Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2023


2023 National Cancer Institute – PCF Young Investigator Award

Artificial Intelligence-Based Lesion Kinetics Assessment for the Selection of Therapeutic Targets for Focal SBRT in Patients with Oligoprogressive Metastatic Castration Resistant (mCRPC) and Biochemically Recurrent (BCR) Prostate Cancer

Krishnan Patel, MD
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Mentors: Ravi Madan, Deborah Citrin

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2023 Michael & Lori Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award

Non-Invasive Prediction of Tumor Phenotypes, Therapeutic Targets, and Treatment Response in CRPC using ctDNA

Robert Patton, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Mentors: Peter Nelson, Gavin Ha

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2023 Kovler Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

Validation and Integration of Optimized Risk Stratification and Novel Biomarkers for the Personalization of Prostate Cancer Treatment

Soumyajit Roy, MBBS, MSc
Rush University Medical Center

Mentors: Daniel Spratt, Felix Feng, Alison Tree

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2023 John Black Charitable Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

N-Acetyl Aspartate Sustains Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer through Glucocorticoid Induced Sphingolipid Metabolism

Mark Salji, PhD, MB, Bchir
University of Glasgow – Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute

Mentors: Hing Leung, Nima Sharifi, Ruth Morgan

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2023 Alison and Jim Casey – PCF Young Investigator Award

Rational Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Combinations for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC)

Galina Semenova, MD, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Mentors: John Lee, Peter Nelson

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