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2019
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19)
February 25, 2019
Research Highlights:
- Metabolic Remodeling of the Tumor Microenvironment to Improve the Efficacy of Immunotherapy
- Overcoming Tumor Immune Evasion
- IN FOCUS: Oncolytic Virotherapy in Pediatric Brain Tumors
- Turning the Heat up on Cancer: Combining Heat and Immunotherapy to Better Treat Bladder Cancer
- Targeting Increased Polyamine Transport of Resistant Melanomas
- Central Tolerance Blockade to Augment Checkpoint Immunotherapy in Melanoma
- IN FOCUS: Research in Cancers in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
2018
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities (HA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
Updated: June 27, 2018 - Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities (CDA, IA(WSF), TTSA, IA) for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18)
Updated: March 26, 2018
Research Highlights:
- Neural Proteins Implicated in Pancreatic Cancer Desmoplasia
- IN FOCUS: Brain Tumor Research Funding
- IN FOCUS: BLADDER CANCER
- Exposing a Silent Killer: Dr. Arti Shukla Studies Methods for Early Detection of Mesothelioma
- In Focus: Melanoma Research Funding
- Advancing Our Understanding of How to Reduce the Risk of Developing Blood Cancer After Radiation Exposure
News:
- Combination immunotherapy improves survival in mouse models of mesothelioma (external link)
Massachusetts General Hospital, April 6, 2018 - Study Explores Impact of Obesity on Bone Marrow Cells (external link)
Cincinnati Children's, January 2, 2018
2017
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Anticipated Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2017 March 29, 2017
Research Highlights:
- An Improved Toolset for Pancreatic Cancer Research
- Investigating the Link between Cancer Formation and Cell Reprogramming
- IN FOCUS: STOMACH CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING
- IN FOCUS: LIVER CANCER RESEARCH FUNDING
- Giving Mesothelioma the One-Two Punch
- Discovering novel therapeutic strategies to treat kidney cancer
News:
- New approach may kill tumor cells in the brain (external link)
Harvard Gazette, October 30, 2017 - New findings explain how UV rays trigger skin cancer (external link)
Cornell Chronicle, October 17, 2017
2016
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2016 March 9, 2016
Research Highlights:
- Targeting Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Signaling Pathways in Mesothelioma
- Identification of Novel RNA Editing Biomarkers of Human Leukemia Stem Cell Generation
- Linking Observed Mutations from Pediatric Brain Tumors to Mechanisms That May Drive Tumorigenesis
- Understanding Inflamation and Its Link to Colorectal Cancer
News:
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UH researchers to address military risk factors associated with cancer with $3 million in grants (external link)
2015
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015 June 4, 2015
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2015 March 18, 2015
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriation Announcement February 27, 2015
Research Highlights:
- Utilizing a New Orthotopic Xenograft Model of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) to Develop Therapeutic Strategies
- Genomic Signatures for Integrative Models of Clinical Heterogeneity in Patients with Follicular Lymphoma
- UV Light, Pigmentation, and Chemiexcitation in Melanoma Development
News:
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Free Stomach Cancer Symposium - April 18, 2015 (external link)
Debbie's Dream Foundation, April 9, 2015 -
Chemiexcitation of melanin derivatives induces DNA photoproducts long after UV exposure (external link)
Science/AAAS, February 25, 2015 -
3D culture system for pancreatic cancer has potential to change therapeutic approaches (external link)
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, January 21, 2015
2014
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2014 March 17, 2014
Research Highlights:
- Label-Free Point-of-Service Assay for Noninvasive Detection of Kidney Cancer
- Reprogramming Intestinal Immunity by Novel L. Acidophilus Strains Results in Protective Immunity against Colon Cancer
2013
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013 May 8, 2013
Research Highlights:
- Molecular-Targeted Therapies of Childhood Choroid Plexus Carcinoma
- Understanding and Predicting Patients' Response to Anti-cancer Therapies
- Development of Clinically Relevant Animal Models for Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk
News:
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Blood Vessel Cells Coax Colorectal Cancer Cells in More Dangerous State (external link)
MD Anderson Cancer Center, February 13, 2013
2012
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2012 April 11, 2012
Research Highlights:
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2011
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Discovery Award Funding Opportunity for Fiscal Year 2011 August 23, 2011
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2011 June 15, 2011
- Kidney Cancer Research Investment Through the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Totals Nearly $3.7 million March 24, 2011
Research Highlights:
- Assessment of Melanoma-Specific Novel Markers in the U.S. Military Population
- Highlights of a Noninvasive Genetic Test for Colon Cancer Screening
2010
Press Releases:
- Department of Defense Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2010 April 15, 2010
2009
Press Releases:
- Peer Reviewed Cancer Press Release Announcement July 30, 2009
Last updated Friday, October 11, 2019