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Grants classified within this field of interest focus on treatment of pancreatic cancer. According to the Common Scientific Outline, these projects deal with one or more of the following research topics: (1) localized therapies – discovery and development; (2) localized therapies – clinical applications; (3) systemic therapies – discovery and development; (4) systemic therapies – clinical applications; (5) combinations of localized and systemic therapies; (6) complementary and alternative treatment approaches; and (7) resources and infrastructure related to treatment. Click below to learn about these grants.
2013 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Fellowship
Andrew Aguirre, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Validation of Novel KRAS Synthetic Lethal Targets in Pancreatic Cancer
2018 Skip Viragh Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Catalyst Grant
Andrew Aguirre, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Functional Genetic Discovery of Novel Targets in Pancreatic Cancer
2008 Randy Pausch, PhD – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Pilot Grant
Nabeel Bardeesy, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Molecular Markers of Drug Sensitivity in Pancreatic Cancer
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Susan Bates, MD
Columbia University
Exploiting a Metabolic Vulnerability Created by Epigenetic Therapy
2017 Skip Viragh Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Precision Medicine Targeted Grant
Gregory Beatty, MD, PhD
University of Pennsylvania
Multiplex Tissue-based Assays and Analytical Tools for Pancreatic Cancer
2010 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Fellowship Award
Vikram Bhattacharjee, PhD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Candidate Gene Validation of Sensitizers of Pancreatic Cancer to Gemcitabine
2017 Gail V. Coleman-Kenneth M. Bruntel – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Vladimir Bogdanov, PhD
Co-PI: Syed Arif Ahmad, MD
University of Cincinnati
Disrupting Tissue Factor-beta1 Integrin Axis in Pancreatic Cancer
2014 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – Rising Tide Foundation – Gateway Clinical Continuation Research Grant
David Boothman, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Exploiting an NQO1 ‘kiss of death’ for pancreatic cancer therapy
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
David Boothman, PhD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Co-PI: Muhammad Beg, MD
Use of PARP1 inhibitors to leverage a tumor-selective ‘kiss of death’
2013 Abby Sobrato – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grant
Yves Boucher, PhD
Harvard Medical School
Targeting Desmoplasia in Pancreatic Cancer to Improve Drug Efficacy
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Research Acceleration Network Grant
Jonathan Brody, PhD, Thomas Jefferson University
Co-PI: Michael Pishvaian, MD, PhD, Georgetown University
Co-PI: Christopher Albanese, PhD, Georgetown University
Co-PI: Subha Madhavan, PhD, Georgetown University
Co-PI: Emanuel Petricoin III, PhD, George Mason University
Developing an algorithm for Molecular Tailored Therapy
Seena Magowitz – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network -- AACR Pilot Grant
George A. Calin, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Roles of MicroRNAs and Ultraconserved Genes in Pancreatic Cancers
2012 The Daniel and Janet Mordecai Foundation – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Darren Carpizo, MD, PhD
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Pre-clinical Studies of an Allele-Specific p53 Mutant Reactivating Compound in Pancreatic Cancer
2018 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Darren Carpizo, MD, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Co-PI: Patrick Mehlen, PhD, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1
Investigating Netrin-1 as a New Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Cancer
2006 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – ASCO Career Development Award
David Chang, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Treating Pancreatic Cancer with the Well-characterized Anti-allergy Drug Cromolyn, Through a Novel Mechanism of Action
2016 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award (Grant funded by an anonymous foundation)
Shuibing Chen, PhD
Weill Cornell Medical College
Targeting Chemoresistant Stem Cells in Pancreatic Cancer
2019 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Yuan Chen, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Activating Anti-Tumor Immunity by Targeting a Ubl Modification
2019 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Nicholas Cosford, PhD
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Pre-clinical Development of a ULK1/2 Inhibitor for Pancreatic Cancer
2018 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Michael Curran, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Pro-Inflammatory Conversion of the PDAC Microenvironment
2008 Constance Williams – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Marie-Christine Daniel, PhD
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Multifunctional Nanovectors for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Research Acceleration Network Grant
Channing Der, PhD, University of North Carolina
Co-PI: Jason Fleming, MD, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Co-PI: Krister Wennerberg, PhD, University of Helsinki, Finland
Defining novel combination KRAS-targeted therapeutic strategies
2017 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Giulio Draetta, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Therapeutic Vulnerabilities of Mesenchymal Pancreatic Cancer Cells
2012 Bonnie L. Tobin – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grant
Peter Espenshade, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
SREBP Pathway as a Target for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
2018 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Sharon Gorski, PhD, British Columbia Cancer Agency Branch (BC Cancer)
Co-PI: Robert Young, PhD, MC, FRSC, Simon Fraser University
ATG4 Family Members as Therapeutic Targets for Pancreatic Cancer
2016 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Claudia Gravekamp, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Co-PI: Jennifer Chuy, MD, Montefiore Medical Center
Improving Cancer Immunotherapy and Gemcitabine Sensitivity through Listeria
2016 Abby Sobrato – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Philip Greenberg, MD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Targeting PDA with T-Cells Engineered to Express a Mesothelin-Specific TCR
2014 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Fellowship
Barbara Grüner, PhD
Stanford University
Multiplexed In Vivo Drug Screening: Inhibitors of Metastatic Seeding
2007 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Pilot Grant
Douglas Hanahan, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Assessing Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential of an Aspartyle Protease in Pancreatic Cancer
2005 Skip Viragh – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
William G. Hawkins, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Assessing the Ability of Regulatory T-Cell Depletion to Augment Xenogeneic DNA Vaccination Against Mesothelin as a Method to Overcome Immunologic Tolerance in a Murine Model of Pancreas Cancer
2016 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
William Hawkins, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Targeting Tumor Infiltrating Myeloid Cells to Enhance Immunotherapy
2008 Blum-Kovler – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Joseph Michael Herman, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Evaluation of Focused Radiation to Potentiate a Pancreatic GM-CSF Vaccine
2005 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – ASCO Young Investigator Award
Aram Hezel, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Novel Therapeutic Antibodies for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
2017 1440 Foundation Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Precision Medicine Targeted Grant
Sunil R. Hingorani, MD, PhD
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Combining Stromal Disruption and Relief of Immune Suppression to Treat PDA
2004 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – ASCO Young Investigator Award
David S. Hong, MD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
SRC Kinase Inhibition with BMS-354825 in Pancreatic Cancer Models
2015 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – NCI, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research KRAS Fellowship
John Hunter, PhD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Structural Studies on Mutant K-Ras
2016 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
David Iannitti, MD, Carolinas Medical Center
Co-PI: Rafael Davalos, PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Developing Next Generation IRE to Treat Pancreatic Cancer
2007 Samuel Stroum – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network -- AACR Young Investigator Award
Hiroyuki Kashiwagi, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Targeted Delivery of Pro-Apoptotic Therapeutics in Pancreatic Cancer
2014 Fredman Family Foundation – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Research Acceleration Network Grant
Dung Le, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Principal Investigator: Todd Crocenzi, MD, Providence Portland Medical Center
GVAX + CRS-207 Heterologous Prime Boost Vaccination with PD-1 Blockade
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Research Acceleration Network Grant
Steven Leach, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Co-PI: Douglas Fearon, MD, Weill Cornell Medical College
Eliminating T cell barriers in pancreatic cancer patients
2016 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Ann Leen, PhD
Co-PI: William Fisher, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
T-Cell Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Fengzhi Li, PhD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Validation of Targets as Biomarkers for Targeted Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
2016 Laurie MacCaskill – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Kian-Huat Lim, MD, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Deactivating the Innate Immune Defense Mechanism of Pancreatic Cancer
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
David Linehan, MD
University of Rochester
Targeting Inflammatory Monocytes in Metastatic Pancreas Cancer
2016 The Shirley Sadoff – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Research Acceleration Network-2 Grant
David Linehan, MD, University of Rochester
Co-PI: Brian Wolpin, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Targeting Macrophages to Improve Chemotherapy in Metastatic Pancreas Cancer
2008 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Pilot Grant
Bin Liu, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Internalizing Human Antibodies Targeting Pancreatic Tumor Cells In Situ
2019 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Yilun Liu, PhD
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Targeting dePARylation for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
2019 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Andrew Lowy, MD, FACS
University of California, San Diego
MICAL2: A Novel Super-Enhancer Associated Target in Pancreatic Cancer
2013 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Eric Lutz, PhD
Johns Hopkins University
Exploiting the cancer mutome for personalized tumor immunotherapy
2004 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Anirban Maitra, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Notch Signaling in Pancreas Cancer
2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grant
Frank McCormick, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Specific K-Ras Inhibitors for Treating Pancreatic Cancer
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – NCI, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research KRAS Fellowship
Lynn McGregor, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Development of an Oncogene-Specific Inhibitor of K-Ras G12D
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Nipun Merchant, MD, University of Miami
Co-PI: Michael VanSaun, PhD
Targeting downstream effectors of KRAS via MEK and CDK-4 inhibition in PDAC
2007 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Pilot Grant
Pinku Mukherjee, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale
Development of Immune-Modulating Therapies Delivered Directly to the Pancreatic Tumor Site
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Kenneth Olive, PhD
Columbia University
Therapeutic Induction of Tumor Selective Ferroptosis in Pancreatic Cancer
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Xiaoyang Qi, PhD
University of Cincinnati
Immunotherapy for Pancreatic Cancer by Saposin C-based Nanovesicles
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Career Development Award in memory of Skip Viragh
Mustafa Raoof, MD, FACS
Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope
Targeting Transcription-Replication Conflicts in Pancreatic Cancer
2003 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
C. Max Schmidt, MD, PhD
Indiana University
The Chemopreventive Role of Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis
2018 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Kenneth Shroyer, MD, PhD
Stony Brook University
Keratin 17 Is a Novel Actionable Target in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
2010 The Randy Pausch Family – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grant
Diane Simeone, MD
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Targeting Notch Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
2020 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Jill Smith, MD
Georgetown University
Proglumide and the Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment
2008 Patty Boshell – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Peter Storz, PhD
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Kinases Regulating Pancreatic Cancer Resistance to Chemotherapeutics
2017 Skip Viragh – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Ingunn Stromnes, PhD
University of Minnesota
Enhancing Efficacy of Engineered T-cell Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
2019 Julia Stagliano Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Catalyst Grant
Ingunn Stromnes, PhD
University of Minnesota
Overcoming Immunotherapy Resistance in Pancreas Cancer
2010 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Innovative Grant
Gloria Su, PhD
Columbia University
Notch Decoy Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells
2012 The Daniel and Janet Mordecai Foundation – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Kazuki Sugahara, MD, PhD
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute
Tissue-Penetrating Drug Delivery to Desmoplastic Pancreatic Tumors
2015 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Kazuki Sugahara, MD, PhD, Columbia University
Co-PI: Andrew Lowy, MD, FACS, University of California, San Diego
Clinical development of a tumor-penetrating peptide for enhanced pancreatic cancer therapy
2017 Tap Cancer Out – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Timothy C. Wang, MD
Co-PI: Paul Oberstein, MD
Columbia University
Targeting Cholinergic Receptors to Suppress Pancreatic Cancer
2007 Seena Magowitz – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Career Development Award
Rebekah White, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Prostate Stem Cell Antigen: A Specific Target for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy
2013 Tempur-Pedic – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Inaugural Research Acceleration Network Grant in Memory of Tim Miller
Robert Vonderheide, MD, DPhil, University of Pennsylvania
Co-PI: Dafna Bar-Sagi, PhD, New York University
Accelerating Development of CD40 Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
2019 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Translational Research Grant
Wantong Yao, MD, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Targeting Syndecan1 in Pancreatic Cancer
