To accelerate breakthroughs, the Damon Runyon Foundation provides today's best young scientists with funds to pursue innovative cancer research.
Meet Damon Runyon Cancer Researchers — Clinical Investigators
The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation funds the best scientists in cancer research, those with talent and drive, whose promising work will bring about the next breakthroughs in cancer treatment, prevention and detection. In these videos, you will meet a few recent alumni as well as some of the more than 100 promising cancer researchers currently funded by Damon Runyon.
Damon Runyon Scientists' Videos
University of North Carolina
Minimizing the side effects of bladder cancer
Vu H. Nguyen, MD
University of Chicago
Preventing complications in bone marrow transplantation
Andrew L. Feldman, MD
Mayo Clinic
Creating targeted therapies for T-cell lymphomas
C. Ryan Miller, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina
Developing genome-driven therapies for brain cancer
Delphine L. Chen, MD
Washington University
Using imaging to measure the effectiveness of chemotherapy
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Developing better drugs to treat childhood leukemia
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Teaching our immune systems to fight cancer
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stopping Hepatitis C from causing liver cancer
Washington University
Identifying new targets for breast cancer treatment