2002 Recipients

2002 - Three-Year Awards ($600,000)

Bob S. Carter, M.D., Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes Genetically Engineered to Attack the EGFRvIII Mutation in Human Glioma

Lynda Chin M.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Identification and Characterization of Novel Glioma-Relevant Genes

Rakesh K. Jain, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Optimizing Combination Anti-Angiogenic and Radiation Therapy for Glioblastoma Multiforme

2002 - One-Year Awards ($100,000)

Xandra O. Breakefield, Ph.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-ordinated Imaging and Apoptosis of Experimental Brain Tumors

Andrew L. Kung, M.D., Ph.D., Joshua Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Improved In-Vivo Models for Discovery of New Anti-Brain Tumor Therapies

Lois A. Lampson, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital
A Small Molecule Inhibitor of Glioma Invasion

David N. Louis, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Molecular Profile-based Classification of Adult Astrocytic Tumors: Defining a Novel Subtype

Pamela A. Silver, Ph.D.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RNA Binding Proteins in the Progression of Adult Astrocytic Tumors