Translational Research Pilot Projects
The Translational Research Pilot Projects were awarded to applicants who demonstrated highly interdisciplinary collaborations that had the potential to lead to imminent clinical applications. The funds for these awards were made available through the HCC’s Cancer Center Support Grant as a National Cancer Institute designated cancer center and HCC philanthropy. These projects were funded for $70,000 each. FY 2012 Translational Research Pilot Projects | Name | Project Title | Marvella Ford, PhD, Department of Medicine Co-investigators/collaborators: Anthony J. Alberg, Erika T. Brown, Joan Cunningham, Deborah C. Bryant, Nestor F. Esnaola, Emily Kistner-Griffin, Melanie Jefferson, Rita Kramer, Angen Liu, Ida Spruill | Feasibility Study of Breast Cancer Candidate Genes in Three Population Groups in South Carolina | Pierre Giglio, MD, Department of Neurosciences Co-investigators/collaborators: Ali Tabesh, Joan Cunningham, Vittoria Spampinato, Leo Bonilha, Zoran Rumboldt, Mark Ahlman, Truman R. Brown, Joseph Helpern | Imaging Biomarkers of Tissue Microstructure and Vasculature as Predictors of Glioblastoma Response to Treatment with Bevacizumab for Progressive Disease | Amanda LaRue, PhD, Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Co-investigators/collaborators: Neeta Somaiah, Andrew Kraft, Dayvia Laws, Lindsay McDonald | Circulating Fibroblast Precursors in Metastatic Sarcoma | Melanie Thomas, MD, Department of Medicine Co-investigators/collaborators: Charles Smith, Elizabeth Hill | Response Biomarkers for Locally-Advanced Pancreatic Cancer | Bryan Toole, PhD, Department of Regenerative Medicine Co-investigators/collaborators: Whitney Graybill, Xuejun Wen, Christopher Parsons | Chemosensitization with Small Hyaluronan Oligosaccharides |
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