Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2022


2022 Todd Boehly – PCF Young Investigator Award

Associating Germline Variants with Prostate Tumour Evolution and Lethality

Roni Haas, PhD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Mentor: Paul Boutros, PhD, MBA

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2022 Ronald & Victoria Simms – PCF Young Investigator Award

Elucidating Metabolic Health for Prostate Cancer Patients through Dietary Intervention (DINE Study)

Ashley E. Holly, PhD, MBA
Cleveland Clinic

Mentors: Nima Sharifi, MD, Matthew Vander Heiden, MD, PhD

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2022 James Coulter – PCF Young Investigator Award

Single-Center Retrospective Clinical Study of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Based Protein Assessment of Three Tumor Suppressor Genes (“Triple-TSG”) for Improved Risk Stratification and Treatment Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer

Tamara Jamaspishvili, MD, PhD
State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University

Mentors: Jeremy Squire, PhD, Alina Basnet, MD

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2022 Michael & Lori Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award

Functional and Treatment Implications of a Rare Germline HOXB13 Variant Affecting Risk of Lethal Prostate Cancer in Patients of African Ancestry

Mayuko Kanayama, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University

Mentors: Jun Luo, PhD, Tamara Lotan, MD, William Isaacs, PhD

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2022 Wild Dunes MGA – PCF Young Investigator Award

Exercise for Tumor Suppressive Impact in Black Patients with Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance: The RE-MOVE Trial

Dong-Woo Kang, PhD
Harvard: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)

Mentors: Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, MPH, Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH, Timothy Rebbeck, PhD

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