STORIES OF STRENGTH
2007 Grant Recipients
Career Development Award
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Michele Cote, PhD, Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University Dr. Cote is pursuing research investigating the role of estrogen-related tumor characteristics in predicting survival after a lung cancer diagnosis, and in particular, the relationship between estrogen expression and survival in individuals who get lung cancer before they are 50 years old.This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and the LUNGevity Foundation. |
Research Grant
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Richard Pietras, PhD, MD, UCLA Dr. Pietras is studying how estrogen, estrogen receptors, and other molecules that interact with the estrogen receptor complex work together to stimulate lung tumor growth. To view an article about Dr. Pietras' research funded by this grant click here. |



