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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
Alexei A. Aravin, PhD Aravin Innovator California Institute of Technology CA All cancers
Yimon Aye, PhD Aye Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Pedro J. Batista, PhD Batista Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA Breast, Leukemias
Gregory L. Beatty, MD, PhD Beatty Innovator University of Pennsylvania PA All cancers
Sean C. Bendall, PhD Bendall Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers, Leukemias
Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD Bleakley Clinical Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA Leukemias
Robert K. Bradley, PhD Bradley Dale Frey Scientist Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA All cancers
James E. Bradner, MD Bradner Innovator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute MA All cancers
Niels Bradshaw, PhD Bradshaw Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
David K. Breslow, PhD Breslow Fellow Stanford University CA Kidney, Neuro-oncology, Pancreatic, Skin
Ronald A. Buckanovich, MD, PhD Buckanovich Clinical Investigator University of Michigan MI Gynecological
Ken Cadwell, PhD Cadwell Dale Frey Scientist New York University School of Medicine NY Colorectal, Gastric
Christopher S. Campbell, PhD Campbell Fellow University of California, San Diego CA All cancers
Tobias J.E. Carling, MD, PhD Carling Clinical Investigator Yale University School of Medicine CT Neuroendocrine, Thyroid
Mary J. Carroll, PhD Carroll Fellow Vanderbilt University Medical Center TN Pancreatic
Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH Chan Clinical Investigator Massachusetts General Hospital MA Colorectal
Leon Y. Chan, PhD Chan Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Jianfu (Jeff) Chen, PhD Chen Fellow University of Colorado Denver CO Neuro-oncology
Sidi Chen, PhD Chen Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Sarcomas
Heather R. Christofk, PhD Christofk Innovator University of California, Los Angeles CA All cancers
Won-Suk Chung, PhD Chung Fellow Stanford University CA Neuro-oncology
Lee Stirling Churchman, PhD Churchman Dale Frey Scientist Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Rachael A. Clark, MD, PhD Clark Clinical Investigator Brigham and Women's Hospital MA Skin
Meelad M. Dawlaty, PhD Dawlaty Fellow Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research MA Neuro-oncology
Adam de la Zerda, PhD de la Zerda Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA Prostate
Ralph J. DeBerardinis, MD, PhD DeBerardinis Clinical Investigator UT Southwestern Medical Center TX All cancers
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
Elizabeth M. Duncan, PhD Duncan Fellow Stowers Institute for Medical Research MO All cancers
Joshua E. Elias, PhD Elias Innovator Stanford University School of Medicine CA All cancers
Kimberley Evason, MD, PhD Evason Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA Liver
Sarah E. Ewald, PhD Ewald Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA All cancers
Andrew L. Feldman, MD Feldman Clinical Investigator Mayo Clinic MN Lymphomas
Harrison W. Gabel, PhD Gabel Fellow Harvard Medical School MA Gynecological
Douglas K. Graham, MD, PhD Graham Clinical Investigator University of Colorado Denver CO Leukemias, Lymphomas
Nicholas R. Guydosh, PhD Guydosh Fellow The Johns Hopkins University MD All cancers
Christopher J. Hale, PhD Hale Fellow University of California, Los Angeles CA All cancers
William Rodney Hardy, PhD Hardy Fellow University of Massachusetts Medical School MA Breast, Skin
Tom A. Hartl, PhD Hartl Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA All cancers
Daniel A. Heller, PhD Heller Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
David G. Hendrickson, PhD Hendrickson Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
N. Lynn Henry, MD, PhD Henry Clinical Investigator University of Michigan MI Breast
Jay R. Hesselberth, PhD Hesselberth Innovator University of Colorado Denver CO All cancers
Sujun Hua, PhD Hua Fellow MD Anderson Cancer Center TX Neuro-oncology
Chuan-Hsiang Huang, MD, PhD Huang Fellow The Johns Hopkins University MD All cancers
Xi Huang, PhD Huang Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA Neuro-oncology
Calvin H. Jan, PhD Jan Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Nikhil S. Joshi, PhD Joshi Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Lung
Björn F.C. Kafsack, PhD Kafsack Fellow Princeton University NJ All cancers
Vassiliki Karantza, MD, PhD Karantza Clinical Investigator UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School NJ Breast
John J. Karijolich, PhD Karijolich Fellow UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School NJ All cancers
Daniel H. Kim, PhD Kim Fellow California Institute of Technology CA All cancers
William Y. Kim, MD Kim Clinical Investigator University of North Carolina NC Bladder
Yumi Kim, PhD Kim Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Kevin R. Kozak, MD, PhD Kozak Clinical Investigator University of Wisconsin WI All cancers
Kristin A. Krukenberg, PhD Krukenberg Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers, Breast
Gabriel C. Lander, PhD Lander Fellow Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory CA All cancers
Liana F. Lareau, PhD Lareau Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers
Ying Lu, PhD Lu Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Hua Lu, PhD Lu Fellow The Scripps Research Institute CA Leukemias
Wan-Jin Lu, PhD Lu Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA Bladder
John R. Lydeard, PhD Lydeard Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Costas A. Lyssiotis, PhD Lyssiotis Fellow Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center MA Pancreatic
Rebecca S. Mathew, PhD Mathew Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Ryota Matsuoka, PhD Matsuoka Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Igor Matushansky, MD, PhD Matushansky Clinical Investigator Columbia University NY Sarcomas
Cory Y. McLean, PhD McLean Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA Neuro-oncology
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
Raymond E. Moellering, PhD Moellering Fellow The Scripps Research Institute CA All cancers
Taiowa A. Montgomery, PhD Montgomery Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
Katarina Moravcevic, PhD Moravcevic Fellow University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine PA Breast, Colorectal
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
Dale Muzzey, PhD Muzzey Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA 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
Erin A. Osborne, PhD Osborne Fellow University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC All cancers
Douglas H. Phanstiel, PhD Phanstiel Fellow Stanford University School of Medicine CA All cancers
Maximilian W. Popp, PhD Popp Fellow University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry NY All cancers
Matthew R. Pratt, PhD Pratt Innovator University of Southern California CA
Tiffany A. Reese, PhD Reese Fellow Washington University MO Lymphomas, Nasopharyngeal, Sarcomas
Jason A. Reuter, PhD Reuter Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers
Maurizio Righini, PhD Righini Fellow University of California, Berkeley CA All cancers
Leah R. Sabin, PhD Sabin Fellow Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory NY Leukemias, Lymphomas
Sharsti L. Sandall, PhD Sandall Fellow Salk Institute for Biological Studies CA All cancers
Sumeet Sarin, PhD Sarin Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
Joshua D. Schiffman, MD Schiffman Clinical Investigator University of Utah UT Ewing’s Tumors
Daniel Schmidt, PhD Schmidt Fellow Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA Neuro-oncology
Volker Schweikhard, PhD Schweikhard Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers
James P. Scott-Browne, PhD Scott-Browne Fellow La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology CA All cancers, Leukemias
Yoko Shibata, PhD Shibata Fellow Northwestern University IL All cancers
Joshua J. Sims, PhD Sims Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Deniz Simsek, PhD Simsek Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Peter J. Skene, PhD Skene Fellow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA All cancers, Leukemias, Lymphomas, Myeloma
Lara C. Skwarek, PhD Skwarek 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
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD Stadler Clinical Investigator Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NY Breast, Colorectal, Testicular
Robin Evans Stanley, PhD Stanley Fellow National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases MD All cancers
Rita L. Strack, PhD Strack Fellow The Johns Hopkins University MD All cancers
Xu Tan, PhD Tan Fellow Brigham and Women's Hospital MA Liver
Jean Y. Tang, MD, PhD Tang Clinical Investigator Stanford University CA Skin
Nathan D. Thomsen, PhD Thomsen Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Brian G. Till, MD Till Clinical Investigator Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center WA Lymphomas
Cole Trapnell, PhD Trapnell Fellow Harvard University MA All cancers
Benjamin P. Tu, PhD Tu Innovator UT Southwestern Medical Center TX All cancers
Scott J. Valastyan, PhD Valastyan Fellow Harvard Medical School MA Breast
Matthew G. Vander Heiden, MD, PhD Vander Heiden Innovator Massachusetts Institute of Technology MA All cancers
Yanling Wang, PhD Wang Fellow University of California, Los Angeles CA Colorectal
Ilan Wapinski, PhD Wapinski Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Eranthie Weerapana, PhD Weerapana Innovator Boston College MA
Ian Y. Wong, PhD Wong Fellow Massachusetts General Hospital MA All cancers
Catherine J. Wu, MD Wu Clinical Investigator Dana-Farber Cancer Institute MA Leukemias
Dong Yan, PhD Yan Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Qiong Yang, PhD Yang Fellow Stanford University CA All cancers
Hyun Youk, PhD Youk Fellow University of California, San Francisco CA All cancers
Rui Yue, PhD Yue Fellow University of Texas Southwestern Medical School TX Leukemias
Jihye Yun, PhD Yun Fellow Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center MA Leukemias, Lymphomas
Feng Zhang, PhD Zhang Innovator The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard MA Neuro-oncology
Alexandra Zidovska, PhD Zidovska Fellow Harvard Medical School MA All cancers
Awardee Last Name Award Type Institution State Cancer Type