STORIES OF STRENGTH
2008 Grant Recipients
Career Development Award
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Adam Marcus, PhD, Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University Dr. Marcus is seeking to understand how lung cancer cells are able to invade surrounding tissues. This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership. |
Research Grants
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Hildegard Schuller, DVM, PhD, University of Tennessee Dr. Schuller's research will evaluate the relationship between estrogen and the nicotine-derived carcinogen, NNK, in lung tumor foundation. This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and LUNGevity Foundation. |
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Albert Baldwin, PhD, Lineberger Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Dr. Baldwin is investigating genetic and molecular changes that can transform normal cells into cancer cells. This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and LUNGevity Foundation. |
Fellowship Award/Young Investigators Award
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Ilse Valencia, Hamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dr. Valencia is seeking to understand how some non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumors become resistant to drugs like erlotinib (Tarceva) that target the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). |
Lung Cancer Nursing Research Grant
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Grace Dean, PhD, RN and Suzanne Dickerson, DNS, State University of New York - University at Buffalo School of Nursing Drs. Dean and Dickerson seek to better understand the sleep disturbances lung cancer patients experience, in order to improve sleep and overall quality of life for lung cancer patients during their treatment and beyond. This grant is supported by the National Lung Cancer Partnership and the Oncology Nursing Society Foundation. |
