VCC Internal Funding Awardees
2009 Awardees
VCC-LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Paula Deming, Ph.D. / Medical Laboratory and Radiation Sciences
Functional Interaction between the Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptors (PDGFR) and the Catalytic Subunit of Cyclic AMP-dependant Protein Kinase A (PKA)
Kim Dittus, M.D., Ph.D. / Department of Medicine
Impact of Resistance Training Added to a Weight Loss Intervention for Overweight Breast Cancer Survivors
Nicholas Heintz, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Redox Metabolism as a Therapeutic Target in Mesothelioma
Giselle Sholler, M.D. / Department of Pediatrics
David Krag, M.D. / Department of Surgery
New Murine Model for in vivo Screening of Neuroblastoma-Targeted Phage Display Library Antibodies in the Context of the Human Immune System
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Jedd Hillegass, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
2008 Awardees
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
Berta Geller, Ed.D. / Department of Family Medicine; Office of Health Promotion Research
Providing Social Support to Cancer Survivors
VCC/LCCRO Research Award
Kim Dittus, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Cancer Control and Quality of Life Research
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Awards
Diane Jaworski, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Animoacylase Expression in Astrocytoma
Arti Shukla, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Role of MAPK Phosphatases in Malignant Mesothelioma
Feng-Qi Zhao, Ph.D. / Department of Animal Sciences
Aberrant Expression of Germline-specific Transcription Factor Oct-4 and Mammary Tumorigenesis
2007 Awardees
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Shirley Campbell, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology
VCC/LCCRO Academic Award
Alan Howe, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology; VCC
Mechanisms of Metastasis
VCC/LCCRO Research Award
Giselle Sholler, M.D. / Department of Pediatrics
Neuroblastoma Research
VCC/LCCRO Bridging Awards
Barry Finette, M.D., Ph.D. / Department of Pediatrics
Genetic and Cellular Mechanisms Associated with Malignant Transformation in Humans
Marc Greenblatt, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Functional Studies of Conserved DNA Near CDKN2B
David Krag, M.D. / Department of Surgery
Targeting Breast Cancer with Small Ligands
Mercedes Rincon, Ph.D. / Department of Medicine
MCJ Function in Mouse Mammary Tumor Properties
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Awards
M. Ahmad Chaudhry, Ph.D. / Department of Medical Lab & Radiation Science
Role of micro RNA in cellular response to ionizing radiation exposure
Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D. / Department of Biochemistry
Genetics of Androgen Receptor in Prostate Cancer
Marie Wood, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Serum Biomarkers Associated with Breast Density
2006 Awardees
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Award
Albert Van Der Vliet, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Implicating Duox1, a Novel NADPH Oxidase, in Lung Cancer
Frances Carr, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology
Cancer Biomarkers in human thyroid tumor cell lines
Feng-Qi Zhao, Ph.D. / Department of Animal Science
Profiling Mammary Gland Gene Expression Underlying Pregnancy Protection in Breast Cancer
Richard Zubarik, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in Patients with a Family History of the Disease
Mark Plante, M.D. / Department of Surgery
Intratumoral Injection using a Mouse Model of Prostate Cancer
VCC/LCCRO Research Award
Giselle Sholler, M.D. / Department of Pediatrics
Neuroblastoma Research
Zhongzong Pan, Ph.D. / Department of Animal Sciences
Mammary Gland Biology Program Development
2005 Awardees
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Award
Steven Lidofsky, M.D. / Departments of Medicine & Pharmacology
The Hepatitis B X Protein in Migration and Invasion
Chris Holmes, M.D., Ph.D. / Department of Medicine
Platelet Modulation by Angiogenesis Inhibitors
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Viswanathan Muthusamy, Ph.D.
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
Mercedes Rincón, Ph.D.
2004 Awardees
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Award
Maria Ramos-Nino, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
EPK5-dependent Chemoresistance in Mesothelioma
LCCRO Clinical Trials Pilot for Non-Therapeutic Studies Award
David Krag, M.D. / Department of Surgery
Sentinel Node Detection with Magnetic Resonance Imaging or Computerized Tomography
VCC Translational Research Award
Deborah Ornstein, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Anticoagulation and Angiogenesis in Renal Cell Cancer
Mercedes Rincon, Ph.D. / Department of Medicine
IL-6 Expression by Ovarian Cancer and its Relationship with Prognosis and Chemo-resistance
2003 Awards
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Award
Nicholas Heintz, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Mapping of the 9q32~q33.1 Amplicon in Mesothelioma
Richard F. Branda, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Studies of APC Resistance in Breast Cancer
George Philips, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Molecular Risk Profiling of Early Prostate Cancer
Microarray Technology Pilot Award
Umadevi Wesley, Ph.D. / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Gene Expression Profiling in Prostate Cancer Cells
Brooke T. Mossman, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Asbestos-Inducted Gene Expression in an Inhalation Model
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Stephanie Pero, Ph.D.
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
David Pederson, Ph.D.
2002 Awards
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Barbara Lyons, Ph.D. / Department of Biochemistry
Defining the Role of the Grb7 Protein in Breast Cancer
José Madalengoitia, Ph.D. / Department of Chemistry
SAR Studies of Novel Cell-Penetrating Agents
Umadevi Wesley, Ph.D. / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
The Role of Cell Surface Protease, Dipeptidyl peptidase (DPPIV) in Supressing the Progression of Human Prostate Cancer
2001 Awards
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Joseph Connelly, Ph.D.
Screening for Compounds that Interfere with Specific Protein-DNA Recognition via X-Ray Crystallography
J. Walter Juckett Scholars
David Krag, M.D. / Department of Surgery
Large Protein Arrays from Breast Cancer Tissue
Sylvie Doublié, Ph.D. / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Structural Study of BRCA1-Associated BARD1 with CstF
Douglas Johnson, Ph.D. / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Cdc42 Signaling in Candida Albicans Virulence
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Wolfgang Dostmann, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology
Delivery of Anti-cancer Drugs by the Use of Membrane Translocation Signals
Gregory Friestad, Ph.D. / Department of Chemistry
Tubulysins: Potent Antimitotic Natural Products
James Vigoreaux, Ph.D. / Department of Biology
Genetic Study of Fly Genes Involved in Cell Identity
2000 Awards
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology
Hypoxia Signaling in Human Ovarian Tumors
Marc Greenblatt, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Predicting and Testing the Function of p16 Mutants
Kenneth R. Cutroneo, Ph.D. / Department of Biochemistry
SMAD Signaling and Bleomycin Lung Damager
1999 Awards
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Young Chae Chang, Ph.D.
The Role of Protein-Rich Protein Interaction Domain in Nucleoid-Mediated Transfer of DNA into Mammalian Cells
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
Janice Nicklas, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Heterozygosity for Hemochromatosis and Cancer
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Wolfgang Dostmann, Ph.D. / Department of Pharmacology
The Role of Cyclic Nucleotides in Cell Proliferation
Mary Cushman, M.D. / Department of Medicine
Genetic Risk for Cancer Related Venous Thrombosis
Paul Vichi, Ph.D. / Department of Biomedical Technology
Jun-NH2-Terminal Kinase & Nucleotide Excision Repair
1998 Awards
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Nicholas Heintz, Ph.D. / Department of Pathology
Neucleoid-mediated DNA Transfer into Mammalian Cells
Diane Jaworski, Ph.D. / Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology
Expression of BEHAB Brevican in Glioma
1997 Awards
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Kurt Toenjes, Ph.D.
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
Barry Finette, M.D., Ph.D. / Department of Pediatrics
Isolation of Hypermutable T-cell Clones from Children with Relapsed Leukemia
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Jeffrey Bond, Ph.D. / Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Antibody Engineering: Bioinformatic/Modeling Studies
Berta Geller, Ed.D. / Department of Family Practice
Women at Risk for Hereditary Breast Cancer
1996 Awards
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Scott Morrical, Ph.D. / Department of Biochemistry
Role of SSBs in Replication of Trinucleotide Repeats
Jen-Fu Chiu, Ph.D. / Department of Biochemistry
Retinoid Receptors and Anticancer Activities
Laura Solomon, Ph.D. / Department of Psychology
Gender Differences in Phone Support to Stop Smoking
José Madalengoitia, Ph.D. / Department of Chemistry
Inhibition of Collagenase by PII Peptide Mimics
Ian Macara, Ph.D.
Mitogen-Stimulated Nuclear Translocation of MAP Kinase
1995 Awards
J. Walter Juckett Postdoctoral Fellowship
Lynn Harrison, Ph.D.
J. Walter Juckett Scholar
Christopher Francklyn, Ph.D.
VCC/LCCRO Pilot Project Awards
Karen Plaut, Ph.D. / Department of Animal Sciences
Mutations of the TGF-Beta Receptor Gene in Breast Cancer
Deborah Lannigan, Ph.D.
The Role of P190 Mitogenesis
