The 2011 Clinical Investigator Awardees
Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD
"Segregating the GVL effect from GVHD in humans" with Stanley R. Riddell, MD, at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle
Dr. Bleakley is working on new approaches to separate the graft versus leukemia (GVL) effect from graft versus host disease (GVHD) after bone marrow transplantation. > Learn more
Ralph J. DeBerardinis, MD, PhD
"Translational studies in cancer metabolism" with Helen H. Hobbs, MD, at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas
Dr. DeBerardinis is working to understand the role of metabolism in tumor growth and use those findings to improve cancer treatment. > Learn more
Joshua D. Schiffman, MD
"Microsatellite length and integrin signaling as risk factors for Ewing's Sarcoma" with Stephen L. Lessnick, MD, PhD, at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City
Dr. Schiffman is working to understand the underlying molecular genetics of pediatric sarcoma. > Learn more
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD
"Characterization of de novo germline genetic alterations in cancer susceptibility" with Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, and Michael H. Wigler, PhD, at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Dr. Stadler is working to determine the genetic basis of sporadic cancers in young adults. > Learn more
Jean Y. Tang, MD, PhD
"Mechanisms of acquired resistance to Hedgehog pathway inhibitors in basal cell carcinomas" with Philip A. Beachy, PhD, and Ervin H. Epstein, MD, at Stanford University, Stanford
Dr. Tang is working to characterize mechanisms of drug resistance in the treatment of skin cancer. > Learn more