experimental Therapeutics, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, Director, Michigan Institute for Clinical and Health Research, at the University of Michigan.
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Hans Hammers
Dr. Hammers has initiated a project to..
Hans Hammers
The 2010 William Bikoff – PCF Young Investigator Award
Hans Hammers, MD, PhD:
Johns Hopkins University Medical School – Baltimore, MD
Mentor:
Michael Carducci, MD, Professor of Oncology and Urology, Co-Director Genitourinary Prostate Cancer Program, Co-Director Chemical Therapeutics, at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University.
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David S. Finley
Obesity increases the risk of developing prostate..
David S. Finley
The 2010 Lynda and Stewart Resnick – PCF Young Investigator Award
David S. Finley, MD:
University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA
Mentor:
Robert Reiter, MD, Professor, Urology, Molecular Biology, Co-Director of the Prostate and Genitourinary Oncology Program, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Director of Urologic Research, at the University of California, Los Angeles .
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Robert Den
Radiation therapy in combination with medicines that..
Robert Den
The 2010 Ben Franklin – PCF Young Investigator Award
Robert Den, MD:
Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University – Philadelphia, PA
Co-Mentor:
Karen Knudsen, PhD, Associate Professor, Departments of Cancer Biology and Urology at the Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University.
Co-Mentor:
Adam Dicker, MD, PhD, Interim Chair and Professor, Radiation Research and Translational Biology, at the Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University.
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Brett S. Carver
Despite advances in the early detection and..
Brett S. Carver
The 2010 David H. Koch – PCF Young Investigator Award
Brett S. Carver, MD:
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – New York, NY
Mentor:
Charles Sawyers, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program; Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Cory Abate-Shen, PhD
A Novel Human-to-Mouse-to-Human Approach for the Elucidation..
Cory Abate-Shen, PhD
Award:
First-time PCF Award Recipient
University:
Columbia University Medical Center
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Scott Williams, MD
Exploration of the Relationship between In Vivo..
Scott Williams, MD
The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award
University:
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
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Matthew Smith, MD, PhD
Matthew Smith, M.D., Ph.D. is the Director..
Matthew Smith, MD, PhD
The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award
University:
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Justine Bruce
New therapeutics are urgently needed for hormone..
Justine Bruce
The 2010 PCF Young Investigator in Honor of Our Soldiers and the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program for Prostate Cancer
Justine Bruce, MD:
University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center – Madison, WI
Mentor:
Glenn Liu, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology and Hematology, at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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Matthew Rettig, MD
A Nano-Structured Platform for Enhanced Detection of..
Matthew Rettig, MD
The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award
University:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Renata Pasqualini, PhD
Implications of Obesity in Prostate Cancer Recurrence..
Renata Pasqualini, PhD
The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award
University:
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Timothy Yap
Technical advances have led to the identification..
Timothy Yap
The 2011 Scott Minerd – PCF young Investigator Award (first year)
Award1:
The 2011 Earle I. Mack – PCF young Investigator Award (second year)
Award2:
2011 Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky – PCF young Investigator Award (third year)
Timothy Yap, BSc (Hons), MBBS, MRCP:
The Institute of Cancer Research, The Royal Marsden Hospital
Mentor:
Johann De Bono, MD, PhD
