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

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.
> See an interactive map showing where our current awardees conduct their research.
> See a timeline of our achievements in cancer research.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexei A. Aravin, PhD | Aravin | Innovator | California Institute of Technology | CA | All cancers |
| Gregory L. Beatty, MD, PhD | Beatty | Innovator | University of Pennsylvania | PA | All cancers |
| James E. Bradner, MD | Bradner | Innovator | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | MA | All cancers |
| Heather R. Christofk, PhD | Christofk | Innovator | University of California, Los Angeles | CA | All cancers |
| Joshua E. Elias, PhD | Elias | Innovator | Stanford University School of Medicine | CA | All cancers |
| Jay R. Hesselberth, PhD | Hesselberth | Innovator | University of Colorado Denver | CO | All cancers |
| Joshua C. Munger, PhD | Munger | Innovator | University of Rochester | NY | All cancers |
| Matthew R. Pratt, PhD | Pratt | Innovator | University of Southern California | CA | |
| Raffaella Sordella, PhD | Sordella | Innovator | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | NY | Lung |
| Benjamin P. Tu, PhD | Tu | Innovator | UT Southwestern Medical Center | TX | All cancers |
| Matthew G. Vander Heiden, MD, PhD | Vander Heiden | Innovator | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | MA | All cancers |
| Eranthie Weerapana, PhD | Weerapana | Innovator | Boston College | MA | |
| Feng Zhang, PhD | Zhang | Innovator | The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard | MA | Neuro-oncology |
| Awardee | Last Name | Award Type | Institution | State | Cancer Type |


