To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funds to pursue innovative cancer research.

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Current Cancer Research Projects

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
Marie Bleakley, MD, PhD	Bleakley	Clinical Investigator	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	WA	Leukemias
Ronald A. Buckanovich, MD, PhD	Buckanovich	Clinical Investigator	University of Michigan	MI	Gynecological
Tobias J.E. Carling, MD, PhD	Carling	Clinical Investigator	Yale University School of Medicine	CT	Neuroendocrine, Thyroid
Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH	Chan	Clinical Investigator	Massachusetts General Hospital	MA	Colorectal
Rachael A. Clark, MD, PhD	Clark	Clinical Investigator	Brigham and Women's Hospital	MA	Skin
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
Andrew L. Feldman, MD	Feldman	Clinical Investigator	Mayo Clinic	MN	Lymphomas
Douglas K. Graham, MD, PhD	Graham	Clinical Investigator	University of Colorado Denver	CO	Leukemias, Lymphomas
N. Lynn Henry, MD, PhD	Henry	Clinical Investigator	University of Michigan	MI	Breast
Vassiliki Karantza, MD, PhD	Karantza	Clinical Investigator	UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	NJ	Breast
William Y. Kim, MD	Kim	Clinical Investigator	University of North Carolina	NC	Bladder
Kevin R. Kozak, MD, PhD	Kozak	Clinical Investigator	University of Wisconsin	WI	All cancers
Igor Matushansky, MD, PhD	Matushansky	Clinical Investigator	Columbia University	NY	Sarcomas
C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD	Miller	Clinical Investigator	University of North Carolina	NC	Neuro-oncology
Elahe A. Mostaghel, MD, PhD	Mostaghel	Clinical Investigator	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	WA	Prostate
Vu H. Nguyen, MD	Nguyen	Clinical Investigator	The University of Chicago	IL	Leukemias, Lymphomas
Joshua D. Schiffman, MD	Schiffman	Clinical Investigator	University of Utah	UT	Ewing’s Tumors
Zsofia K. Stadler, MD	Stadler	Clinical Investigator	Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center	NY	Breast, Colorectal, Testicular
Jean Y. Tang, MD, PhD	Tang	Clinical Investigator	Stanford University	CA	Skin
Brian G. Till, MD	Till	Clinical Investigator	Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center	WA	Lymphomas
Catherine J. Wu, MD	Wu	Clinical Investigator	Dana-Farber Cancer Institute	MA	Leukemias
Awardee	Last Name	Award Type	Institution	State	Cancer Type

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Current Cancer Research Projects