The following research projects were approved for funding,and will be funded once the Grant Agreements between Komen and the Grantee institution(s) are fully-executed. There are 6 types (mechanisms) of grants: Career Catalyst Research, Graduate Training in Disparities Research, Global Research Grants, Leadership Grants, Opportunity Grants, and Scientific Partnerships and Programs.

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Eliminating Metastasis by Harnessing the Immune System to Attack Dormant Disseminated Cancer Cells

Agudo Cantero, Judith

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Uncovering International Disparities in Metastatic Breast Cancer Outcomes

Arnold, Melina

International Agency for Research on Cancer

France

N/A

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Developing New Treatments for Drug-resistant ER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Fanning, Sean

University of Chicago

IL

Chicago Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Defining Inflammation-Mediated Drug Resistance of ER+ Metastatic Breast

Franco, Hector

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Elucidating Mechanisms of Resistance and Drivers of Metastatic TNBC

Garrido-Castro, Ana

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting Pathways Activated in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Harrell, Joshua

Virginia Commonwealth University

VA

Central & Eastern Virginia Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting Hormone-Receptor Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Through T cell Immunotherapy

Hoyos Velez, Valentina

Baylor College of Medicine

TX

Houston Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Catalyzing Personalized Treatment for Metastatic Breast Cancer Using Circulating Tumor Cells

Hur, Soojung

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Maryland Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Engaging the Immune System to Improve Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment

Jiang, Wen

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

TX

Dallas County Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Improving Treatment Strategies for Breast Cancer Brain Metastases

Leone, Jose

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Metastatic Breast Cancer Disparities: Identifying Multilevel Determinants in GA

McCullough, Lauren

Emory University

GA

Greater Atlanta Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Tackling Breast Cancer Heterogeneity for the Complete Eradiation of Metastases

Merino, Delphine

La Trobe University Australia

Australia

N/A

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Personalized Drug Screening Platform for Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

Morikawa, Aki

University of Michigan

MI

Michigan Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

New Patient-Derived Cell Models to Develop Treatments for Metastatic Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Rosenbluth, Jennifer

Harvard Medical School

MA

New England Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Overcoming Resistance to Immunotherapy in Metastatic TNBC

Samanta, Debangshu

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

MD

Maryland Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting Metabolic Vulnerabilities Associated with Metastasis

Schug, Zachary

The Wistar Institute

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting the Cripto Pathway and Cellular Plasticity to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer

Spike, Benjamin

University of Utah

UT

Utah Field Office

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Exploiting PIK3CA Mutations to Improve PI3K-targeted Therapy for ER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Vasan, Neil

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Novel Treatment and Prognostic Methods to Eliminate Metastatic Breast Cancer

Williams, Karla

University of British Columbia

Canada

N/A

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Metastatic Breast Cancer Immunotherapy via Systemic Delivery of STING Agonists

Wilson, John

Vanderbilt University

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting Epigenetics to Treat Endocrine-resistant Metastatic Breast Cancer

Xu, Kexin

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

TX

San Antonio Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Conquer Metastatic Breast Cancer by Novel Network-Decoded Drug Combinations

Yi, Song

The University of Texas at Austin

TX

Greater Central and East Texas Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

Targeting TGFß to Improve Immunotherapy for Resistant Metastatic Breast Cancer

Young, Kristina

Providence Portland Medical School

OR

Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate

Career Catalyst Research Grants

African Breast Cancer Disparities in Outcomes @ 3years

McCormack, Valerie

International Agency for Research on Cancer

France

N/A

Global Research Grants

Cancer in Africa: innovation, strategies, implementation

Rodrigues, Belmira

African Organization for Research and training in Cancer

South Africa

N/A

Global Research Grants

Graduate Training in Breast Cancer Disparities at Lombardi Cancer Center (training program for young scientists)

Adams-Campbell, Lucile

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

National Capital Field Office

Graduate Training in Disparities Research Grants

Multidisciplinary Training in the Biology of Breast Cancer Disparities (training program for young scientists)

Cote, Michele

Wayne State University

MI

Greater Detroit Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research Grants

Tufts Breast Cancer Training Program to Reduce Asian Health Disparities (training program for young scientists)"

Freund, Karen

Tufts University

MA

New England Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research Grants

Novel Immunotherapy Strategies to Treat BRCA-Mutated Breast Cancer

Ashworth, Alan

University of California, San Francisco

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Personalized Risk Assessment with Deep Learning (assessing breast cancer risk using artificial intelligence)

Barzilay, Regina

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Identifying Novel Synthetic Lethal Vulnerabilities to Overcome Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer (develop new ways to overcome endocrine resistance)"

Brown, Myles

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Optimizing HER2-targeting Using RNA and DNA-based Predictive Algorithms (improving HER2-positive breast cancer treatment)"

Carey, Lisa

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Proteogenomics of Endocrine Therapy Resistance (identify druggable targets in patients with endocrine therapy resistance)"

Ellis, Matthew

Baylor College of Medicine

TX

Houston Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Mitigating Microenvironment Mediated Resistance in HR+ Breast Cancer (overcoming treatment resistance in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer)"

Gray, Joe

Oregon Health & Science University

OR

Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Medication Reminder Application to Improve Medication Adherence in Women with Breast Cancer

Hershman, Dawn

Columbia University

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Targeting of a Key Enzyme in Breast Cancer Metastasis and Chemoresistance

Kang, Yibin

Princeton University

NJ

Central and South Jersey Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Elucidating (finding) Novel Mechanisms of Resistance to HER2-directed Therapy

Krop, Ian

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

A Learning Healthcare System to Improve Adherence and Persistence to Adjuvant Hormone Therapy

Levy, Mia

Rush University Medical Center

IL

Chicago Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Breast Cancer Weight Loss (BWEL) Study

Ligibel, Jennifer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Women with African Ancestry

Newman, Lisa

Weill Medical College at Cornell University

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Identification of Unique Drivers of ILC Progression (identify treatment targets for invasive lobular breast cancer)

Oesterreich, Steffi

University of Pittsburgh

PA

Greater Pennsylvania Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Breast Cancer in Young Women: Understanding Factors Affecting Outcomes

Partridge, Ann

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Analysis of the Immune Landscape in Breast Tumor Subtypes

Perez, Edith

Mayo Clinic Jacksonville

FL

Florida Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Identification of the Genetic Drivers of HER2-Enriched Subtype Breast Cancers

Perou, Charles

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Subtypes, Molecular Targets, And Therapeutic Approaches

Pietenpol, Jennifer

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Mammary Epithelial Progenitors as Targets for Breast Cancer Prevention

Polyak, Kornelia

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Immunological Characterization of Primary Metastatic Breast Cancer (defining immune cell activity in metastatic breast cancer)

Pusztai, Lajos

Yale University

CT

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Therapeutic Resistance in ER+ Breast Cancer

Sledge, George

Stanford University

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Augmenting (improving) Effects of Immunotherapy for Metastatic Breast Cancer

Welm, Alana

University of Utah

UT

Utah Field Office

Leadership Grants

Assess Radiation Response with MRI Guided Preoperative Partial Breast Irradiation in Early Stage Breast Cancer (improving treatment delivery for early stage breast cancer)

White, Julia

The Ohio State University

OH

Columbus Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Late Recurrence of ER+ Breast Cancer: Risk Factors and Potential for Interventions

Winer, Eric

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Leadership Grants

Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center - Infrastructure Support

Storniolo, Anna

Indiana University

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Opportunity Grants

The Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium (supporting breast cancer clinical trials at multiple institutions)

Wolff, Antonio

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

MD

Maryland Affiliate

Opportunity Grants

Advanced breast Cancer Fifth ESO-ESMO International Consensus Conference

Costa, Alberto

The European School of Oncolgoy

Italy

Susan G. Komen Italia

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

Eleventh AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

Stewart, Michael

American Association for Cancer Research

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

AACR: 2018 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) and 2019 Modernizing Population Sciences in the Digital Age Meeting

Stewart, Michael

American Association for Cancer Research

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

AACR: 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)

Stewart, Michael

American Association for Cancer Research

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Challenge at Obesity Week 2018

Tester Meyer, Laura

The Obesity Society

MD

National Capital Field Office

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Challenge at Obesity Week 2019

Tester Meyer, Laura

The Obesity Society

MD

National Capital Field Office

Scientific Partnerships and Programs

Scientific and Patient Advocate Programming at the 18th Congress of the Metastasis Research Society

Yu, Dihua

Metastasis Research Society

FL

Florida Affiliate

Scientific Partnerships and Programs