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ACS Professors

This directory includes all American Cancer Society (ACS) Professors.

The awards are intended to provide preeminent cancer researchers with the flexibility to investigate innovative avenues of study. They're also expected to have leadership roles in the cancer research community, including being spokespeople for the American Cancer Society.

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The ACS Professor Award is the most prestigious grant made by our national program. These full professors have histories of pioneering, influential work and mentoring that’s continuing to change the direction of cancer research. While the grant term is 5 to 10 years, those awarded may use the title ACS Professor for the remainder of their careers.”

Bill Dahut, MD

Chief Scientific Officer, Discovery Science

American Cancer Society

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Cory Abate-Shen, PhD

Grant Institution:  Columbia University Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City, New York
Grant Term: 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2021
Area of Research: Molecular Determinants of Prostate Cancer Progression
Current Institution: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center in New York City, New York

close up portrait of John W. Adamson, MD, UC San Diego Health in California

John W. Adamson, MD

Grant Institution: UC San Diego in California
Grant Term: 7/1/1988 through 6/30/1989
Area of Research: Hematology
Current Institution: UC San Diego Health in California

close up portrait of Bruce M. Alberts, PhD, University of California, San Francisco

Bruce M. Alberts, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1981 through 10/31/1995
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

close up portrait of Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Kenneth C. Anderson, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

close up portrait of Carlos L. Arteaga, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Carlos L. Arteaga, MD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2017
Area of Research: Cellular and Molecular Biology
Current Institution: UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX

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David Baltimore, PhD

Grant Institution: California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Virology
Current Institution: California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

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Jonathan R. Beckwith, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/2002
Area of Research: Microbiology and Immunology
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

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Andrew Berchuck, MD

Grant Institution: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC
Grant Term: 1/1/2006 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

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Irwin D. Bernstein, MD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 7/1/1995 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-oncology
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

close up portrait of Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston

Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Grant Term: 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2025
Area of Research: Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry
Current Institution: Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
Press Release: New ACS Professors
How Epigenetics Could Improve Your Cancer Treatment

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Joseph R. Bertino, MD

Grant Institution: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick
Grant Term: 7/1/1975 through 6/30/1995
Area of Research: Hematology
Current Institution: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick

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Edward A. Boyse, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1977 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Immunology and immuno-oncology
Last Institution: University of Arizona in Tucson

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Joan Brugge, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 7/31/2004
Area of Research: Cellular Pathways That Control Cell Proliferation, Survival, and Invasion
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
American Cancer Society Awards Medal of Honor for Extraordinary Contributions for Saving Lives from Cancer

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John Cairns, MD

Grant Institution: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York
Grant Term: 1/1/1969 through 6/30/1989
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, MA

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John A. Carbon, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/1999
Area of Research: Molecular and Cellular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara

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Thomas R. Cech, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Grant Term: 1/1/1987 through 12/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

Andrew Chan, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Grant Term: 1/1/2022 through 6/30/2027
Area of Research: Clinical and Translational Cancer Epidemiology
Current Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston

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Yuan Chang, MD

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Human Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Pennsylvania
The Cancer Atlas: Infection

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Herbert Chen, MD, FACS

Grant Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 4/30/2017
Area of Research: Establishment of an MEN2 Thyroid Cancer Research and Training Program
Current Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Arul M. Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2009 through 6/30/2019
Area of Research: A Bioinformatics Platform for Nextgen Sequencing in Oncology
Current Institution: University of Michigan Health System in Ann Arbor

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Karlene A. Cimprich, PhD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2028
Area of Research: Replication Stress and Genome Instability in Cancer
Current Institution: Stanford University in California
Podcast: When DNA and RNA Tangle

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John M. Coffin, PhD

Grant Institution: Tufts University in Medford, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: Molecular Biology of Retroviruses
Current Institution: Tufts University in Medford, MA and National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD

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Seymour S. Cohen, PhD

Grant Institution: State University of New York at Stony Brook
Grant Term: 9/1/1957 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Virology
Last Institution: Rockefeller Institute

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Stanley Cohen, PhD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 1/1/1976 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories

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Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH

Grant Institution: Washington University, St. Louis in Missouri
Grant Term: 7/1/2003 through 6/30/2014
Area of Research: Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
Current Institution: Washington University, St. Louis in Missouri

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Sidney P. Colowick, PhD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/1959 through 6/30/1983
Area of Research: Metabolic Biochemistry
Last Institution: Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN

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Craig M. Crews, PhD

Grant Institution: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut
Grant Term: 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2023
Area of Research: Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Current Institution: Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut

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Edna Cukierman, PhD

ACS Wilmott Family Professor in Pancreatic Cancer
Grant Institution:
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Grant Term: 1/1/2024 through 12/31/2028
Area of Research: Pancreatic Cancer Microenvironment
Current Institution: Temple University, Fox Chase Cancer Center
American Cancer Society Awards 131 New Research and Career Development Grants Totaling $64.5 Million

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Alan D’Andrea, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 2003 through current
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

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Titia de Lange, PhD

Grant Institution: The Rockefeller University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2019
Area of Research: The Role of Telomere Dynamics in Human Cancer
Current Institution: Rockefeller University in New York City, NY

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Vittorio Defendi, MD

Grant Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 11/30/1994
Area of Research: Virology
Last Institution: New York University Langone Medical Center in New York City

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Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD

Grant Institution: The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Grant Term: 7/1/2014 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Behavioral Science
Current Institution: University of Alabama Comprehensive Cancer Center in Birmingham
A New Intervention for Improving Health After Cancer

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Ronald A. DePinho, MD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1999 through 12/31/2008
Area of Research: Basic and Translational Research
Current Institution: MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX
ACS Mini Symposium May 2022: Translation of Cancer Research to Human Testing

Mary (Nora) Disis, MD in lab, University of Washington

Mary L. Disis, MD

Grant Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Grant Term: 7/1/2015 through 8/31/2025
Area of Research: Vaccines Targeting Cancer Initiation Antigens to Prevent Colon Cancer
Current Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Future Defenses Against Colorectal Cancer May Include a Vaccine and Genetic Engineering
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards Research Professorships

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Ethan Dmitrovsky, MD

Grant Institution: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2014
Area of Research: Bidirectional Translational Research for Lung Cancer
Current Institution: Leidos Biomedical Research in Frederick, MD
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

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Robert Eisenman, PhD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 1/1/1997 through 12/31/2006
Area of Research: Control of Cell Proliferation by the Max Transcription Factor Network
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

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Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP

Grant Institution: Pennsylvania State University in University Park, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Molecularly Targeted Therapy for Colon and Liver Cancer
Current Institution: Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, PA
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

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Charis Eng, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio
Grant Term: 7/1/2009 through 6/30/2019
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: The Cleveland Clinic in Ohio
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

Lewis L. Engel, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1959 through 6/30/1976
Area of Research: Biosynthesis of Estrogens
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA

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Ronald Epstein, MD

Grant Institution: University of Rochester
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Communication, Mindfulness, and Patient Centered Care in Advanced Cancer
Current Institution: University of Rochester in New York
Researchers Look for Ways to Improve Communication Between Cancer Patients and Doctors

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Raymond L. Erikson, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA

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Emmanuel Farber, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 7/1/1959 through 10/31/1985
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Last Institution: University of Toronto in Ontario

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James L. Ferrara, MD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Novel Strategies to Treat Graft Versus Host Disease
Current Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

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Gerald Fink, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1983 through 12/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Whitehead Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

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Karen Freund, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: Tufts Medical Center Inc. in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Patient Navigation to Eliminate Cancer Disparities
Current Institution: Tufts Medical Center in Boston, MA
Podcast: On Mentoring
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now
Patient Navigators Can Help When Life Disrupts Cancer Care

Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Regulation of Tumor Development and Progression by Myeloid Cells
Current Institution: Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Thomas Gajewski, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2021
Area of Research: Integrative Genomics to Identify Resistance Mechanisms to Immunotherapy
Current Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois

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Joseph G. Gall, PhD

Grant Institution: Carnegie Institution of Washington DC
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 4/30/1998
Area of Research: Nuclear Structure and Function
Current Institution: Carnegie Institute for Science in Baltimore, MD

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Patricia Ganz, MD

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/1999 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Enhancing Patient Outcomes Across the Cancer Control Continuum
Current Institution: UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Daniel George, MD

ACS IMPACT Professorship in Prostate Cancer
Grant Institution:
 Duke University School of Medicine
Grant Term: 7/1/2024 through 6/30/2029
Area of Research: Race-based Cohort Trials to Improve Outcomes for Black Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer
Current Institution: Duke University School of Medicine
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards $28 Million New Research and Career Development Grants

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Walter Gilbert, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1972 through 6/30/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

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Edward Giovannucci, MD, ScD

Grant Institution: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Grant Term: 7/1/2023 through 6/30/2028
Area of Research: An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Role of Diet, Physical Activity, Body Weight, and Cancer
Current Institution: President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards 90 New Research and Career Development Grants Totaling $45 Million

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Anna R. Giuliano, PhD

Grant Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Prevention of Infection-Related Cancers
Current Institution: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Inc.
A World Leader in Infection-Related Cancer Research: ACS Professor Profile 

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Luigi Gorini, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1962 through 11/27/1973
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA

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A. Clark Griffin, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Texas in Austin, TX
Grant Term: 9/1/1961 through 8/31/1982
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Last Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

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Christine Guthrie, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1992 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: mRNA Splicing and Transport; Mechanisms and Regulation
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

Headshot of ACS professor, J. Silvio Gutkind, in his lab

J. Silvio Gutkind, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, San Diego
Grant Term: 1/1/2024 through 12/31/2028
Area of Research: Multimodal Precision Cancer Targeted and Immunotherapies
Current Institution: University of California San Diego, Moores Cancer Center
American Cancer Society Awards 131 New Research and Career Development Grants Totaling $64.5 Million

 

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Jennifer Haas, MD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Grant Term: 7/1/2022 through 6/09/2027
Area of Research: Equity Across the Cancer Continuum
Current Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston

Chris Haiman

Christopher Haiman, ScD

ACS IMPACT Professorship in Prostate Cancer
Grant Institution: University of Southern California (USC)
Grant Term: 7/1/2024 through 6/30/2029
Area of Research:
 Reducing Prostate Cancer Mortality for African American Men by Identifying, Screening for, and Increasing Testing for Novel Biomarkers of Risk, developing an effective risk prediction tool for screening, and increasing their involvement in genetic and biomarker testing for early disease detection.
Current Institution: University of Southern California (USC)
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards $28 Million New Research and Career Development Grants

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Thomas C. Hall, MD

Grant Institution: University of Southern California in Los Angeles
Grant Term: 1/1/1972 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Last Institution: Harvard Medical in Cambridge, MA

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Douglas Hanahan, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 9/30/2009
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis
Current Institution: Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research in Switzerland

Robert E. Handschumacher, PhD

Grant Institution: Yale University in New Haven, CT
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Immunopharmacology and studies of mechanisms involved in the modulation of cancer
Current Institution: Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT

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Iswar K. Hariharan, MBBS, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, Berkeley
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 12/31/2020
Area of Research: Regulation of Growth and Regeneration in Drosophila
Current Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Podcast: "Cancer is basically a non-healing wound and we should treat it as such"

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Edward Harlow, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital
Grant Term: 1/1/1992 through 11/29/1999
Area of Research: Transformation by DNA Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Cambridge, MA

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Leland H. Hartwell, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Washington in Seattle
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

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R. Scott Hawley, PhD

Grant Institution: Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2015
Area of Research: The Origins of Meiotic and Mitotic Aneuploidy
Current Institution: Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, MO

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Xi He, PhD

Grant Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Grant Term: 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2025
Area of Research: Understanding Wnt and R-spondin Signaling in Stem Cells and Cancer
Current Institution: Boston Children's Hospital Health in Massachusetts

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Stephen S. Hecht, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Grant Term: 1/1/2000 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Carcinogenesis and Cancer Prevention
Current Institution: University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center in Minneapolis

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Charles Heidelberger, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1960 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Southern California

Heinz Herrmann, MD

Grant Institution: University of Connecticut in Mansfield
Grant Term: 9/15/1960 through 9/14/1980
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Connecticut Health in Farmington

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Dawn Hershman, MD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City
Grant Term: 9/1/2020 through 8/31/2025
Area of Research: Cancer Control and Prevention
Current Institution: Columbia University in New York City
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards Research Professorships

John Higginson, MD

Grant Institution: University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS
Grant Term: 9/1/1961 through 6/30/1993
Area of Research: Epidemiology
Last Institution: University of Kansas Health in Kansas City, KS

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Vincent Hollander, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Virginia in Charlottesville
Grant Term: 6/1/1960 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

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Robert W. Holley, PhD

Grant Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1969 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

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Waun Ki Hong, MD

Grant Institution: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Grant Term: 7/1/1996 through 3/31/2001
Area of Research: Chemoprevention Research of Aerodigestive Cancers
Last Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

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Chanita Hughes-Halbert, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Southern California (USC)
Grant Term: 7/1/23 through 6/30/2028
Area of Research: Primary Drivers of Lung Cancer Disparities
Current Institution: University of Southern California (USC)
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards 90 New Research and Career Development Grants Totaling $45 Million

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Tony Hunter, PhD

Grant Institution: Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through12/31/2008
Area of Research: Protein phosphorylation in growth and oncogenesis
Current Institution: Salk Institute of Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA

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Jerard Hurwitz, PhD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/1989 through 12/31/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

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Jean-Pierre Issa, MD

Grant Institution: Temple University of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Fels Institute for Cancer Research & Molecular Biology in Philadelphia, PA

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Pasi A. Jänne, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Developing Precision Therapies for Lung Cancer
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Lung Cancer Dream Team Makes Progress
Improving Precision Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Elwood V. Jensen

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/1963 through 3/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Cincinnati in Ohio

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Barton A. Kamen, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School New Brunswick, NJ
Grant Term: 7/1/1994 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Folate Homeostasis and Cancer Chemotherapy
Last Institution: Cancer Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, NJ

Yibin Kang, PhD

Grant Institution: Princeton University in Princeton, NJ
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Stromal Niche as Regulators of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Current Institution: Princeton University in Princeton, NJ
ACS Research Professor Recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Breast Cancer Research 
American Cancer Society Research Professor Makes Strides Against Breast Cancer

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Michael Karin, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
Grant Term: 1/1/1999 through 12/31/2008
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California, San Diego

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Beth Y. Karlan, MD

Grant Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA
Grant Term: 7/1/2006 through 6/30/2016
Area of Research: Identification of Biomarkers for Ovarian Cancer Early Detection and Prognosis
Current Institution: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA

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Cynthia J. Kenyon, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: Biochemistry and Biophysics
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

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Mary-Claire King, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle
Grant Term: 7/1/1994 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Breast Cancer
Current Institution: University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories
American Cancer Society Funded Researchers Win Lasker Award

Henry I. Kohn, MD

Grant Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 9/1/1963 through 8/31/1971
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, IL

close up portrait of Nancy Krieger, PhD, Harvard School of Public Health

Nancy Krieger, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard University School of Public Health in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/2015 through 8/31/2025
Area of Research: Social Epidemiology
Current Institution: Harvard University in Cambridge, MA
Class, Race, and Cancer: Unraveling the Complex Connections
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards Research Professorships

close up portrait of Lewis L. Lanier, PhD, University of California

Lewis L. Lanier, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2003 through 12/31/2009
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-Oncology
Current Institution: University of California San Francisco
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

David Largaespada, PhD in lab, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

David Largaespada, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Grant Term: 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2017
Area of Research: Functional Genomics of Cancer Progression
Current Institution: University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

close up portrait of Michael Laskowski, PhD

Michael Laskowski, PhD

Grant Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Grant Term: 9/1/1960 through 12/31/1975
Area of Research: Biochemistry
Current Institution: Saba University School of Medicine in the Dutch Caribbean

Morton L. Levin, MD, DrPH

Grant Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY
Grant Term: 9/1/1959 through 8/31/1970
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Health Research Inc. Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, NY

Lawrence Levine, ScD

Grant Institution: Brandeis University in Waltham, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1962 through 8/31/1989
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Brandeis University in Waltham, MA

close up portrait of Ronald Levy, MD, Stanford University

Ronald Levy, MD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 7/1/1987 through 12/31/2011
Area of Research: Immunology and Immuno-Oncology
Current Institution: Stanford University in California

close up portrait of Frederick P. Li, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

Frederick P. Li, MD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1998 through 6/30/2008
Area of Research: Cancer Control through Genetics
Last Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA

close up portrait of Frank Lilly, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY

Frank Lilly, PhD

Grant Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in Bronx, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/1995
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY

Alfred G. Marshak, PhD

Grant Institution: Tulane University in New Orleans, LA
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1972
Area of Research: Experimental Pathology and Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Tulane University in New Orleans, LA

Carlos Martinez, MD

Grant Institution: University of Minnesota-- Twin Cities
Grant Term: 7/1/1960 through 6/30/1982
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: The Regents of the University of Minnesota Twin Cities

close up portrait of Maria E. Martinez, PhD, University of California, San Diego

Maria E. Martinez, PhD

Grant Institution: Arizona Board of Regents, University of Arizona in Tucson
Grant Term: 1/1/2006 through 12/31/2011
Area of Research: Development of A Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening in Arizona
Current Institution: University of California, San Diego

close up portrait of William L. McGuire, PhD, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD

William L. McGuire, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Grant Term: 7/1/1989 through 6/30/1994
Area of Research: Endocrinological Aspects of Breast Cancer
Last Institution: National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD

close up portrait of J. Richard McIntosh, PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder

J. Richard McIntosh, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 6/30/2005
Area of Research: Analysis of Mitotic Mechanism
Current Institution: University of Colorado, Boulder

close up portrait of Stephen J. Meltzer, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Stephen J. Meltzer, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Diagnosis and Risk Assessment in Barrett’s Esophagus
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD

close up portrait of Matthew L. Meyerson, MD, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Genome-inspired Approaches to Cancer Discovery and Therapeutics
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA
Podcast: Matthew Meyerson (Mentor) and Alison Taylor (Mentee)
Personlized Cancer Care: Where It Stands Today
 

close up portrait of Christine A. Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN, University of California

Christine Miaskowski, RN, PhD, FAAN

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Patient Care and Survivorship Issues 
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

close up portrait of Patrick Moore, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh

Patrick S. Moore, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Discovery and Characterization of Novel Human Tumor Viruses
Current Institution: University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Philadelphia

Dan H. Moore

Grant Institution: Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA
Grant Term: 1/1/1972 through 6/30/1978
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Hahnemann University in Philadelphia, PA

close up portrait of Sean Morrison, MD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

R. Sean Morrison, MD

Grant Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2024
Area of Research: Enhancing Quality of Life in Cancer Care
Current Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, NY

Hans Noll, PhD

Grant Institution: Northwestern University, Evanston Campus
Grant Term: 12/1/1966 through 1/30/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Northwestern University, Evanston Campus

close up portrait of Owen O’Conner, MD, PhD, Columbia University, New York City

Owen O’Connor, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City
Grant Term: 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2023
Area of Research: Leukemia, Immunology, and Blood Cell Development
Current Institution: Columbia University in New York City
A Pioneer for Developing Drugs for People with T-Cell Lymphoma

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Shuji Ogino, MD, PhD, MS

Grant Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc. 
Grant Term: 
7/1/2024 through 6/30/2029
Area of Research:
 Integrative Transdisciplinary Study of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer
Current Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards $28 Million New Research and Career Development Grants

close up portrait of Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD, University of Chicago

Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, MBBS

Grant Institution: University of Chicago in Illinois
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Toward a Primary Prevention of Breast Cancer in the African Diaspora
Current Institution: University of Chicago Health in Illinois
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

close up portrait of Terry L. Orr-Weaver, PhD, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research

Terry L. Orr-Weaver, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2007 through 12/31/2016
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA

close up portrait of Elliot F. Osserman, MD, Columbia University in New York City, NY

Elliot F. Osserman, MD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 5/1/1969 through 4/30/1990
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY

Headshot of Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH

Ann Partridge, MD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Grant Term: 
7/1/2024 through 6/30/2029
Area of Research:
 Adolescents and Young Adults with Breast Cancer
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards $28 Million New Research and Career Development Grants

Headshot of Michael Pignone, MD, MPH

Michael Pignone, MD, MPH

Grant Institution: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Grant Term: 11/1/23 through 10/31/2028
Area of Research: Promoting Mailed Interventions to Increase Colon Cancer Screening
Current Institution: Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards 90 New Research and Career Development Grants Totaling $45 Million

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Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
Grant Term: 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2027
Area of Research: Molecular and Cellular Oncology
Current Institution: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston

close up portrait of Kenneth J. Pienta, MD, University of Michigan

Kenneth Pienta, MD

Grant Institution: University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
Grant Term: 7/1/2003 through 2/28/2013
Area of Research: Targeting Thrombin Receptor to Treat Advanced Prostate Cancer
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD

close up portrait of G. Barry Pierce, Jr., MD, University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor

G. Barry Pierce, Jr., MD

Grant Institution: Colorado University in Boulder
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Michigan Health in Ann Arbor

head shot of Helen Piwnica-Worms, PhD, Washington University

Helen Piwnica-Worms, PhD

Grant Institution: Washington University, St. Louis
Grant Term: 1/1/2011 through 4/21/2011
Area of Research: Functionalizing and Translating the Human Breast Cancer Genome
Current Institution: UT MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Jerome B. Posner, MD in the lab

Jerome B. Posner, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 7/1/1996 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Studies of Neurologic Paraneoplastic Syndromes
Current Institution: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

James M. Price, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1957 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison

close up portrait of Carol L. Prives, PhD, Columbia University in New York City, NY

Carol L. Prives, PhD

Grant Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1998 through 9/30/2001
Area of Research: Regulating the Functions of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein
Current Institution: Columbia University in New York City, NY

close up portrait of Theodore T. Puck, PhD

Theodore T. Puck, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Grant Term: 4/1/1966 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Colorado, Denver

close up portrait of Ching-Hon Pui, MD, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Grant Institution: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN
Grant Term: 7/1/2002 through 6/30/2006
Area of Research: Total Therapy Study XV: Boosting the Cure Rate in Childhood ALL
Current Institution: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN

close up portrait of Fred Rapp, PhD, Baylor University in Waco, TX

Fred Rapp, PhD

Grant Institution: Baylor University in Waco, TX
Grant Term: 7/1/1966 through 3/31/1991
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Baylor University in Waco, TX

Maurice M. Rapport, PhD in the lab

Maurice M. Rapport, PhD

Grant Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in New York City
Grant Term: 10/1/1961 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University in New York City, NY

Stanley Riddell, MD in lab

Stanley Riddell, MD

Grant Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA
Grant Term: 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2022
Area of Research: Establishing Safe and Effective T Cell Antitumor Immunity
Current Institution: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA

close up portrait of Phillips W. Robbins, PhD

Phillips W. Robbins, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/1996
Area of Research: Cell and Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Boston University in Massachusetts

Headshot of Ora Mendelsohn Rosen

Ora Mendelsohn Rosen, MD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/1988 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

close up portrait of Jennifer Rubin-Grandis, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Jennifer Rubin-Grandis, MD

Grant Institution: University of Pittsburgh in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 7/1/2008 through 6/30/2018
Area of Research: Head and Neck Cancer as a Model for Bedside-to-Bench Research
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

Davide Ruggero, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/2020 through 12/31/2024
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Translation Control in Cancer & its Therapeutic Implications
Current Institution: University of California, San Francisco

close up portrait of Anil K. Rustgi, MD, University of Pennsylvania

Anil K. Rustgi, MD

Grant Institution: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 1/1/2010 through 12/31/2019
Area of Research: The Genetics and Biology of Squamous Cell Cancers
Current Institution: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia

close up portrait of Leona Samson, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Leona D. Samson, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2001 through 6/30/2012
Area of Research: Molecular biology
Current Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, MA

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Kathryn Schmitz, PhD, MPH

Grant Institution: The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey
Grant Term: 7/1/2022 through 6/30/2027
Area of Research: Health Services Behavioral Research 
Current Institution: The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey

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Robert T. Schimke, MD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Resistance to Cancer Agents
Last Institution: Stanford University in California

Arnold Seligman, MD

Grant Institution: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. in Maryland
Grant Term: 1/1/1973 through 12/31/1982
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Last Institution: Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Inc. in Maryland

close up portrait of Gregg L. Semenza, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University

Gregg L. Semenza, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/2012 through 12/31/2021
Area of Research: Role of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1 in Breast Cancer Metastasis
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

close up portrait of Kevin Shannon, MD, University of California

Kevin Shannon, MD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2020
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: University of California San Francisco
Podcast: Changing the Shape of Leukemia Research and Clinical Care

close up portrait of Thomas E. Shenk, PhD, Princeton University in New Jersey

Thomas E. Shenk, PhD

Grant Institution: Princeton University in New Jersey
Grant Term: 1/1/1986 through 12/31/1990
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Princeton University in New Jersey

close up portrait of Yang Shi, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston

Yang Shi, PhD

Grant Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Grant Term: 1/1/2013 through 12/31/2017
Area of Research: Functional and Mechanistic Investigations of Chromatin Regulators
Current Institution: Boston Children's Hospital in Massachusetts
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

close up portrait of Stewart Shuman, M.D., PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Stewart Shuman, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center In New York City, NY
Grant Term: 1/1/2005 through 12/31/2014
Area of Research: RNA Repair
Current Institution: Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, NY

Melvin V. Simpson, PhD

Grant Institution: Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH
Grant Term: 3/1/1962 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: The State University of New York Stony Brook University

close up portrait of Seymour J. Singer, PhD

Seymour J. Singer, PhD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Diego
Grant Term: 1/1/1987 through 6/30/1991
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Last Institution: University of California, San Diego

closeup portrait of Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/2004 through 6/30/2010
Area of Research: Her-2 Alteration in Human Breast Cancer: Delineation of Downstream Molecular Events and Identification of Additional Potential Therapeutic Targets
Current Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Seven Breast Cancer Research Success Stories

close up portrait of Hamilton O. Smith, MD,  IBEJ. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, MD

Hamilton O. Smith, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 6/30/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: IBEJ. Craig Venter Institute in Rockville, MD
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

close up portrait of Alan Solomon, MD, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

Alan Solomon, MD

Grant Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Grant Term: 7/1/1992 through 6/30/2003
Area of Research: Immunoglobulin Pathophysiology in B-Cell Malignancies
Current Institution: University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville

close up portrait of Anil K. Sood, MD, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston

Anil K. Sood, MD

Grant Institution: University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Grant Term: 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2027
Area of Research: Non-Coding RNA Cancer Therapeutics
Current Institution: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
ACS Mini Symposium May 2022: Translation of Cancer Research to Human Testing
New Gene-Testing Tools May Personalize Ovarian Cancer Care

close up portrait of Jeffrey Alan Sosman, MD, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Jeffrey A. Sosman, MD

Grant Institution: Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, TN
Grant Term: 1/1/2009 through 12/31/2018
Area of Research: Melanoma
Current Institution: Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University in Chicago, IL

close up of  Franklin W. Stahl, PhD

Franklin W. Stahl, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene
Grant Term: 1/1/1990 through 12/31/2000
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene

close up portrait of Kurt Stange, MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University

Kurt C. Stange, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
Grant Term: 7/1/2007 through 6/30/2017
Area of Research: Cost Analyses and Healthcare Delivery in Cancer Control
Current Institution: Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH
Expert Predictions: Cancer Care 10 Years from Now

close up portrait of Thomas P. Stossel, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital

Thomas P. Stossel, MD

Grant Institution: Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 7/1/1987 through 6/30/2013
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Cell Motility
Last Institution: Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA

William M. Sugden, PhD in lab

William M. Sugden, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 1/1/2000 through 12/31/2010
Area of Research: Transforming Functions of Epstein-Barr Virus
Current Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison

close up portrait of Paul Talalay, MD, Johns Hopkins University Health in Baltimore, MD

Paul Talalay, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 3/1/1958 through 3/31/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: Johns Hopkins University Health in Baltimore, MD

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Jennifer Temel, MD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Grant Term: 9/1/2020 through 8/31/2025
Area of Research: Cancer Control and Prevention
Current Institution: Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston
Press Release: American Cancer Society Awards Research Professorships
Improving Quality of Life for Lung Cancer Survivors

Howard Martin Temin, PhD in lab

Howard Martin Temin, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Grant Term: 7/1/1974 through 6/30/2004
Area of Research: Retrovirus Replication and Genetics
Last Institution: University of Wisconsin- Madison
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

close up of  Kensal van Holde, PhD

Kensal van Holde, PhD

Grant Institution: Oregon State University in Corvallis
Grant Term: 1/1/1977 through 3/31/1994
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Oregon State University Health in Corvallis

close up portrait of Harold Varmus, MD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, NY

Harold Varmus, MD

Grant Institution: The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/1998
Area of Research: Molecular Biology of Retroviruses and Cancer Genes
Current Institution: Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York City, NY
Nobel Laureates and the American Cancer Society

close up portrait of Anne Villeneuve, PhD, Stanford University

Anne M. Villenueve, PhD

Grant Institution: Stanford University in California
Grant Term: 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2020
Area of Research: Mechanisms of Genome Inheritance during Meiosis
Current Institution: Stanford University in California
Press Release: New ACS Professors

close up portrait of Bert Vogelstein, MD, Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD

Bert Vogelstein, MD

Grant Institution: Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD
Grant Term: 1/1/1993 through 12/31/1997
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center in Baltimore, MD

close up of Peter H. von Hippel, PhD

Peter H. von Hippel, PhD

Grant Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene
Grant Term: 1/1/1994 through 12/31/2001
Area of Research: Physico-Chemical Studies of DNA Transcription and Replication Complexes
Current Institution: University of Oregon, Eugene

close up portrait of Graham Walker, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Graham C. Walker, PhD

Grant Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
Grant Term: 1/1/2002 through 12/31/2012
Area of Research: DNA Repair, Mutagenesis, and Cancer
Current Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge

close up portrait of Johannes Walter, PhD, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

Johannes Walter, PhD

Grant Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2022
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

close up of Leonard Warren, MD, PhD

Leonard Warren, MD, PhD

Grant Institution: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia
Grant Term: 7/1/1964 through 6/30/1992
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Last Institution: University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia

close up of Robert A. Weinberg, PhD

Robert A. Weinberg, PhD

Grant Institution: Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA
Grant Term: 1/1/1995 through 12/31/2007
Area of Research: Cell Biology
Current Institution: MIT Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, MA

close up portrait of Michael H. Wigler, PhD, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Michael H. Wigler, PhD

Grant Institution: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York
Grant Term: 1/1/1991 through 8/31/2013
Area of Research: Molecular Biology
Current Institution: Cold Stone Harbor Laboratory in New York

close up portrait of H. Rodney Withers, MD, DSc, University of California, Los Angeles

H. Rodney Withers, MD, DSc

Grant Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Grant Term: 7/1/1992 through 6/30/1997
Area of Research: Biological Bases for Clinical Radiotherapy
Last Institution: University of California, Los Angeles