Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2020


2020 Tad Smith & Caroline Fitzgibbons-PCF Young Investigator Award

Uncovering Lineage Plasticity in the Context of Specific Genomic Alterations in High Risk Prostate Cancer

Lucia Nappi, MD, PhD
University of British Columbia (UBC)

Mentors: Martin Gleave, MD; Amina Zoubeidi, PhD

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2020 David Yurman-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award

Biomarker-Based Approaches to Predict Fracture Risk among Men with Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Ravi Parikh, MD
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania

Mentors: Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH; Ravishankar Jayadevappa, PhD

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2020 The Kovler Family Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

Interrupting Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer Phenotypes by a Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling 2

Jung Wook Park, PhD
Duke University

Mentors: Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD; Andrew Armstrong, MD

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2020 John Black Charitable Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

Metabolic Adaptations to Androgen Receptor Blockade and the Prostate Cancer Transcriptome.

Alec Paschalis, MD, PhD
Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Mentors: Johann de Bono, MD, PhD; Stephen Plymate, MD; Ganesh Raj, MD, PhD

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2020 Jeff & Loyd Zisk-PCF Young Investigator Award

Molecular Pathology-Artificial Intelligence Approach to Therapy Response Prediction for Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

Antonio Rodriguez-Calero, MD
University of Bern

Mentors: Mark Rubin, MD; Savatore Piscuoglio, PhD

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