Funding Awardees
Many of the awards below have been make possible as a result of the generous support of our philanthropic donors.
Knight Cancer Clinical Scholars: 2015Knight Cancer Pilot Project Awards: 2015
OHSU Knight Cancer Clinical Scholars: 2015
This program is a $25,000 one-year award that allows protected research time to leading clinical investigators to enable them to carry out innovative clinical research that advances the Institute's mission. It also advances discoveries to improve cancer detection, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Joshi Alumkal, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Jeremy Cetnar, M.D., M.S.H.P.R.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Lara Davis, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Michael Heinrich, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Eneida Nemecek, M.D., M.S.
Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program
Chris Ryan, M.D.
Associate professor, hematology and medical oncology
Emma Scott, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Matthew Taylor, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Gina Vaccaro, M.D.
Associate professor, hematology and medical oncology
OHSU Knight Cancer Pilot Project Awards: 2015

Adam Lamble, M.D.
Pediatric hematology oncology fellow
Evaluating the T cell Receptor Repertoire in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Bone Marrow
Funded by: Umpqua Bank Innovation Award for Pediatric Cancer Research

Tiziana Cotechini, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral scholar
Identification
of Immune-Based Biomarkers in Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Carcinomas
Funded by: U.S. Bank
Cancer Research Development Award

Julie N. Graff, M.D., M.C.R.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Preliminary Evaluation to Identify Risks Factors for Falls and Fracture in Men with Prostate Cancer on Enzalutamide
Funded by: Kemmerer Foundation

Sudarshand Anand, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, radiation oncology
Reprogramming the tumor microenvironment in breast cancer using microRNAs
Funded by: Dive for the Cure - Barbara Ann Miller Breast Cancer Research Award

Sonali Jindal, M.D.
Assistant professor
Myoepithelial Cells as Gatekeepers of Pre-Invasive to Invasive Breast Cancer Switch
Funded by: Dive for the Cure - Breast Cancer

Kim-Hien T. Dao, D.O., Ph.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
A prospective epidemiology study following a cohort of females over 65 years old who demonstrate clonal hematopoiesis and harbor TET2 mutations
Funded by: Cancer Center Support Grant

Lara E. Davis, M.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Targetable ALK Fusions in Leiomyosarcoma
Collaborator: Monika Davare, Ph.D. (OHSU)
Funded by: Hillcrest

Monika Davare, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, pediatric hematology
Targetable ALK Fusions in Leiomyosarcoma
Collaborator: Lara E. Davis, M.D. (OHSU)
Funded by: Hillcrest

Michael Heinrich, M.D.
Professor, hematology and medical oncology
Bedside to bench to bedside: SDH mutations in cancer
Funded by: Hillcrest

Sushil Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Analysis of CSF1R targeted therapy in malignant mesothelioma for identification of response biomarkers and combination therapy target
Funded by: Cancer Center Support Grant

Alexander R. Guimaraes, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate professor
Magnetic
Resonance Fingerprinting: A novel approach to quantify pancreatic tumor
microvasculature
Funded by: Cancer Center Support Grant

James Z. Chen, Ph.D.
Assistant professor, biochemistry and molecular biology
Structure
Elucidation of MRP1 by Single-Particle Electron Microscopy
Funded by: Borchard
Foundation

Laura F. Newell, M.D.
Assistant professorPathogenesis
and Prevention of Therapy-Related MDS/AML following Breast Cancer Treatment
Collaborator: Rachel J. Cook, M.D., M.S. (OHSU)
Funded by: Borchard
Foundation

Rachel J. Cook, M.D., M.S.
Assistant professor
Pathogenesis and Prevention of Therapy-Related MDS/AML following Breast Cancer Treatment
Collaborator: Laura F. Newell, M.D. (OHSU)
Funded by: Borchard Foundation

Kim-Hien T. Dao, D.O., Ph.D.
Assistant professor, hematology and medical oncology
Design
and validate synthetic oligonucleotides to selectively suppress mutant CALR
(calreticulin) alleles in myeloproliferative neoplasms
Collaborator: Patrick
Iversen, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control
Initiative

Melinda M. Davis, Ph.D.
Research assistant professor, family medicine
Disparities
in CRC Screening: A Mixed Methods Multi-level Study of Oregon's Medicaid
Population
Collaborator: Cynthia Mojica, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU
Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Jackilen Shannon, Ph.D., R.D., M.P.H.
Associate professor
Chemoprevention of prostate cancer: Long Non-Coding RNAs and Sulforaphane
Collaborator: Emily Ho, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Linda C. Stork, Ph.D
Professor, pediatricsZebrafish as a Model for Chemoprevention of T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)
Collaborators: Bill H. Chang, M.D., Ph.D. (OHSU) | David E. Williams, Ph.D. (OSU) | Robert L Tanguay, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Bill H. Chang, MD, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Zebrafish as a Model for Chemoprevention of T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia (T-ALL)
Collaborators: Linda C. Stork, Ph.D. (OHSU) | David E. Williams, Ph.D. (OSU) | Robert L Tanguay, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Pamela Cassidy, Ph.D.
Research associate professor
Function of selenoprotein thioredoxin reductase (TR1) in melanocyte homeostasis
Collaborator: Arup Indra, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Rosalie Sears, Ph.D.
Professor
Bcl-2 converters for breast cancer
Collaborators: Shiuh-Wen Luoh, M.D., Ph.D. (OHSU) | Christiane V. Löhr, Ph.D. (OSU) | Siva Kumar Kolluri, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Shiuh-Wen Luoh, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant professor
Bcl-2 converters for breast cancer
Collaborators: Rosalie Sears, Ph.D. (OHSU) | Christiane V. Löhr, Ph.D. (OSU) | Siva Kumar Kolluri, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Skye C. Mayo, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant professor, surgery
Early Detection of Colorectal Liver Metastases and Recurrence to Direct Hepatic Regional Therapy
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Jackilen Shannon, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Associate professor
Phytanic acid, a branched-chain fatty acid in dairy, and risk of cancer
Collaborator: Yumie Takata (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Owen McCarty, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Role of platelets activation in colon cancer metastasis under coagulation and shear
Collaborator: Travis Walker, Ph.D. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Brandon
Hayes-Lattin, M.D.
Associate professor, hematology
and medical oncology
Patient-centered
communication to meet the needs of AYA survivors
Collaborator: Jessica R. Gorman, Ph.D., M.P.H. (OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU
Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative

Pepper J. Schedin, Ph.D.
Professor, cell, developmental and cancer biology
Phytanic acid, a branched-chain fatty acid in dairy, and risk of cancer
Collaborator: Veronica Irvin, M.P.H., Ph.D.(OSU)
Funded by: OHSU/OSU Cancer Prevention and Control Initiative