Eugene Choi, M.D. - 2009 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Surgery · University of Chicago
"Let-7 Regulation of Metastasis in Pancreatic Cancer"
Justin P. Kline, M.D. - 2009 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Oncology/Hematology · University of Chicago
Identification and Uncoupling of Immune Evasion Mechanisms in the Hematological Malignancies
Vani J. A. Konda, M.D. - 2009 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology · University of Chicago
In Vivo and Ex Vivo Assessments of Colorectal Tumorigenesis and Response to EGFR Blockade by Endoscopic Confocal and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Kenneth Cohen, M.D. - 2008 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
The Role of ephinB2 in Metastatic Angiogenesis
Vu Nguyen, M.D. - 2008 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Targeted Immunity by Foxp3 T Cells to Separate Graft-versus-host Disease and the Graft-versus-leukemia Effects
Blase Polité, M.D., MPP - 2007 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Understanding Radical Disparities in Chemotherapy Receipt"
Robert Doebele, M.D., PhD. - 2007 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Generation of an Anti-Angiogenesis Susceptibility Signature in Cancer"
Tanguy Seiwert, M.D. - 2007 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Synergism Studies of c-MET Inhibition and Radiation, Chemotherapy, and Chemoradiation in Head and Neck Squamous Carcinoma (HNSCC)"
Helmut Grasberger, M.D. - 2007 Young Investigator Award
Research Associate (Assistant Professor), Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Recurrent Inversion Rearrangement of NADPH Oxidase Genes in Thyroid Cancer"
Bohao Chen, M.D., M.S. - 2007 Young Investigator Award
Associate Professor, Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Role of GATA5 in Gastric Cancer"
Erin Adams, Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · University of Chicago
Molecular Recognition Determinants of Gamma Delta T Cell Receptors
Angela Bradbury, M.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Health Behavior and Cancer Control: Parental Disclosure of BRCA Test Results to Young Adults and Minors
Jose Guevara-Patino, M.D., Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery · University of Chicago
Rescuing Adoptively Transferred T Cells after Surgical Excision of Melanoma
Richard Jones, Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
A System-Level Analysis of FGFR and INSR Signaling in Cancer Using Protein Microarrays
David Kovar, Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
Mechanisms of Actin Filament Assembly by Formins
Andy Minn, M.D., Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology · University of Chicago
Using Experimental Gene Expression Signatures to Develop Clinical Classifiers and to Understand the Biology of Chemoradiation Resistance and Metastasis in Breast Cancer
Angela Stoddart, Ph.D. - 2006 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Determining the Mechanism by Which the CALM-AF10 Fusion Protein Mediates Malignant Transformation: Does Deregulated Endocytosis Contribute to Leukemogenesis?
Hania Al-Hallaq, Ph.D. - 2005 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology · University of Chicago
Correlating Cu-ATSM Positron Emission Tomography Images of Tumor Hypoxia with Oxygen: Tension Images Measured by Electron Parmagnetic Resonance
Steven Chmura, M.D., Ph.D. - 2005 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Radiation & Cellular Oncology · University of Chicago
Biological Impact of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy on DNA Damage and Tumor Cell Killing in Human Breast Cancer
Federico Innocenti, M.D., Ph.D. - 2005 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Characterization of the Genetic Variation of the Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2 Gene
Deborah Lang, Ph.D. - 2005 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Melanoma, Benign Melanoycytic Lesions and Pax 3
Kenji Suzuki, Ph.D. - 2005 Young Investigator Award
Research Associate, Department of Radology · University of Chicago
Development of an Advanced Computer-Aided Diagnostic System for Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer in CT Colonography
Ernst Lengyel, M.D., Ph.D. - 2004 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · University of Chicago
Role and Regulation of Matrix-Metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 & MMP-9 in Ovarian Cancer
Piers D. Nash, Ph.D. - 2004 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
Mapping SH2 Domain Interactions in Normal and Cancerous Cells
Kenan Onel, M.D., Ph.D. - 2004 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics · University of Chicago
The Identification of Novel Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Pediatric ALL.
Amy Peterson, M.D. - 2004 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Overcoming Resistance to a Primed Anti-Tumor Immune Response
Ioannis Aifantis, Ph.D. - 2003 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Pre-TCR-Induced Alteration of Akt and p53 Activity Results in T cell Transformation and Leukemia
Xiaobing Fan, Ph.D. - 2003 Young Investigator Award
Research Associate, Department of Radology · University of Chicago
Using an Empirical Mathematical Model of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI for Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Lucy A. Godley, M.D. - 2003 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, · University of Chicago
Deciphering the Molecular Basis for the DNA Methylation Patterns in Cancer Cells
David Rubin, M.D. - 2003 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, · University of Chicago
Do Patients with Colorectal Cancer Understand that their Family is at Increased Risk?
Bakhtiar Yamini, M.D. - 2003 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Combined TNF-alpha Gene Therapy and Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Malignant Gliomas
Xiaobing Fan, Ph.D. - 2002 Young Investigator Award
Research Associate, Department of Radology · University of Chicago
The Use of Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced MRI to Differentiate between Rodent Metastatic and Non-Metastatic Prostate Tumors: Comparing Low, Medium and High Molecular Weight Contrast Agents
Barbara L. Kee, Ph.D. - 2002 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology · University of Chicago
Regulation of E2A Proteins by the Phosphatidyl Inositol 3-Kinase Pathway
Hong Ming Shen, Ph.D. - 2002 Young Investigator Award
Research Associate, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell · University of Chicago
Investigation of Mutating T Cells and Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Function
Philippe Cluzel, Ph.D. - 2001 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics · University of Chicago
Non-Genetic Individuality in Bacterial Chemotaxis
Philip P. Connell, M.D. - 2001 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology · University of Chicago
Sensitizing Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy and Radiation Using Peptide-Based Inhibitors of DNA Repair
Kay F. Macleod, Ph.D. - 2001 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
Molecular Dissection of RB Tumor Suppressor Gene Function in Vivo
Mark D. McKee, M.D. - 2001 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Recognition of CEA-Expressing Tumors by T Cell Receptor Gene-Modified Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes
Olatoyosi M. Odenike, M.D. - 2001 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
A Novel Therapy Based on Inhibition of PDGFR Signaling in Myeloid Metaplasia with Myelofibrosis
Maria-Luisa Alegre, M.D., Ph.D. - 2000 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Rheumatology Section, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Role of NF-kB Activation in CTLA4 Signaling."
John D. Crispino, Ph.D. - 2000 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, The Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
"The Role of Lmo2 in T-Cell Leukemia."
Karen M. Frank. M.D., Ph.D. - 2000 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology · University of Chicago
"Regulation of DNA Ligase IV in V(D)J Recombination and DNA Repair."
Tong-Chuan He, M.D., Ph.D. - 2000 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Director, Molecular Oncology Laboratory, Department of Surgery · University of Chicago
"Identification of Potential Therapeutic Peptides for Human Osteosarcoma."
S. Diane Yamada, M.D. - 2000 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · University of Chicago
Evaluation of MKK4 as a Metastasis Suppressor Gene in Ovarian Carcinoma."
Bruce T. Lahn, Ph.D. - 1999 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Human Genetics · University of Chicago
"Analyzing the Role of Human Y-Chromosomal Genes in Normal Development and Tumorigenesis of Germ Cells"
Suzanne D. Conzen, M.D. - 1999 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
"Glucocorticoid-Mediated Survival Signaling in Human Mammary Epithelial Cells"
Wouter Hoff, Ph.D. - 1999 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · University of Chicago
"Signal Transduction by a Bacterial Photoreceptor"
Jonathan P. Staley, Ph.D. - 1999 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
"The Role of an ATPase in 5' Splice Site Recognition"
Carl C. Correll, Ph.D. - 1998 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · University of Chicago
RNA Substrate Recognition by the Ribosome-Inactivating Protein, Restrictocin
Wei Du, Ph.D. - 1998 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Center for Molecular Oncology, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
su98, A Gene Required for the Cell Cycle Function of RBF
Guido Franzoso, M.D., Ph.D. - 1998 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Ben May Institute for Cancer Research · University of Chicago
Regulation of Apoptosis by NFkB/Rel Transcription Factors
Lalitha Iyer, Ph.D. - 1998 Young Investigator Award
Instructor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Increased Intratumoral UGT1A Enzyme Activity as a Mechanism of Resistance to SN-38 in Colon Carcinoma and its Relationship with UGT1A1 Promoter Polymorphism
Michael J. Thirman, M.D. - 1998 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Analysis of the EAF1 and EAF2 Proteins in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Tobin R. Sosnick, Ph.D. - 1997 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · University of Chicago
Kinetic Studies of RNA Folding: Implications for Ribozymal-Based Gene Therapy
Janis Burkhardt, Ph.D. - 1997 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology · University of Chicago
Cytoskeletal Polarization During T Cell Signaling: Targeting the Immune Response at the Single Cell Level."
Paul R. Mueller, Ph.D. - 1997 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
Isolation and Analysis of Cell Cycle Checkpoint and Arrest Factors
Judith Austin, Ph.D. - 1996 Young Investigator Award
Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
Role of Spectrin in Call Adhesion and Cytoskeletal Reorganization During Morphogenesis of the C. elegams Embryo
Stephen J. Kron, M.D., Ph.D. - 2004 Fletcher Scholar
Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
Peptide Targeting of Bcr-Abl in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Carrie Rinker-Schaeffer, Ph.D. - 2002 Fletcher Scholar
Director of Urologic Research · University of Chicago
Factors Regulating Metastatic Growth
Edwin L. Ferguson, Jr., Ph.D. - 2000 Fletcher Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cellular Biology · University of Chicago
Isolation of Molecular Characterization of Stem Cells and Their Use in Cancer Therapy
Mark Hochstrasser, Ph.D. - 1998 Fletcher Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Committees on Genetics and Cancer Biology · University of Chicago
Novel Regulators of a Yeast Deubiquitinating Enzyme Related to the Human Tre-2 Oncogene Product
Michael A. Weiss, M.D., Ph.D. - 1997 Fletcher Scholar
Professor, Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology and Medicine Director, Center for Molecular Oncology · University of Chicago
Structural Mechanisms of a Human Tumor Suppressor Gene Product
Daniel E. Gottschling, Ph.D. - 1995 Fletcher Scholar
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology · University of Chicago
A New Handle on Controlling Cancer Cell Growth: Isolating Telomerase from Yeast
Michelle M. LeBeau, Ph.D. - 1993 Fletcher Scholar
Associate Professor, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Co-Director, Hematology/Oncology Cytogenetics Laboratory · University of Chicago
Molecular-Cytogenetic Analysis of the Deletions of Chromosomes 5 and 7 in Malignant Myeloid Disorders
Janardan K. Reddy, M.D. - 1991 Fletcher Scholar
Professor, Department of Pathology · Northwestern University
Development of Liver Cancer
Richard L. Schilsky, M.D. - 1989 Fletcher Scholar
Professor, Department of Medicine · University of Chicago
Pharmacology: the Development of New Anti-Cancer Drugs and the Study of Their Toxicity
Wesley Jun - 2009-2010 Bernice Goldblatt Fellow
BA in Chemistry, BS in Biological Chemisty · University of Chicago
2009 - 2010 Bernice Goldblatt Fellow
Samuel Baker - 2008-2009 Bernice Goldblatt Scholar
Undergraduate degree in Molecular and Cell Biology · Bradley University
2008 - 2009 Bernice Goldblatt Scholar
Tanmayi Mankame - 2007-2008 Bernice Goldblatt Scholar
Masters degree in Genetics · Texas A & M University
2007 - 2008 Bernice Goldblatt Scholar
The Cancer Research Foundation has focused attention on cancer and raised money for life-giving research. We...pay tribute to the scientists who have dedicated themselves to finding a cure and to meet the young researchers who are the next generation of fighters against this disease. The message we send today is that those who suffer from cancer are not alone and that together we can work toward a solution."
Richard M. DaleyMayor, City of Chicago
May 20, 1997
