Kexin Xu

The 2011 Progenics Dr. Stephen Morris – PCF Young Investigator Award

Kexin Xu, PhD:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard University

Mentor:

Myles Brown, MD

James Marshall, PhD

The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award

University:

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York

Timothy Showalter

The 2011 Ben Franklin – PCF Young Investigator Award

Timothy Showalter, MD:

University of Virginia

Mentors:

Adam Dicker, MD, PhD and Theresa Hyslop, PhD

Sumit Subudhi

2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

Sumit Subudhi, MD, PhD:

M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Mentors:

James Allison, PhD, Padmanee Sharma, MD, PhD

Proposal Title:

Improving Patient Selection for Immune Checkpoint Therapy: Maximizing Benefit and Minimizing Toxicities

Jennifer Doll, PhD

The Gordon Becker Creativity Award

University:

NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute, Illinois

Matthias Stephan

2014 Lori Milken-PCF Young Investigator

Matthias Stephan, MD, PhD:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Mentor:

Peter Nelson, MD

Proposal Title:

In Vivo Programming of Prostate Tumor-Specific T cells using Synthetic Nanoparticles

Daniel Spratt

2014 Rebecca and Nathan Milikowsky-PCF Young Investigator

Daniel Spratt, MD:

University of Michigan

Mentors:

Charles Sawyers, MD

Proposal Title:

Androgen Receptor Signaling Post-Radiotherapy: A Novel Non-Invasive Predictive Biomarker for Locally Advanced and Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

Jinjun Shi

2014 J. Eustace Wolfington-PCF Young Investigator

Jinjun Shi, PhD:

Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Mentors:

Omid Farokhzad, MD, Ulrich von Andrian, MD, PhD

Proposal Title:

mRNA-Based Immuno-Nanotherapeutics for Advanced Prostate Cancer Treatment

Maria Karlou

The 2011 PCF-Hellenic Fund Young Investigator Award

Maria Karlou, PhD:

University of Athens

Mentor:

Christopher Logothetis, MD

Corinne Joshu

The 2011 Kovler Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

Corinne Joshu, PhD:

Johns Hopkins University

Mentors:

Elizabeth Platz, ScD and Angelo DeMarzo, MD, PhD

David Olmos

2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

David Olmos, MBBS, MSc, PhD:

Spanish National Cancer Research Centre

Mentors:

Johann de Bono, MD, PhD, Manuel Hidalgo, MD, PhD

Proposal Title:

Integration of Clinical, Molecular and Biological Characteristics to Define an Aggressive Subtype of Prostate Cancer Based on Deficient Homologous Recombination

Himisha Beltran

The 2010 LeFrak Family – PCF Young Investigator Award

Himisha Beltran, MD:

Weill Cornell Medical College – New York, NY

Co-Mentor:

David Nanus, MD, Medical Director of the Genitourinary Oncology Program and Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Co-Mentor:

Mark Rubin, MD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Director of Translational Research Laboratory Services, and Vice Chairman for Experimental Pathology at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Yu Chen

The 2011 David H. Koch – PCF Young Investigator Award

Yu Chen, MD, PhD:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Mentors:

Howard Scher, MD and Charles Sawyers, MD

John Chadwick Brenner

The 2011 Albert Fuss – PCF Young Investigator Award
(first year)

Award1:

The 2011 Cayre Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award (second year)
(first year)

Award2:

The 2011 Robert Kraft – PCF Young Investigator Award (third year)

John Chadwick Brenner, MSc, PhD:

University of Michigan

Mentor:

Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD