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

Jihye Yun, PhD
Dr. Yun is studying metabolic pathways or enzymes that are regulated by cancer-causing genes in colorectal cancer. Her research will contribute to the development of cancer therapies that effectively target pathways involved in the unique aspects of cancer cell metabolism.
Project Title: "Discovering novel metabolic pathways and enzymes altered by oncogenes"
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Sponsor(s) / Mentor(s): Lewis C. Cantley, PhD
Cancer Type: Leukemias, Lymphomas
Research Area: Stem Cell Biology


