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“We have chosen to live each day with hope and great joy”: Sara Whitlock

“We have chosen to live each day with hope and great joy”: Sara Whitlock

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2005 Grant Recipients

Career Development Award

Hayley McDaid, PhD Hayley McDaid, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Dr. McDaid investigated how lung cancer cells respond to new classes of drugs that specifically target the dysfunctional growth of cancer cells, and how the cells become resistant to the effects of these drugs. Read an article about Dr. McDaid's research funded by this grant.This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and the Lung Cancer Online Foundation

 

Research Grant

Christoph Plass, PhD Christoph Plass, PhD, The Ohio State University
Dr. Plass investigated how lung tumor tissues from males and females differ in the way that DNA is modified within the cancerous cells. His research focuses on the involvement of estrogen in the modification of DNA, and whether these modifications may lead to the numerous sex differences seen in lung cancer.Read two articles about Dr. Plass' research funded by this grant. Read a press release on Dr. Plass' research.