2012
Research Grants
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–
AACR Innovative Grant (Grant funded
in part by the Lefkofsky Foundation)
Paul Chiao, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX
TAK1 is a Novel Therapeutic Target
in Pancreatic Cancer
Bonnie L. Tobin–
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–
AACR Innovative Grant
Peter Espenshade, PhD
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
SREBP Pathway as a Target
for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
George & June Block Family Foundation–
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–
AACR Innovative Grant
David Boothman, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas, TX
NQO1-mediated ‘Kiss of death’ Targeted
Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
Tempur-Pedic® Retailers–
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–
AACR Innovative Grant
Channing Der, PhD
University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC
Mechanism of ERK Inhibition Resistance
and ERK-dependent Pancreatic Cancer
INNOVATIVE GRANTS
Blum-Kovler–
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network–
AACR Innovative Grant
Tyler Jacks, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA
Mechanisms of K-RAS Independent
Growth in Pancreatic Cancer