Grants from the Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance support cancer research in the state of Florida by funding pilot award projects at the University of Florida Health Cancer Center, the Moffitt Cancer Center, and the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
These grants are designed to support the initial phases of research with the goal of creating larger, more detailed studies across the state of Florida. Each of the three centers provides funding for the awards, which require meaningful collaboration by investigators from at least two of the three centers.
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2019
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davila, Marco, MD, PhD | NA | Schatz, Jonathan, MD | Determinants of response to CAR-T cellular immunotherapy in aggressive B-cell lymphomas |
| NA | Kladde, Michael, PhD | Ayad, Nagi, PhD | Epigenetic basis of glioblastoma chemoresistance |
| NA | Lele, Tanmay, PhD | Xu, Michael, PhD | Nuclear envelope defect and generation of micronuclei in ovarian cancer development and immune therapy |
| Smalley, Keiran, PhD | NA | Wang, Gaofeng, PhD | Epigenetically reversing BRAF inhibitor resistance in melanoma by vitamin C |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2018
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce, Christine, PhD | Jobin, Christian, PhD | Abreu, Maria, MD | Role of intestinal microbiota in lung cancer therapy |
| Vadaparampil, Susan, PhD | Wilkie, Diana, PhD | Kobetz, Erin, PhD | FACCA Disparities Think Tank |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2017
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn, Gwendolyn, Ph.D.Schabath,Matthew, Ph.D. | Markham, Merry Jennifer, M.D.Hicks, Amanda, MA, Ph.D . | Seay, Julia, Ph.D.Schlumbrecht, Matthew, M.D., MPH | Developing Provider-Focused LGBT Communication Skill Building for Oncologists |
| Giuliano, Anna Ph.D. | Shenkman, Elizabeth, Ph.D. | Schlumbrecht, Matthew, M.D., MPH | Florida Increases Rates of Screening and Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus (FIRST HCV) |
| NA | Sayour, Elias, M.D., Ph.D. | Jones, Patricia, M.D., MSCR | Preventative vaccination against neoantigens in MRD and premalignant settings |
| Permuth, Jennifer, Ph.D., MS Malafa, Mokenge, M.D., FACS | Trevino, Jose, M.D. | Merchant, Nipun, M.D. | The Florida Pancreas Collaborative: A Partnership Dedicated to the Early Detection and Prevention of Pancreatic Cancer |
| Forsyth, Peter, M.D. | NA | Kasahara, Noriyuki, M.D., Ph.D. | Virotherapy Combination Strategy for Glioblastoma |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2016
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chellappan, Srikumar, Ph.D. | Law, Brian, Ph.D. | NA | Targeting mitotic functions of TBK1 and Cdk2 to combat cancer |
| NA | Huang, Suming, Ph.D. | Xu, Mingjiang, M.D., Ph.D. | The role of HoxBlinc INCRA in NPM1 mutation-mediated pathogens of myeloid malignancies |
| NA | Renne, Rolf, Ph.D. | Mesri, Enrique, Ph.D. | Oncogenic role of KSHV micro RNAs in cell and animal models of Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| List, Alan, M.D. Wei, Sheng, Ph.D. | NA | Hudson, Barry, M.D. Lippman, Marc, Ph.D. | RAGE signaling through the inflammasome: novel combined inflammatory therapeutic targets in cancer |
| Smalley, Keiran, Ph.D. | Licht, Jonathan, M.D. | Harbour, William, M.D. | Defining and targeting the epigenetic landscape of uveal melanoma |
| Vadaparampil, Susan Ph.D., MPH | DeGennaro, Vincent, M.D. | Hurley, Judith, M.D. George, Sophia, Ph.D. | The effect of Immigration on the development of breast cancer in women of African descent |
Florida Academic Cancer Center Alliance Collaborative Grant Awardees 2015
| Moffitt PI | UF PI | Sylvester, UM PI | Project title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egan, Kathleen, Sc.D. | Yaghjyan, Lusine, Ph.D. | NA | Gut microflora and estrogens: a new paradigm for breast cancer risk reduction |
| Lynch, Conor, Ph.D. | Daaka, Yehia, Ph.D. | Burnstein, Kerry, Ph.D. | Role of AVPR1a in metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer |
| NA | O’Dell, Walter, Ph.D. | Takita, Christine, M.D. | Modeling the patterns of breast cancer early metastases |
| Permuth, Jenny, Ph.D. Malafa, Mokenge, M.D. | Trevino, Jose, M.D. | Merchant, Nipun, M.D. | The Florida pancreas cancer collaboration: a partnership dedicated to the prevention and early detection of pancreatic cancer |
