Area of Research: Screening and Early Detection

2020 Grant Recipients

• Andrew K. Godwin, PhD, University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
  Collaborative Research Development Grant
  Tumor-Derived Extracellular Vesicle in Ovarian Cancer

2016 Grant Recipients

• Ryan Williams, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  An Ovarian Cancer Biosensor for Rapid, Non-invasive Disease Detection
• Hui Shen, PhD, Van Andel Research Institute
  Early Career Investigator Grant
  An Epigenomic Approach to Delineate Cells of Origin in Early Tumorigenesis

2015 Grant Recipients

• Alexander Nikitin, MD, PhD, Cornell University
  Collaborative Research Development Grant
  Cancer-prone Stem Cell Niches in Ovarian and Tubal Epithelia

2014 Grant Recipients

• Hiu Wing (Tony) Cheung, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina
  Early Career Investigator Grant
  Functional Genomics Approaches to Identify Ovarian Cancer Genes

2012 Grant Recipients

• Kate Lawrenson, PhD, University of Southern California
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  Modeling Stem Cell Origins of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas
• Martin Matthew Matzuk, MD, PhD, Baylor College of Medicine
  Collaborative Research Development Grant
  Diagnostic Strategies for Detection of Ovarian Cancer

2011 Grant Recipients

• Ruth Perets, MD, PhD, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  Trying to Identify the Cell Responsible for Ovarian Cancer
• Sharmistha Sarkar, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  Finding a Marker to Detect Early Stage Ovarian Cancer

2008 Grant Recipients

• Gary Leiserowitz, MD, University of California - Davis
  Collaborative Research Development Grant
  The Carbohydrate Components of Cellular Molecules: A New Way to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer?
• Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
  Early Career Investigator Grant
  Tumor Blood Vessels in Ovarian Cancer Development, Diagnosis and for Treatment

2006 Grant Recipients

• Heidi Gray, MD, University of Washington
  Early Career Investigator Grant
  Using Antibodies to Detect Early Ovarian Cancer
• Audrey Gagnon, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  New Analytical Tool for Ovarian Cancer Detection

2005 Grant Recipients

• Ritu Salani, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  DNA Fragments Might be a Way to Screen for Ovarian Cancer
• Amy BonDurant, MD, Duke University
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  Chemical Changes on DNA May Be a Way to Screen for Ovarian Cancer and its Recurrence
• Donna Badgewell, PhD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  Mentored Investigator Grant
  Developing a Screening Test for Ovarian Cancer

2004 Grant Recipients

• Ronald Buckanovich, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
  Early Career Investigator Grant
  Identification and Validation of Clinically Relevant Targets in Ovarian Tumore Vasculature

2003 Grant Recipients

• Changping Zou, MD, PhD, University of Arizona
  Individual Investigator Award
  Finding Biomarkers for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

2001 Grant Recipients

• Bin Ye, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
  Individual Investigator Award
  Finding Serum and Urine Protein/Peptide Markers of Ovarian Cancer for Screening
• Paul Cairns, PhD, Fox Chase Cancer Center
  Individual Investigator Award
  Novel Approaches for Early Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer