Research Grant Recipients

2024 Young Investigator Grant Recipients

Mihaela Aldea

Gustave Roussy, Villejuif
France

Project Title: Developing a Molecular Profile-Driven Nomogram for Predicting Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Lung Cancer

Alessio Cortellini

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Rome
Italy

Project Title: Functional Validation of a H&E Images-Based Artificial Intelligence Algorithm (Deep-IO) to Predict Clinical Outcomes from Chemo- IO Combinations in Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Biagio Ricciuti

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
USA

Project Title: Targeting KRAS Amplification as a De Novo Oncogene Driver Alteration in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Mohamed Saad

University of Adelaide, Adelaide
Australia

Project Title: Deciphering the Role of iRhom Pseudoproteases in Kras-Induced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Maria Victoria Salgado

Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, Buenos Aires
Argentina

Project Title: Assessing the Potential Benefits and Harms of Implementing Lung Cancer Screening in Argentina

For investigators who are ready to begin independent research studies, ILC Foundation offers numerous grants on an annual cycle, dependent on geographic region of applicant. These one-year grants are for $50,000 in research funding.

Past Grant Recipients

2023:
Amy Cummings | University of California, Los Angeles
Adrien Constantini | Université Paris Saclay
2022:
Dr. Zsolt Megyesfalvi | National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Hungary
Dr. Lawson Eng | Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Canada
Dr. Molly Siu Ching Li | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
Dr. Gavitt Woodard | Yale University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Stephanie Saw | National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Colin Lindsay | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
2021:
Dr. Kelsie Thu | St. Michaels, Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada
Dr. Miriam Jamal-Hanjani | University College London Cancer Institute, United Kingdom
Dr. Rachel Dodd | The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Chiara Ambrogio | University of Turin, Italy
Dr. Andrew Chow | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, United States
2020:
Dr. Hua Zhang | New York University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Cleo Goyvaerts | Vrje Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
Dr. Wencai Zhang | University of Central Florida, United States
2019:
Dr. Roberto Ferrara | I.R.C.C.S. National Cancer Institute, Italy < Dr. Ashanya Malalaserkera | Concord Cancer Centre, Australia
Dr. Ashwin Somasundaram | UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, United States
2018:
Dr. Benjamin Lok | Princess Margaret CC, Toronto
Dr. John Charles Rotondo | University of Ferrara Italy, Italy
Dr. Aaron Tan | National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore
2017:
Dr. Paolo Ceppi | Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research (IZKF) Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen, Germany
Dr. William Lockwood | British Columbia Cancer Agency, Canada
Dr. Pedro Medina | University of Granada, Spain
2016:
Dr. Esra Akbay | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States
Luiz Araujo | Brazilian National Cancer Institute, Brazil
Dr. Julie George | University of Cologne, Germany
2015:
Dr. Mark Awad | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Jill Larsen | QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institue, Australia
Dr. Adrian Sacher | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Dr. Kenichi Suda | Kinki University, Japan
Dr. Silvestre Vicent | Center for Applied Medical Research, Spain
2013:
Dr. Narendra Wajapeyee | Yale University, United States
2012:
Dr. Anne-Marie Baird | St. James Hospital/Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Alexander Drilon | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
Dr. Jih-Hsiang Lee | National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan
Dr. Don Nguyen | Yale University, United States
2011:
Dr. Milind Suraokar | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
2010:
Dr. Tanawat Jirakulaporn | Siriraj Hospital, Thailand
2009:
Dr. Yuichi Machida | May Rochester d/b/a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, United States
Ms. Monica Spinola | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
2008:
Dr. Prasad Adusumilli | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, United States
Dr. D. Ross Camidge | University of Colorado Comprehensive Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Boone Goodgame | Washington University School of Medicine, United States
2007:
Mr. Mohammed Hoque | John Hopkins University, United States
Dr. Mark Klein | University of Minnesota, United States
2004:
Assoc. Professor Benjamin Solomon | Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Australia

2024 Fellowship Grant Recipients

Award recipient

Jae Heun Chung

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle
USA

Project Title: Interrogating BMP8A as a Driver of Chemotherapy Resistance in Small Cell Lung Cancer

Praveen Kumar Marimuthu

Christian Medical College, Vellore
India

Project Title: Platinum, Pemetrexed with Cetuximab for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR Exon 20 Insertion - A Prospective Phase II trial

Gerard Walls

Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast
United Kingdom

Project Title: ctDNA Kinetics for Prediction of Local Relapse in NSCLC Treated With Radiation Therapy

Hana Zahed

International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon
France

Project Title: Comprehensive Characterization of the Blood Proteome Before Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Exclusive to fellows, these grants provide $50,000 for a one-year research project. Opportunities are numerous and based on geographic region of applicant.

Past Grant Recipients

2023:
Luis Prieto | Mayo Clinic, United States
Griselda Awanis | Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute | United Kingdom
Regina Hoo | National Cancer Center Singapore, Singapore
2022:
Dr. Amila Suraweeera | Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr. Elena Torreggiani | University of Ferrara, Italy
Dr. Ting-Yu Shih | Boston University, United States
Dr. Marco Tagliamento | Gustave Roussy, France
Dr. Adithya Basasubramanian | Walter & Eliza Hall of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Diego Serrano | Universidad de Navarra, Spain
Dr. Lavanya Sivapalan | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, United States
2021:
Dr. Joao Victor Alessi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Mohammad Aarif Siddiqui | University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dr. Claudia Freitas | Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de São João e Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal
Dr. Afaf Abed | Edith Cowan University, Australia
Dr. Adithya Balasubramanian, Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jose Carlos Benitez | Insitut Gustave Roussy, France
Dr. Misty Shields | University of South Florida, Moffitt Cancer Center, United States
2020:
Dr. Karmele Valencia | University of Navarra, Spain
Dr. Kasey Cargill | UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Biagio Ricciuti | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
2019:
Dr. Mark Adams | Translational Research Institute, Queensland University of Technology, Austalia
Dr. Hanbo Chen | VU University Medical Center Amsterdam, Canada
2018:
Dr. Anastasios Dimou | University of Colorado, United States
Dr. Laura Mezquita | Gustave Roussy Villejuif, France
Dr. Sanghyuk Song | Kangown National Univ. Hospital, South Korea, South Korea
2017:
Dr. Hou Guo | MD Anderson Cancer Center, China
Dr. Masaoki Ito | The heath and Sciences Research Institute of the "Germans Trias I Pujo" Foundation (IGTP), Japan
2016:
Dr. Siddhartha Devarakonda | Washington University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Nicolas Reynoird | INSERM, France
2015:
Dr. Puey Ling Chia | Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute, Australia
Dr. Colin Lindsey | Institut Gustave-Roussy, United Kingdom
Dr. Yoichiro Mitsuishi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Japan
Dr. Sara Pilotto | University of Verona, Italy
2014:
Dr. Samuel Rowbotham | Boston Children's Hospital, United States
Dr. Steffen Sorensen | Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
2013:
Dr. Peter Choi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Dr. Daniela Morales Espinosa | Hospital Germans Trias L Pujolo, Spain
2011:
Dr. Martin Sos | Max Planck Institute for neurological research, Germany
Dr. Yang Wang | Guangdong Lung Cancer Institute and Cancer Center, China
2010:
Dr. Daniel Chistoph | University of Colorado Health Science Center, Germany
Dr. Dawn Stults | Vanderbilt-Ingram Medical Center, United States
2009:
Dr. Don Gibbons | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States
Dr. Celine Mascaux | University of Colorado Cancer Center, France.
Dr. Meredith Tennis | University of Colorado Denver Health Science Center, United States
Dr. Luca Toschi | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Italy
2008:
Dr. Shantanu Banerji | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Canada
Dr. Khaled Hassan | University of Michigan, United States
Dr. M. Naomi Horiba | University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, United States
Professor Sebahat Ocak | Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Belgium
Professor Nir Peled | University of Colorado Cancer Center, Israel
Mr. Ilse Valencia | UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, United States
2007:
Mr. Romulo (Martin) Brena | The Ohio State University, United States
Dr. Grace Dy | Mayo Clinic-Department of Oncology, United States
Dr. Tanguy Lim-Seiwert | The University of Chicago, United States
Dr. David Shames | The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, United States
2006:
Ms. Daniela Basseres | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Brazil
Professor Rafal Dziadziuszko | Poland
Dr. Hiromichi Ebi | Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
Mr. David Jackman | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States
Assoc. Professor Thomas John | University Health Network, Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Australia
Professor Stefano Landi | University of Pisa, Italy
Dr. Jill Larsen | The Prince Charles Hospital, Australia
Ms. Elena Levantini | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Cente, United States
Professor Roman Thomas | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and Broad Institute of M.I.T. and Harvard, Germany
Dr. Glen Weiss | University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, United States
2005:
Dr. Jeffrey Engelman | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Applicant), Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Supervisor), United States
Dr. Ten Hoang | University of Wisconsin Medical School-Madison, Canada
Mr. Remy Pedeux | Institute Albert Bonniot, INSERM U578 Grenoble France, France
2004:
Mr. Christopher Lyon | Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, United States
Dr. Julian Molina | Department of Oncology Mayo Clinic, United States
Ms. Maria Jose Pajares | University of Navarra, Spain
Dr. Samir Witta | United States
2003:
Ms. Federica Gemignani | International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), France
2002:
Mr. Zdravko Kosjerina | Taiwan
2001:
Dr. Fred Hirsch | University of Colorado Denver, United States
Mr. Yunfei Wang | United States
2000:
Dr. Jun Zhang | United States

2023 LCFA/BMS/ILCF Young Investigator Research Grant Recipients

Aparna Sharma, Disparities in Clinical Oncology Research Grant

All India Institute of Medical Sciences
India

Project Title: Genomic Characterization of Young Onset Lung Adenocarcinoma in India (YOLA-I study)

LCFA/BMS/ILCF Young Investigator Research Grant in Translational Immuno-oncology: To support research in translational immuno-oncology undertaken by early-career investigators that aim to improve the care and treatment of individuals with lung cancers. Up to two grants may be given in this funding cycle, and each will be $100,000 per year for up to two years.

Past Grant Recipients

2023:
Aparna Sharma | All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India
2022:
Dr. Adrian Sacher | Canada
Dr. Vincent Lam | United States
Dr. Jon Zugazagoitia | Spain
Dr. Triparna Sen | United States
2019:
Dr. Jarushka Naidoo | Johns Hopkins University, United States
Dr. Daniel Spakowicz | The Ohio State University, United States
2018:
Katheryn Beckermann | United States
Dr. Zoltan Lohinai | National Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Hungary

All Past Grant Recipients

ILCF John Fisher's Legacy Fellowship Grant

2020: Dr. Robert Smyth | United States
2019: Dr. Tejas Patil | University of Colorado Denver, United States

Lung Ambition Alliance Junior Faculty Research Grant for the Study of COVID-19 and Lung Cancer

2020: Dr. Mattia Boeri | Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Milano, Italy
Dr. Jun-chieh Tsay | New York University Medical Center, United States
Dr. Jeremias Sulam | Johns Hopkins Univeristy, United States
Dr. Amit Kulkarni | University of Minnesota, United States

Addario Lung Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Grant

2017: Evgeny Izumchenko | Johns Hopkins University, United States
2016: Robin Mjelle | Norwegian University of Science and Technology NTNU, Norway

APLCC Fellowship Grant

2016: Dr. Apichat Tantraworasin | Mount Sinai, Thailand
2017: Dr. Piyada Sitthideatphaiboon | Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, United States

LCFA Fellowship Grant

2019 Dr. Daniel Costa | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, United States
2010: Dr. Jessica Donington | New York University School of Medicine, United States
Dr. Geoffrey Liu | Ontario Cancer Institute, Princess Margaret Hospital, Canada

Free ME From Lung Cancer (FMFLC) and ILC Foundation (ILCF) Joint Fellowship Grant for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer

2018: Dr. Eva Koziolek | UCLA, United States

Boehringer Ingelheim/ILCF Chinese Fellowship Grant

2019: Mrs. Sumei Lu | Ohio State University Medical Center, United States
2017: Professor Deshui Jia | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, China
Dr. Shengxiang (Harry) Ren | University of Colorado, China
2015: Yayi He | University of Colorado, United States
2014: Dr. Xiangkun Han | Shanghai Instites for Biological Sciences, China
2013: Dr. Lulu Yang | Guangdong General Hospital & Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, China

LCFA/ILCF Lori Monroe Fellowship in Translational Lung Cancer Research Grant

2019: Dr. Haiying Cheng | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States
Dr. Kellie Smith | Johns Hopkins University, United States
2018: Dr. Alice Berger | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, United States
Dr. Christine Lovly | Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, United States
2017: Dr. Carla Martins | University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Dr. Kellie Smith | Johns Hopkins University, United States

Prevent Cancer/ILCF Joint Fellowship Grant

2019: Dr. Keshav Raj Paudel | University of Newcastle, Austalia
2018: Dr. Md. Atiqur Rahman | Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI), University of Newcastle, Australia
2015: Dr. Valsamo Anagnostou | Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, United States
2013: Dr. Patrick Forde | Johns Hopkins University, United States

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