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Cory Abate-Shen, PhD

Grant Institution:  Columbia University Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City, New York
Grant Term: 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2021
Area of Research: Molecular Determinants of Prostate Cancer Progression
Current Institution: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City, New York

John W. Adamson, MD

Grant Institution: UC San Diego in California
Grant Term: 7/1/1988 through 6/30/1989
Area of Research: Hematology
Current Institution: UC San Diego Health in California

Bruce M. Alberts, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1981 through 10/31/1995
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Carlos L. Arteaga, MD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2017
Area of Research: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Current Institution: UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX

David Baltimore, PhD

Grant Institution: California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Virology
Current Institution: California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Jonathan R. Beckwith, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/2002
Area of Research: Microbiology and Immunology
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

Andrew Berchuck, MD

Grant Institution: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC
Grant Term: 1/1/2006 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Irwin D. Bernstein, MD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 7/1/1995 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-oncology
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Grant Term: 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2020
Area of Research: Epigenetic Drivers and Dependencies of Heterogeneous Cellular States
Current Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston
Press Release: New ACS Professors
How Epigenetics Could Improve Your Cancer Treatment

Joseph R. Bertino, MD

Grant Institution: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick
Grant Term: 7/1/1975 through 6/30/1995
Area of Research: Hematology
Current Institution: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick

Edward A. Boyse, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1977 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Immunology and immuno-oncology
Last Institution: University of Arizona in Tucson

Joan Brugge, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 7/31/2004
Area of Research: Cellular Pathways That Control Cell Proliferation, Survival, and Invasion
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
American Cancer Society Awards Medal of Honor for Extraordinary Contributions for Saving Lives from Cancer

John Cairns, MD

Grant Institution: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York
Grant Term: 1/1/1969 through 6/30/1989
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA

John A. Carbon, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/1999
Area of Research: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

Thomas R. Cech, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Grant Term: 1/1/1987 through 12/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Yuan Chang, MD

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Human Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Pennsylvania
The Cancer Atlas: Infection

Herbert Chen, MD, FACS

Grant Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 4/30/2017
Area of Research: Establishment of an MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Research and Training Program
Current Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2009 through 6/30/2019
Area of Research: A Bioinformatics Platform for Nextgen Sequencing in Oncology
Current Institution: University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor

Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2023
Area of Research: Replication Stress and Genome Instability in Cancer
Current Institution: Stanford University in California
Podcast: When DNA and RNA Tangle

John M. Coffin, PhD

Grant Institution: Tufts University in Medford, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: Molecular Biology of Retroviruses
Current Institution: Tufts University in Medford, MA and National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD

Seymour S. Cohen, PhD

Grant Institution: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Grant Term: 9/1/1957 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Virology
Last Institution: Rockefeller Institute

Stanley Cohen, PhD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 1/1/1976 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories

 

Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Grant Institution: Washington University, St. Louis in Missouri
Grant Term: 7/1/2003 through 6/30/2014
Area of Research: Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Current Institution: Washington University, St. Louis in Missouri

Sidney P. Colowick, PhD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/1959 through 6/30/1983
Area of Research: Metabolic Biochemistry
Last Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

Craig M. Crews, PhD

Grant Institution: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut
Grant Term: 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2023
Area of Research: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Current Institution: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

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Alan D’Andrea, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 2003 through current
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

Titia de Lange, PhD

Grant Institution: The Rockefeller University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2019
Area of Research: The Role of Telomere Dynamics in Human Cancer
Current Institution: Rockefeller University in New York City, NY

Vittorio Defendi, MD

Grant Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 11/30/1994
Area of Research: Virology
Last Institution: New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD

Grant Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Term: 7/1/2014 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Behavioral Science
Current Institution: University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham
A New Intervention for Improving Health After Cancer

Ronald A. DePinho, MD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1999 through 12/31/2008
Area of Research: Basic and Translational Research
Current Institution: MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX

Mary L. Disis, MD

Grant Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Grant Term: 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Vaccines Targeting Cancer Initiation Antigens to Prevent Colon Cancer
Current Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Future Defenses Against Colorectal Cancer May Include a Vaccine and Genetic Engineering

Ethan Dmitrovsky, MD

Grant Institution: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2014
Area of Research: Bidirectional Translational Research for Lung Cancer
Current Institution: Leidos Biomedical Research in Frederick, MD
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Robert Eisenman, PhD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 1/1/1997 through 12/31/2006
Area of Research: Control of Cell Proliferation by the Max Transcription Factor Network
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP

Grant Institution: Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Colon and Liver Cancer
Current Institution: Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Charis Eng, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio
Grant Term: 7/1/2009 through 6/30/2019
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Lewis L. Engel, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1959 through 6/30/1976
Area of Research: Biosynthesis of Estrogens
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA

Ronald Epstein, MD

Grant Institution: University of Rochester
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Communication, Mindfulness, and Patient Centered Care in Advanced Cancer
Current Institution: University of Rochester in New York
Researchers Look for Ways to Improve Communication Between Cancer Patients and Doctors

Raymond L. Erikson, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA

Emmanuel Farber, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 7/1/1959 through 10/31/1985
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Last Institution: University of Toronto in Ontario

James L. Ferrara, MD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Novel Strategies to Treat Graft Versus Host Disease
Current Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

Gerald Fink, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1983 through 12/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

Karen Freund, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: Tufts Medical Center Inc. in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Patient Navigation to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Last Institution: Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA
Podcast: On Mentoring
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now
Patient Navigators Can Help When Life Disrupts Cancer Care

Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Regulation of Tumor Development and Progression by Myeloid Cells
Current Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Gajewski, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2021
Area of Research: Integrative Genomics to Identify Resistance Mechanisms to Immunotherapy
Current Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois

Joseph G. Gall, PhD

Grant Institution: Carnegie Institution of Washington DC
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 4/30/1998
Area of Research: Nuclear Structure and Function
Current Institution: Carnegie Institute for Science in Baltimore, MD

Patricia Ganz, MD

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/1999 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Across the Cancer Control Continuum
Current Institution: UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

Walter Gilbert, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1972 through 6/30/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Anna R. Giuliano, PhD

Grant Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Prevention of Infection-Related Cancers
Current Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
A World Leader in Infection-Related Cancer Research: ACS Professor Profile 
HPV Vaccine: A Powerful Way to Help Prevent 3+ Cancers in Women

Luigi Gorini, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1962 through 11/27/1973
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA

A. Clark Griffin, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Texas in Austin, TX
Grant Term: 9/1/1961 through 8/31/1982
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Last Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Christine Guthrie, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1992 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: mRNA Splicing and Transport; Mechanisms and Regulation
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

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Thomas C. Hall, MD

Grant Institution: University of Southern California in Los Angeles
Grant Term: 1/1/1972 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Last Institution: Harvard Medical in Cambridge, MA

Douglas Hanahan, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 9/30/2009
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Current Institution: Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research in Switzerland

Robert E. Handschumacher, PhD

Grant Institution: Yale University in New Haven, CT
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Immunopharmacology and studies of mechanisms involved in the modulation of cancer
Current Institution: Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT

Iswar K. Hariharan, MBBS, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 12/31/2020
Area of Research: Regulation of Growth and Regeneration in Drosophila
Current Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Podcast: "Cancer is basically a non-healing wound and we should treat it as such"

Edward Harlow, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Grant Term: 1/1/1992 through 11/29/1999
Area of Research: Transformation by DNA Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA

Leland H. Hartwell, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

R. Scott Hawley, PhD

Grant Institution: Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2015
Area of Research: The Origins of Meiotic and Mitotic Aneuploidy
Current Institution: Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO

Xi He, PhD

Grant Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Grant Term: 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2019
Area of Research: Understanding Wnt and Rspondin Signaling in Stem Cells and Cancer
Current Institution: Boston Children's Hospital Health in Massachusetts

Stephen S. Hecht, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Grant Term: 1/1/2000 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention
Current Institution: University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center in Minneapolis

Charles Heidelberger, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1960 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Southern California

Heinz Herrmann, MD

Grant Institution: University of Connecticut in Mansfield
Grant Term: 9/15/1960 through 9/14/1980
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Connecticut Health in Farmington

John Higginson, MD

Grant Institution: University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS
Grant Term: 9/1/1961 through 6/30/1993
Area of Research: Epidemiology
Last Institution: University of Kansas Health in Kansas City, KS

Vincent Hollander, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Grant Term: 6/1/1960 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

Robert W. Holley, PhD

Grant Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1969 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Waun Ki Hong, MD

Grant Institution: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Grant Term: 7/1/1996 through 3/31/2001
Area of Research: Chemoprevention Research of Aerodigestive Cancers
Last Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Tony Hunter, PhD

Grant Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through12/31/2008
Area of Research: Protein phosphorylation in growth and oncogenesis
Current Institution: Salk Institute of Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA

Jerard Hurwitz, PhD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/1989 through 12/31/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

Jean-Pierre Issa, MD

Grant Institution: Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology in Philadelphia, PA

Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Developing Precision Therapies for Lung Cancer
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Lung Cancer Dream Team Makes Progress

Elwood V. Jensen

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/1963 through 3/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Cincinnati in Ohio

Barton A. Kamen, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ
Grant Term: 7/1/1994 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Folate Homeostasis and Cancer Chemotherapy
Last Institution: Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ

Yibin Kang, PhD

Grant Institution: Princeton University in Princeton, NJ
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Stromal Niche as Regulators of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Current Institution: Princeton University in Princeton, NJ

Michael Karin, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
Grant Term: 1/1/1999 through 12/31/2008
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, San Diego

Beth Y. Karlan, MD

Grant Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA
Grant Term: 7/1/2006 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: Identification of Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prognosis
Current Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA

Cynthia J. Kenyon, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: Biochemistry and Biophysics
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Mary-Claire King, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle
Grant Term: 7/1/1994 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Breast Cancer
Current Institution: University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories
American Cancer Society Funded Researchers Win Lasker Award

Henry I. Kohn, MD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1963 through 8/31/1971
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL

Nancy Krieger, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University School of Public Health in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Social Epidemiology
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Class, Race, and Cancer: Unraveling the Complex Connections

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Lewis L. Lanier, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2003 through 12/31/2009
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-Oncology
Current Institution: University of California San Francisco
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

David Largaespada, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Grant Term: 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2017
Area of Research: Functional Genomics of Cancer Progression
Current Institution: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Michael Laskowski, PhD

Grant Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Grant Term: 9/1/1960 through 12/31/1975
Area of Research: Biochemistry
Current Institution: Saba University School of Medicine in the Dutch Caribbean

Morton L. Levin, MD, DrPH

Grant Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY
Grant Term: 9/1/1959 through 8/31/1970
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY

Lawrence Levine, ScD

Grant Institution: Brandeis University in Waltham, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1962 through 8/31/1989
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Brandeis University in Waltham, MA

Ronald Levy, MD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 7/1/1987 through 12/31/2011
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-Oncology
Current Institution: Stanford University in California

Frederick P. Li, MD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1998 through 6/30/2008
Area of Research: Cancer Control through Genetics
Last Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

Frank Lilly, PhD

Grant Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in Bronx, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/1995
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY

Alfred G. Marshak, PhD

Grant Institution: Tulane University in New Orleans, LA
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1972
Area of Research: Experimental Pathology and Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Tulane University in New Orleans, LA

Carlos Martinez, MD

Grant Institution: University of Minnesota-- Twin Cities
Grant Term: 7/1/1960 through 6/30/1982
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Maria E. Martinez, PhD

Grant Institution: Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona in Tucson
Grant Term: 1/1/2006 through 12/31/2011
Area of Research: Development of A Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Arizona
Current Institution: University of California, San Diego

William L. McGuire, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Grant Term: 7/1/1989 through 6/30/1994
Area of Research: Endocrinological Aspects of Breast Cancer
Last Institution: National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD

J. Richard McIntosh, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 6/30/2005
Area of Research: Analysis of Mitotic Mechanism
Current Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder

Stephen J. Meltzer, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Diagnosis and Risk Assessment in Barrett’s Esophagus
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD

Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Genome-inspired Approaches to Cancer Discovery and Therapeutics
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Podcast: Matthew Meyerson (Mentor) and Alison Taylor (Mentee)

Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Patient Care and Survivorship Issues 
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Patrick S. Moore, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Human Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Philadelphia

Dan H. Moore

Grant Institution: Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/1972 through 6/30/1978
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA

R. Sean Morrison, MD

Grant Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2024
Area of Research: Enhancing Quality of Life in Cancer Care
Current Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

Hans Noll, PhD

Grant Institution: Northwestern University, Evanston Campus
Grant Term: 12/1/1966 through 1/30/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Northwestern University, Evanston Campus

Owen O’Connor, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Leukemia, Immunology, and Blood Cell Development
Current Institution: Columbia University in New York City
A Pioneer for Developing Drugs for People with T-Cell Lymphoma

Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MBBS

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Toward a Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer in the African Diaspora
Current Institution: University of Chicago Health in Illinois
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Terry L. Orr-Weaver, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2007 through 12/31/2016
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA

Elliot F. Osserman, MD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 5/1/1969 through 4/30/1990
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY

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Luis F. Parada, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Grant Term: 1/1/2004 through 12/31/2009
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

Kenneth Pienta, MD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2003 through 2/28/2013
Area of Research: Targeting Thrombin Receptor to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD

G. Barry Pierce, Jr., MD

Grant Institution: Colorado University in Boulder
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor

Helen Piwnica-Worms, PhD

Grant Institution: Washington University, St. Louis
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 4/21/2011
Area of Research: Functionalizing and Translating the Human Breast Cancer Genome
Current Institution: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Jerome B. Posner, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/1996 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Studies of Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Current Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

James M. Price, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1957 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison

Carol L. Prives, PhD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1998 through 9/30/2001
Area of Research: Regulating the Functions of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein
Current Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY

Theodore T. Puck, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Grant Term: 4/1/1966 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Colorado, Denver

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Grant Institution: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/2002 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Total Therapy Study XV: Boosting the Cure Rate in Childhood ALL
Current Institution: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN
Childhood Cancer Research Challenges and Opportunities: A Roundtable Discussion

Fred Rapp, PhD

Grant Institution: Baylor University in Waco, TX
Grant Term: 7/1/1966 through 3/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Baylor University in Waco, TX

Maurice M. Rapport, PhD

Grant Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in New York City
Grant Term: 10/1/1961 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in New York City, NY

Stanley Riddell, MD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Establishing Safe and Effective T Cell Antitumor Immunity
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

Phillips W. Robbins, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/1996
Area of Research: Cell and Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Boston University in Massachusetts

Ora Mendelsohn Rosen, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1988 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

Jennifer Rubin-Grandis, MD

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Head and Neck Cancer as a Model for Bedside-to-Bench Research
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Davide Ruggero, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Translation Control in Cancer & its Therapeutic Implications
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Grant Institution: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2019
Area of Research: The Genetics and Biology of Squamous Cell Cancers
Current Institution: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia

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David M. Sabatini, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2022
Area of Research: Molecular biology
Current Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA

Leona D. Samson, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 6/30/2012
Area of Research: Molecular biology
Current Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

Robert T. Schimke, MD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Resistance to Cancer Agents
Last Institution: Stanford University in California

Arnold Seligman, MD

Grant Institution: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. in Maryland
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 12/31/1982
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Last Institution: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. in Maryland

Gregg L. Semenza, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2021
Area of Research: Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Kevin Shannon, MD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California San Francisco
Podcast: Changing the Shape of Leukemia Research and Clinical Care
Childhood Cancer Research Challenges and Opportunities: A Roundtable Discussion

Thomas E. Shenk, PhD

Grant Institution: Princeton University in New Jersey
Grant Term: 1/1/1986 through 12/31/1990
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Princeton University in New Jersey

Yang Shi, PhD

Grant Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Grant Term: 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2017
Area of Research: Functional and Mechanistic Investigations of Chromatin Regulators
Current Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Stewart Shuman, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center In New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: RNA Repair
Current Institution: Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

Melvin V. Simpson, PhD

Grant Institution: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Grant Term: 3/1/1962 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: The State University of New York Stony Brook University

Seymour J. Singer, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
Grant Term: 1/1/1987 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Last Institution: University of California, San Diego

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/2004 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Her-2 Alteration in Human Breast Cancer: Delineation of Downstream Molecular Events and Identification of Additional Potential Therapeutic Targets
Current Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories

Hamilton O. Smith, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 6/30/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: IBEJ. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, MD
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Alan Solomon, MD

Grant Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Grant Term: 7/1/1992 through 6/30/2003
Area of Research: Immunoglobulin Pathophysiology in B-Cell Malignancies
Current Institution: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Anil K. Sood, MD

Grant Institution: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Grant Term: 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2021
Area of Research: Non-Coding RNA Cancer Therapeutics
Current Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Melanoma
Current Institution: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL

Franklin W. Stahl, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/2000
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene

Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2017
Area of Research: Cost Analyses and Healthcare Delivery in Cancer Control
Current Institution: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Thomas P. Stossel, MD

Grant Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1987 through 6/30/2013
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Cell Motility
Last Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA

William M. Sugden, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 1/1/2000 through 12/31/2010
Area of Research: Transforming Functions of Epstein-Barr Virus
Current Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison

Paul Talalay, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 3/1/1958 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Johns Hopkins University Health in Baltimore, MD

Howard Martin Temin, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1974 through 6/30/2004
Area of Research: Retrovirus Replication and Genetics
Last Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

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Kensal van Holde, PhD

Grant Institution: Oregon State University in Corvallis
Grant Term: 1/1/1977 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Oregon State University Health in Corvallis

Harold Varmus, MD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology of Retroviruses and Cancer Genes
Current Institution: Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, NY
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Anne M. Villenueve, PhD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2020
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Genome Inheritance during Meiosis
Current Institution: Stanford University in California
Press Release: New ACS Professors

Bert Vogelstein, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD

Peter H. von Hippel, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/2001
Area of Research: Physico-Chemical Studies of DNA Transcription and Replication Complexes
Current Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene

Graham C. Walker, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
Grant Term: 1/1/2002 through 12/31/2012
Area of Research: DNA Repair, Mutagenesis, and Cancer
Current Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

Johannes Walter, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2022
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

Leonard Warren, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

Robert A. Weinberg, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1995 through 12/31/2007
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: MIT Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA

Michael H. Wigler, PhD

Grant Institution: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York
Grant Term: 1/1/1991 through 8/31/2013
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Cold Stone Harbor Laboratory in New York

H. Rodney Withers, MD, DSc

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/1992 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Biological Bases for Clinical Radiotherapy
Last Institution: University of California, Los Angeles

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