Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2021


2021 Robert and Cindy Citrone-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award

Investigating Mechanisms of Androgen Mediated T cell Suppression in High-Risk Prostate Cancer

Amy Moran, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University

Mentor: Lisa Coussens, PhD

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2021 J. Eustace Wolfington-PCF Young Investigator Award

Impact of the Microbiome on PSCA-Directed Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T Cell Therapy for Prostate Cancer

John P. Murad, PhD
City of Hope

Mentor: Saul Priceman, PhD

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2021 Clay Hamlin–PCF Young Investigator Award

Interrogating mitochondrial dysfunction for precision medicine in high-risk prostate cancer

Alexandros Papachristodoulou, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Mentors: Cory Abate-Shen, PhD, Mark Stein, MD, James McKiernan, MD

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2021 J. Eustace Wolfington-PCF Young Investigator Award

Targeting SWI/SNF ATPases in FOXA1-Altered Prostate Cancers

Abhijit Parolia, PhD
University of Michigan

Mentors: Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Joshi Alumkal, MD, Marcin Cieslik, PhD

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2021 PCF Young Investigator Award

Investigating Whether a Healthy Lifestyle or Pharmacological Intervention can Offset the Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in Men at High Genetic Risk

Anna Plym, PhD
Harvard: Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Mentors: Lorelei Mucci, ScD, Adam Kibel, MD

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