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When you support Damon Runyon scientists, you are funding research that addresses questions common to all cancers, as well as those related to specific types of the disease. Our scientists are sought-after doctors, leaders of clinical trials and respected pioneers of important cancer research working at premier hospitals and academic institutions across the United States. Use the chart below to see who Damon Runyon funds, where they work and which cancers their research affects.
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Sort the chart below by Last Name, Award Type, Institution, State or Cancer Type, or click on Awardee for more detailed information.

Awardee Last Name Award Type Institution State Cancer Type
Orkun Akin, PhD Akin Fellow University of California, Los Angeles CA All cancers
Yimon Aye, PhD Aye Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Lu Bai, PhD Bai Fellow The Rockefeller University NY All cancers
Laura A. Banaszynski, PhD Banaszynski Fellow The Rockefeller University NY All cancers
Sean C. Bendall, PhD Bendall Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers, Leukemias
Eric J. Bennett, PhD Bennett Fellow Harvard Medical School MA Prostate
Jelena Bezbradica, PhD Bezbradica Fellow Yale University CT All cancers
Sarah K. Bowman, PhD Bowman Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
Robert K. Bradley, PhD Bradley Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Renier J. Brentjens, MD, PhD Brentjens Clinical Investigator Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NY Leukemias
Marcia S. Brose, MD, PhD Brose Clinical Investigator University of Pennsylvania PA Thyroid
Patrick A. Brown, MD Brown Clinical Investigator The Johns Hopkins University MD Leukemias
Ronald A. Buckanovich, MD, PhD Buckanovich Clinical Investigator University of Michigan MI Gynecological
Ken Cadwell, PhD Cadwell Fellow Washington University MO Colorectal, Gastric
Matthew F. Calabrese, PhD Calabrese Fellow St. Jude Children's Research Hospital TN Breast, Colorectal, Gynecological
Christopher S. Campbell, PhD Campbell Fellow University of California, San Diego CA All cancers
Erhu Cao, PhD Cao Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA Prostate, Sarcomas
Maya Capelson, PhD Capelson Fellow Salk Institute CA Leukemias
Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH Chan Clinical Investigator Massachusetts General Hospital MA Colorectal
Jianfu (Jeff) Chen, PhD Chen Fellow University of Colorado Denver CO All cancers
Heather R. Christofk, PhD Christofk Innovator University of California, Los Angeles CA All cancers
Christine H. Chung, MD Chung Clinical Investigator Vanderbilt University Medical Center TN Head and Neck
Won-Suk Chung, PhD Chung Fellow Stanford University CA Neuro-oncology
Lee Stirling Churchman, PhD Churchman Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Rachael A. Clark, MD, PhD Clark Clinical Investigator Brigham and Women's Hospital MA Skin
Oscar R. Colegio, MD, PhD Colegio Fellow Yale University CT Breast, Colorectal, Liver, Lung, Skin
Andrea L. Cox, MD, PhD Cox Clinical Investigator The Johns Hopkins University MD Liver
Jason Michael Crawford, PhD Crawford Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Meelad M. Dawlaty, PhD Dawlaty Fellow Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research MA Neuro-oncology
Alexandra M. Deaconescu, PhD Deaconescu Fellow Brandeis University MA Skin
Erik W. Debler, PhD Debler Fellow The Rockefeller University NY Leukemias
Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc Delaney Clinical Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA Leukemias
Nadya Dimitrova, PhD Dimitrova Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Michael J. Emanuele, PhD Emanuele Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital MA All cancers
Phillip G. Febbo, MD Febbo Clinical Investigator Duke University NC Prostate
Andrew L. Feldman, MD Feldman Clinical Investigator Mayo Clinic MN Lymphomas
Harrison W. Gabel, PhD Gabel Fellow Harvard Medical School MA Gynecological
Sunny D. Gilbert, PhD Gilbert Fellow Oregon State University OR All cancers
Lea A. Goentoro, PhD Goentoro Fellow Harvard Medical School MA Colorectal, Liver
Michael D. Gordon, PhD Gordon Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Douglas K. Graham, MD, PhD Graham Clinical Investigator University of Colorado Denver CO Leukemias, Lymphomas
Nathanael S. Gray, PhD Gray Innovator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute MA Breast, Lung, Skin
William J. Greenleaf, PhD Greenleaf Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
Gianna Elena Hammer, PhD Hammer Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
William Rodney Hardy, PhD Hardy Fellow University of Massachusetts Medical School MA Breast, Skin
Ryan C. Heller, PhD Heller Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Kristina M. Herbert, PhD Herbert Fellow Yale University CT Breast
Chuan-Hsiang Huang, MD, PhD Huang Fellow The Johns Hopkins University MD All cancers
Thomas M. Huckaba, PhD Huckaba Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA Breast
Yoh Isogai, PhD Isogai Fellow Harvard University MA Neuroendocrine
Daniel F. Jarosz, PhD Jarosz Fellow Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research MA All cancers
Simon Jenni, PhD Jenni Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Christopher A. Johnston, PharmD, PhD Johnston Fellow University of Oregon OR All cancers
Melissa R. Junttila, PhD Junttila Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Björn F.C. Kafsack, PhD Kafsack Fellow Princeton University NJ All cancers
Vassiliki Karantza-Wadsworth, MD, PhD Karantza-Wadsworth Clinical Investigator UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School NJ Breast
László Kürti, PhD Kürti Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
Jung-Min Kee, PhD Kee Fellow The Rockefeller University NY Liver
Daniel H. Kim, PhD Kim Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
William Y. Kim, MD Kim Clinical Investigator University of North Carolina NC Bladder
David G. Kirsch, MD, PhD Kirsch Innovator Duke University NC Sarcomas
Chitra V. Kotwaliwale, PhD Kotwaliwale Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Young Kwon, PhD Kwon Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Liana F. Lareau, PhD Lareau Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers
Ken S. Lau, PhD Lau Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA Colorectal
Ivan Maillard, MD, PhD Maillard Innovator University of Michigan MI Leukemias, Lymphomas, Myeloma
Adam G.W. Matthews, PhD Matthews Fellow Massachuestts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
David Q. Matus, PhD Matus Fellow Duke University NC All cancers
Sarkis K. Mazmanian, PhD Mazmanian Innovator California Institute of Technology CA Breast, Colorectal, Liver
Esteban O. Mazzoni, PhD Mazzoni Fellow Columbia University NY Leukemias
C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD Miller Clinical Investigator University of North Carolina NC Neuro-oncology
Josselin Milloz, PhD Milloz Fellow Harvard University MA Breast, Gynecological, Prostate
Taiowa A. Montgomery, PhD Montgomery Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
Elahe A. Mostaghel, MD, PhD Mostaghel Clinical Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA Prostate
Joshua C. Munger, PhD Munger Innovator University of Rochester NY All cancers
Benjamin R. Myers, PhD Myers Fellow Stanford University CA Bladder, Esophageal, Neuro-oncology, Prostate, Skin
Vu H. Nguyen, MD Nguyen Clinical Investigator The University of Chicago IL Leukemias, Lymphomas
Jared T. Nordman, PhD Nordman Fellow Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research MA All cancers
Akinyemi I. Ojesina, MBBS, PhD Ojesina Fellow Dana-Farber Cancer Institute MA AIDS-Related Cancers, Lymphomas
John M. Pagel, MD, PhD Pagel Clinical Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA Leukemias
Cara T. Pager, PhD Pager Fellow Stanford University CA Liver
Carolyn M. Phillips, PhD Phillips Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
Avi Priel, PhD Priel Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Juan Carlos Ramos, MD Ramos Clinical Investigator University of Miami FL Leukemias, Lymphomas
Tiffany A. Reese, PhD Reese Fellow Washington University MO AIDS-Related Cancers, Lymphomas, Nasopharyngeal, Sarcomas
John L. Rinn, PhD Rinn Innovator Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center MA All cancers
Joel H. Rubenstein, MD, MSc Rubenstein Clinical Investigator University of Michigan MI Esophageal
Melanie A. Samuel, PhD Samuel Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
Sharsti L. Sandall, PhD Sandall Fellow Salk Institute for Biological Studies CA All cancers
Dipali G. Sashital, PhD Sashital Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Katharina Schlacher, PhD Schlacher Fellow Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NY Breast
Heather M. Scobie, PhD Scobie Fellow Yale University CT Gastric, Lymphomas
Sarah E. Siegrist, PhD Siegrist Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA Neuro-oncology
Alla A. Sigova, PhD Sigova Fellow Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research MA All cancers
Karsten H. Siller, PhD Siller Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Duncan J. Smith, PhD Smith Fellow Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NY All cancers
Raffaella Sordella, PhD Sordella Innovator Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory NY Lung
Sabrina L. Spencer, PhD Spencer Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA All cancers
Robin Evans Stanley, PhD Stanley Fellow National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MD All cancers
Timothy O. Street, PhD Street Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Xu Tan, PhD Tan Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital MA Breast
Muneesh Tewari, MD, PhD Tewari Innovator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA All cancers
John M. Timmerman, MD Timmerman Clinical Investigator University of California, Los Angeles CA Lymphomas
Sarah E. Tully, PhD Tully Fellow The Scripps Research Institute CA All cancers
Tao Wang, PhD Wang Fellow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA All cancers
Ilan Wapinski, PhD Wapinski Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Kathryn E. Wellen, PhD Wellen Fellow University of Pennsylvania PA All cancers
Yu Wong, MD, PhD Wong Fellow Stanford University CA Breast
Catherine J. Wu, MD Wu Clinical Investigator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute MA Leukemias
Brian J. Yeh, PhD Yeh Fellow Northwestern University IL Breast, Lung, Prostate
Elaine M. Youngman, PhD Youngman Fellow University of Massachusetts Medical School MA All cancers
Xiaomeng Milton Yu, PhD Yu Fellow Stanford University CA Neuro-oncology
Jesse Zalatan, PhD Zalatan Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Yi Zhang, MD, PhD Zhang Innovator University of Michigan MI Leukemias, Lymphomas, Myeloma
Alexandra Zidovska, PhD Zidovska Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Awardee Last Name Award Type Institution State Cancer Type