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 5 types (mechanisms) of grants: ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence, Career Catalyst Research Grants, Scientific Partnerships and Programs Grants, Leadership Grants, and Opportunity Grants.
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Project Title | Investigators | Organization | State/ Country | Mechanism |
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Targeting Antigen Presentation to Improve Immunotherapy Response |
Balko, Justin |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
TN |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Targeting Metabolism to Enhance Immunotherapy in Advanced Breast Cancer |
Guerriero, Jennifer |
Brigham and Women's Hospital |
MA |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Neighborhood Disadvantage, Tumor Characteristics, and Breast Cancer Survival in U.S. Black Women |
Palmer, Julie |
Boston University |
MA |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Targeting ZFP296 to Prevent Reactivation of Dormant Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells |
Sosa, Maria |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine |
NY |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Effects of Chronic Social Stress on Mammary Gland Development and Cancer Risk |
Brady, Matthew |
The University of Chicago |
IL |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Mechanical Regulation of Estrogen Signaling in Breast Cancer Bone Metastasis |
Rhoades, Julie |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
TN |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Alcohol as a Dietary Factor for Breast Cancer |
Schug, Zachary |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Constitutively Active SUMO Modified Androgen Receptors in HR+ Breast Cancer |
Bawa-Khalfe, Tasneem |
University of Houston |
TX |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Evaluation of Steroidal Natural Compounds for the Treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer |
Martinez-Montemayor, Michelle |
Universidad Central del Caribe |
PR |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Progesterone Promotes an Immune Privileged Microenvironment in Breast Cancer |
Hagan, Christy |
University of Kansas Medical Center |
KS |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Oxygen Tension - Dependent Changes in Breast Cancer and Drug Sensitivity |
Nakshatri, Harikrishna |
Indiana University |
IN |
ASPIRE: A Supplement to Promote Inclusion for Research Excellence |
Eliminating Metastasis Potential by Promoting Breast Cancer Dormancy via Macrophages |
Borriello, Lucia |
Temple University |
PA |
Career Catalyst Research |
Closing the Gap: Mixed Methods Approaches to Reducing Breast Cancer Disparities |
Narayan, Anand |
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
WI |
Career Catalyst Research |
Holistic Decision-Making Framework for Personalized Breast Cancer Screening |
Barufaldi, Bruno |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Career Catalyst Research |
Using Natural Killer Cells to Treat Metastatic Breast Cancer |
Chan, Isaac |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
TX |
Career Catalyst Research |
Deep Learning Mammographic Evaluations to Refine Breast Cancer Risk |
McGuinness, Julia |
Columbia University |
NY |
Career Catalyst Research |
Novel Therapy to Inhibit DNA Repair Mechanisms and Prevent Tumor Cell Division in Ethnically Diverse Breast Cancer |
Merrill, Nathan |
University of Michigan |
MI |
Career Catalyst Research |
Using AI-Based Methods on Medical Imaging to Predict Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women |
Gastounioti, Aimilia |
Washington University in St. Louis |
MO |
Career Catalyst Research |
The Paradox of Obesity, Tumor Progression, and Checkpoint Inhibition in TNBC |
Crosby, Erika |
Duke University |
NC |
Career Catalyst Research |
Examining Immune Mechanisms of Margetuximab vs Trastuzumab in HER2+ Breast Cancer |
Waks, Adrienne |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
MA |
Career Catalyst Research |
Targeting Dysfunctional DNA Replication Origin Control in Breast Cancer |
Hill, Sarah |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
MA |
Career Catalyst Research |
Targeting GPR84 to Overcome Resistance to Immunotherapy |
Xin, Gang |
The Ohio State University |
OH |
Career Catalyst Research |
A New Chromatin-Directed Vulnerability in BRCA-Mutant Breast Cancers |
Verma, Priyanka |
Washington University in St. Louis |
MO |
Career Catalyst Research |
Biomarkers of Racially Disparate Drug Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
Kabraji, Sheheryar |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
MA |
Career Catalyst Research |
Navigator-Assisted Hypofractionation (NAVAH) Short-Course Radiation Therapy in Black Breast Cancer Patients |
McClelland, Shearwood |
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center |
OH |
Career Catalyst Research |
The Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium |
Wolff, Antonio |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
TX |
Opportunity Grants |
Carolina Breast Cancer Study 4 |
Troester, Melissa |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
NC |
Opportunity Grants |
Capturing Patient Reported Data to Impact Disparities in Metastatic Breast Cancer |
Reeder-Hayes, Katherine and Check, Devon |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
NC |
Opportunity Grants |
ShareForCures Biorepository Partner |
Cote, Michele |
Indiana University |
IN |
Opportunity Grants |
Discovering Novel Immunotherapy Strategies to Treat BRCA-mutated Breast Cancer |
Ashworth, Alan |
The University of California San Francisco |
CA |
Leadership Grants |
Understanding Antibody-Drug Conjugate (ADC) Sensitivity and Resistance in Breast Cancer |
Carey, Lisa |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
NC |
Leadership Grants |
Breast Cancer in Young Women: Improving Understanding to Optimize Outcomes |
Partridge, Ann |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
MA |
Leadership Grants |
Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Women with African Ancestry |
Newman, Lisa |
Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
NY |
Leadership Grants |
Identification of the Genetic Drivers of HER2-Enriched Subtype Breast Cancers |
Perou, Charles |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
NC |
Leadership Grants |
Targeting Spliceosome Mutations for Breast Cancer Therapy |
Park, Ben |
Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
TN |
Leadership Grants |
Breast Cancer Treatment Initiation and Completion |
Chavez Mac Gregor, Mariana |
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
TX |
Leadership Grants |
Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer |
Arteaga, Carlos L. |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
TX |
Leadership Grants |
Epigenetic and Epitranscriptomic Targets in Breast Cancer |
Brown, Myles |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
MA |
Leadership Grants |
Molecular Imaging to Measure Breast Cancer Extent and Biology |
Mankoff, David |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Leadership Grants |
Targeting the LYPD3 Signaling Pathway in Metastatic Breast Cancer |
McDonnell, Donald |
Duke University |
NC |
Leadership Grants |
Mechanistic Insights into Breast Cancers with Chromosome 8q24.3 Amplification |
Nakshatri, Harikrishna |
Indiana University |
IN |
Leadership Grants |
Translating Breast Cancer Genomics in the Clinic |
Olopade, Olufunmilayo |
The University of Chicago |
IL |
Leadership Grants |
Treatment of Breast Cancer Metastasis by Therapeutic Manipulation of Macrophages |
Rosen, Jeffrey |
Baylor College of Medicine |
TX |
Leadership Grants |
Optimizing Treatment of Early Stage Triple Negative Breast Cancer |
Wolff, Antonio |
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
MD |
Leadership Grants |
Intervention to Reduce Food Insecurity in Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer |
Hershman, Dawn |
Columbia University |
NY |
Leadership Grants |
Exploiting Unique Biology for Therapeutic Benefit in Black Patients with Breast Cancer |
Miller, Kathy |
Indiana University |
IN |
Leadership Grants |
Use of PRS and Early Detection Assays for Decision Making Regarding Risk Management in BRCA Carriers |
Domchek, Susan |
University of Pennsylvania |
PA |
Leadership Grants |
Translational Approach to Mitigating Racial Disparities in Drug-Induced Toxicity |
Schneider, Bryan |
Indiana University |
IN |
Leadership Grants |
Advanced Breast Cancer Seventh International Consensus Conference (ABC7) |
Ventura,Roberta |
Associação Advanced Breast Cancer Global Alliance |
Portugal |
Scientific Partnerships and Programs Grants |