2009 Grant Recipients

Michael DiGiovanna, M.D., Ph.D.

Yale University Cancer Center

Awarded $33,000
Co-Targeting IGF-1 Receptor and HER3 in Breast Cancer

Joan Caron, Ph.D

UConn Health Center

Awarded $50,000
Identification of a new anti-breast cancer drug, SAM

Kevin P. Claffey, Ph.D

UConn Health Center

Awarded $42,000
Therapeutic Targeting of Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Susan Tannenbaum, M.D.

UConn Health Center

Awarded $40,000
Vascular and Proliferation – Dependent Protein Expression in Breast Cancer Samples as a way to distinguish HER2 Positive from HER2 Negative Tumors