MenuCurrently Funded ABTA Research
2012-2013 funded research:
FELLOWSHIPS
The American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship is a two-year fellowship designed to encourage talented scientists early in their careers to enter, or remain in, the field of brain tumor research.
Christian Badr, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital, Charleston, MA
Sponsor: Bakhos A. Tannous, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Susan Kramer
Priscilla K. Brastianos, MD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Sponsor: William Hahn, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship Supported by the Bradley Benton Davis Memorial Foundation
Myriam Chaumeil, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Sabrina Ronen, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Team Survivor
Yi-Hsien Chen, PhD
Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Sponsor: David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship
Kevin Choe, MD, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Sponsor: Luis Parada, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Team Loving Life
Arthur Chou, MD, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Sponsor: Linda M. Liau, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship Supported by Mr. & Mrs. William L. Jackson in Honor of Bruce Jackson
Jane Engler, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Joanna Phillips, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.
Vivian Gama, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Sponsor: Mohanish Desmukh, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship
David Infanger, PhD
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Sponsor: Claudia Fishbach-Teschl, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Team Will Power
Sichen Li, PhD
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Sponsor: Albert Lai, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Naomi Berkowitz
Lori Mainwaring, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Sponsor: Keith Ligon, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.
Lisa Matlaf, PhD
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Charles S. Cobbs, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.
Braden C. McFarland, PhD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Sponsor: Etty (Tika) N. Benveniste, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Paul Fabbri
Chad Myskiw, PhD
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA
Sponsor: Inder M. Verma, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship Supported by the GBM Research Fund
Ilwoo Park, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Sarah J. Nelson, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Theodore Sapper
Sujan Piya, PhD
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Sponsor: Juan Fueyo, MD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship Supported by Stephen M. Coffman Charitable Trust
Maria Sambade, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Sponsor: Carey Anders, MD and Ryan Miller, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Mark Linder
David Schonberg, PhD
Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
Sponsor: Jeremy N. Rich, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.
Wendy See, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: Russell Pieper, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship Supported by the Pray for Gray Foundation
An-Chi Tien, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Sponsor: David H. Rowitch, MD, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship
Leanne Wybenga-Groot, PhD
Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sponsor: Jane McGlade, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship
Jian Zhang, PhD
Columbia University New York, New York, NY
Sponsor: James L. Manley, PhD
American Brain Tumor Association Basic Research Fellowship in Honor of Denise Kimball
TRANSLATIONAL GRANTS
The American Brain Tumor Association Translational Grant is a one year award for pre-clinical research that critically evaluates the diagnostic and/or therapeutic potential of recent discoveries for advancement to clinical application.
Albert Lai, MD, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
“Non-invasive Circulating Free DNA Methylation-based Biomarkers for Glioma Diagnosis and Surveillance”
American Brain Tumor Association Translational Grant in Honor of Justin Porter
Ichiro Nakano, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
“CD44v as a Target in Therapy- Resistant Mesenchymal”
American Brain Tumor Association Translational Grant in Honor of Georgianne AuBuchon
G. Praveen Raju, MD, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
“Preclinical Assessment of Arsenic Trioxide and Resistance Mechanisms in aNovel Mouse Model of Sporadic Medulloblastoma”
American Brain Tumor Association Translational Grant Supported by the Humor to Fight the Tumor Volunteer Event Committee
DISCOVERY GRANTS
The American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant is a one year award supporting high risk/high impact projects that have the potential to change current diagnostic or treatment paradigms for either adult or pediatric brain tumors.
Akemi Kosaka, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
“Immunological Soil in the Brain-Strategies for Prevention of Breast Cancer Metastasis”
American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant
Michael Olin, PhD
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
“Discovery of the Link Between Central Nervous system Tumors and Cervical Lymph Node Mediated Immune Suppression”
American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant
Kai Tan, PhD
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
“Multi-Analyte Network Markers for Brain Tumor Prognosis”
American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant
Mingyao Ying, PhD
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc., Baltimore, MD
“Hyaluronan-mediated Motility Receptor as a Novel Target for Inhibiting Glioblastoma Stem Cells”
American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant
William C. Zamboni, PharmD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, NC
“Nanoparticle Agents for the Treatment of Metastatic and Central Nervous System Malignancies”
American Brain Tumor Association Discovery Grant
MEDICAL STUDENT SUMMER FELLOWSHIPS
The American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship program is a three month mentoring-focused summer program intended to motivate talented medical students to pursue a career in neuro-oncology research. Recipients of the 2012 summer awards are:
Student: Ranjith Babu
Sponsor: Cory Adamson, MD, PhD
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of Christopher Diez
Student: Cathleen Joyce Chang
Sponsor: Jeremy N. Rich, MD
Cleveland Clinic, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland, OH
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of PJ Lukac
Student: Melody Chung
Sponsor: Daphne Haas-Kogan, MD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of Laura McDonnell
Student: Abdullah Feroze
Sponsor: Sam Cheshier, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship
Student: Kartik Kesavabhotla
Sponsors: John A. Boockvar, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of Rose DiGangi
Student: Lisa M. Kurtz
Sponsor: Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of Jerilynne Beres
Student: Shadi Lalezari
Sponsor: Albert Lai, MD, PhD
David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship Supported by the Eric Perry Memorial 5k Run/Walk
Student: Benjamin Lu
Sponsor: Dimitris Placantonkis, MD, PhD
New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship in Honor of Rose DiGangi
Student: Pete Pow-anpongkul
Sponsor: Balveen Kaur, PhD
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship Supported by the Humor to Fight the Tumor Volunteer Event Committee
Student: Joel Raborn
Sponsor: Gregory Friedman, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship Supported by the Chad Dunbar Bowling Tournament
Student: Wesley Yu
Sponsor: Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
American Brain Tumor Association Medical Student Summer Fellowship Supported by the Bill Heller Memorial 5k Run/Walk
BRAIN TUMOR FUNDERS COLLABORATIVE
The Brain Tumor Funders' Collaborative is a partnership among the following private philanthropic and advocacy organizations: American Brain Tumor Association, Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada, Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation, James S. McDonnell Foundation, and the Sontag Foundation. Together, the Funders have supported three multi-million dollar projects and eleven biomarker feasibility studies.
ABTA/AANS/CNS CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
A two year clinical award in collaboration between the American Brain Tumor Association, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The grant supports clinical research trials designed to provide pilot project data for projects with direct clinical application.
Linda Liau, MD
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
“Adoptive Transfer of NY-ESO-1 Genetically Engineered TCR for Treatment of Glioblastoma”
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH FELLOWSHIP
A collaboration between the American Brain Tumor Association, EMD Serono, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology, this one-year fellowship provides an opportunity for professionals from outside North America to perform clinical, translational or basic research in the area of pediatric or adult neuro-oncology in a clinical and/or laboratory setting in the United States or Canada.
Jun-Ping Zhang, MD
Beijing Sanbo Brain Hospital
Mentor: Patrick Wen, MD, PhD
Host institution: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
BRAIN TUMOR EPIDEMIOLOGY CONSORTIUM (BTEC)
JUNIOR INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
These awards support the research interests of early career epidemiologists by making it possible for them to present their work at the annual BTEC meeting amongst an international audience of epidemiologists.
Darryl Nousome
University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, TX
Anna Luisa Di Stefano, MD
University Pierre et Marie Curie, France
CENTRAL BRAIN TUMOR REGISTRY OF THE UNITED STATES (CBTRUS) GRANT
One of the primary objectives in ABTA’s founding, and continued support, of this registry is to ensure the existence of data on the incidence (the number of people diagnosed each year) and the prevalence (the number of people living with a brain tumor in any given year) of both benign and malignant brain tumors. World-renowned epidemiologists and neuro-pathologists now lead the domestic and international initiatives put forth by this registry. We nurture the CBTRUS initiative in recognition that this disease will be better understood once the true incidence of brain tumors is documented.
SPORE COLLABORATIVE FUNDING PROJECT
This initiative is a collaboration between the American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA), Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC²), the National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Grants provided through this mechanism provide supplemental support to two clinical trials sponsored by NCI’s SPORE (Specialized Programs of Research Excellence) program.
Andrew Parsa, MD, PhD
University of California San Francisco, CA
John H. Sampson, MD, PhD, MHSc
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
SURVIVORSHIP
Studies looking at the impact of a brain tumor diagnosis on the lives of patients, families and survivors.
Thomas Hardie, EdD, RN
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
ABTA/Oncology Nursing Foundation Neuro-oncology Nursing Small Grant
“Latent Trajectories of Late Treatment Effects in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors”
Stacy McCarty, MD
Rehabilitation Institution of Chicago, Chicago, IL
“The Outcomes and Cost of Day Rehabilitation in Individuals with Malignant Brain Tumors”
INDUSTRY SUPPORT
The ABTA provides collaborative funding to a pre-clinical study conducted by Tocagen Inc. for the evaluation of its investigational treatment “Toca 511 & Toca FC” in companion dogs with brain cancer.