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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.
> 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