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Our MissionThe American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) exists to eliminate brain tumorsthrough research and to meet the needs of brain tumor patients and their families.

ABTA is at the forefront of initiatives that will forward our mission. We fund basic,translational, and clinical research; we encourage talented investigators, early in theircareers, to study neuro-oncology; we partner with professional organizations to rec-ognize outstanding researchers; and we collaborate with other funding organizationsto award grants for collaborative research projects between institutions.

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R E S E A R C H AWA R D S2007-2008 - 35 th ANNIVERSERY EDITION

A listing of American Brain Tumor Association Award Recipients

American Brain Tumor Association2720 River Road - Des Plaines, Illinois 60018847.827.9910 TEL 847.827.9918 FAX [email protected] EMAIL www.abta.org WEB

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Basic Research FellowshipsThe intent of this Fellowship program is to encourage talented scientists early in their careers to enter, orremain in, the field of brain tumor research. These awards help ensure a continuum of dedicated, well-trained brain tumor researchers. ABTA Basic Research Fellowships are $80,000 awards payable over atwo-year period.

Criteria for selection include the caliber of the applicant, training program, and proposed research.

Translational and Small Project GrantsThe intent of our Grants’ Program is to facilitate bringing potentially important research studies from thelaboratory to the patient — bench to bedside. These are $50,000 one-year awards.

Criteria for selection include the therapeutic potential of the proposed research and the quality of the lab-oratory program and applicant.

Fellowship & Grant ApplicationsEligible Fellowship and Grant applicants are post-doctorates who intend to pursue a career in neuro-oncology.

Qualifed applications for the Fellowships and Grants are reviewed by members of the Association’s dis-tinguished Scientific Advisory Council. Award determinations are made by the ABTA Board of Directorsbased upon the Advisors’ recommendations.

Applications are available from the ABTA office. The deadline for completed applications is January 7, 2008.

American Brain Tumor Association TEL 847.827.99102720 River Road FAX 847.827.9918Des Plaines, Illinois 60018 EMAIL [email protected]

WEB www.abta.org

Medical Student Summer FellowshipsMedical Student Summer Fellowships are intended to plant the seeds of neuro-oncology interest in bright,talented students. Mentors are invited to select appropriate students for these $2,500 awards. Additionally,the most outstanding student report receives the Lucien J. Rubinstein Memorial Award that carries an addi-tional $1,000 plus distinction.

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2007 -2008 AWARDS4 |

B A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P SNabil Ahmed, MDBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Justin Porter

Bipin Bobby Bhatia, PhDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkS P O N S O R : Anna Kenney, PhDR E S E A R C H : Targeting mRNA Translation Machinery in

MedulloblastomaIn memory of Davis Ferguson

Pratip Bhattacharya, PhDHuntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Mildred Swanson

Anne-Marie Bleau, PhDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkS P O N S O R : Eric Holland, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : The Chemoresistance of CD133+ Cancer

Stem Cells in Mouse GliomasIn memory of George Kamberos

Robert Dejournett, PhDM D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Oliver Bogler, PhDR E S E A R C H : Role of Alix T745 Phosphorylation in EGF and

Cisplatin mediated EGFR endocytosisIn honor of the Segal Family

Allison Dillon, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : David Rowitch, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : The Role of OTX2 in Medulloblastoma Initiation

and GrowthIn memory of Jennifer Lynn Keith

Christopher Farrell, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Joelle Syverson

Galina Gabriely, PhDBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Anna Krichevsky, PhDR E S E A R C H : A Role of MicroRNAs in Cancer Progression

of Brain TumorsIn memory of Paul Brazen

2007-2008 Awards

German Gomez, PhDLudwig Institue for Cancer Research, LaJolla, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Webster Cavenee, PhDR E S E A R C H : MicroRNAs Regulated by EGFR Signaling in

GlioblastomaIn memory of Keith Powers

Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD, PhDEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Charles and Megan Rego

Jason Huse, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of David Tetenbaum Hope

Maria-del-Mar Inda, PhDLudwig Institue for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Webster Cavenee, PhDR E S E A R C H : Dissecting the Crosstalk Between wt and Mutant

EGFR in Glioblastoma MultiformeIn memory of Walter Terlik

Xiuli Jiang, PhDBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of the Village of Vernon Hills

Deepak Kamnasaran, PhDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaS P O N S O R : Abhijit Guha, MDR E S E A R C H : Glial-Specific Conditional Knock-out of Gata6, a Novel

Tumor Suppressor Gene in Human Gliomas Identified fromMouse Glioma Models by Gene-trapping

In memory of Steven L. Amdur

Chang Kwon, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Geoffrey J. Cunningham

Meihua Li, PhDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Willie Kruchko

S. Kyun Lim, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TexasS P O N S O R : Luis Parada, PhDR E S E A R C H : Identifying Oncogenic Pathways in

Mouse Brain Tumor ModelIn memory of Theodore Sapper

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Kan Lu, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Gabriele Bergers, PhDR E S E A R C H : Functional Significance and Recruitment Mechanisms

of Bone Marrow-Derived Cells in Glioblastoma MultiformeIn memory of Leonard Heyman

Janine Lupo, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Sarah Nelson, PhDR E S E A R C H : Development of Advanced MRI Methods for

Non-Invasively Characterizing Changes inBrain Tumor Microvasculature

In honor of Joelle Syverson

Joydeep Mukherjee, PhDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaS P O N S O R : Abhijit Guha, MDR E S E A R C H : Regional Variations in Molecular Regulators of

Angiogenesis, Invasion/Migration and Apoptosis inGlioblastoma Multiforme

In memory of Paul Fabbri

Theodore Nicolaides, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : William Weiss, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Combination Targeted Therapy for Malignant GliomaIn memory of John Carl Hipchen

Masayuki Nitta, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Bill Heller

Michal Nowicki, PhDOhio State University, Columbus, OhioS P O N S O R : E. Antonnio Chiocca, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Investigating the Role of GSK-3 in Glioma InvasionIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

Donald Parsons, MD, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandS P O N S O R : Victor Velculescu, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : A Comprehensive Mutation Analysis of the

Medulloblastoma and Glioblastoma GenomesEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Joanna Phillips, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Susan Resnick Fisher

Deborah Scott, PhDChildren’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Stephanie Lee Kramer

Erik Sulman, MD, PhDM D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Kenneth Aldape, MDR E S E A R C H : Functional Role of Podoplanin in Malignant GliomasIn memory of Marie Becker

Peng Sun, MD, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandS P O N S O R : John Laterra, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Acyl-COA Synthetase VL3 (ACSVL3) and Glioma MalignancyIn memory of Terri Yarbrough

Tamar Uziel, PhDSt. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee2nd year of fellowshipEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Kevin Weng, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Delores R. Malone

Thomas Wurdinger, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Xandra Breakefield, PhDR E S E A R C H : MicroRNA-Mediated Inhibition of Glioma AngiogenesisIn honor of Steve Kaplan

Haoqiang Ying, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Ronald DePinho, MDR E S E A R C H : The Role of Putative Tumor Suppressor MIG6 in

Glioblastoma DevelopmentIn memory of Marsha Mae Moeslein

Qian Zhang, PhDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaS P O N S O R : Terry Van Dyke, PhDR E S E A R C H : Investigation of EGFR Activation in GBM Development in a

Mouse Model and Exploration of the Mechanism ofCompensatory Activation of PDGFR Loss

In memory of David A. DePaul

Donghong Zhao, PhDCity of Hope & Beckman Research Institute, Duarte, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Karen Aboody, MDR E S E A R C H : Improving Targeted Therapeutics for Malignant Glioma by

Human Neural Stem CellsIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

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M E D I C A L S T U D E N TS U M M E R F E L L O W S H I P S

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Raghu Kalluri, PhDS T U D E N T: Neal ChatterjeeR E S E A R C H : The Role of Pericytes and the Expression of PDGF Signaling

In memory of John C. Carr, Jr.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Maria G. Castro, PhDS T U D E N T: Sharon LeeR E S E A R C H : Test of High Capacity Vectors Expressing HSV1-TK and

FLT3L to Eradicate Intracranial Brain Tumors in a Rat Model

In memory of Gary Krueger

Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Laurie Jackson-Grusby, PhDS T U D E N T: ChieYu LinR E S E A R C H : DNA Methylation Mediated Epigenetic Regulation of

Cancer Stem Cells Involved in Medulloblastoma TumorigenesisIn honor of Shane Smithson

Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DCM E N T O R : Tobey MacDonald, MDS T U D E N T: Amit BhakooR E S E A R C H : Cancer Stem Cells in Pediatric GliomasIn memory of Stephanie Lee Kramer

Columbia University, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Daniel BirkR E S E A R C H : Characterization of Survival and Proliferation

Signal Cascades in a PDGF Driven Glioma ModelIn memory of Curt Koehler

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaM E N T O R : Annie Huang, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Amy FangR E S E A R C H : Mapping of a Candidate sPNET Locus on Chromosome19qIn memory of Bradley Benton Davis

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Dan Cahill, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Pankaj AgarwallaR E S E A R C H : Examining the Relationship between Non-Small-Cell

Lung Cancer Treated with an EGFR Kinase Inhibitorand CNS Metastases

In memory of David B. Anderson

T R A N S L A T I O N A L G R A N T S

William Curry, Jr., MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : Oncolytic HSV-1 Infection of Brain Tumors

and Combination ImmunotherapyIn honor of Matt Trainham

Xing Fan, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandR E S E A R C H : Treatment of Medulloblastoma Intracranial

Xenografts by Notch InhibitionIn memory of Kevin Mullin

Nadeem Pervez, MDCross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaR E S E A R C H : Nanoparticle-Hybrid Trail for Malignant

Glioma DiagnosisIn honor of Andy Schabow

Sandro Santagata, PhDBrigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : Characterization of the Anti-Glioma Effects of

Withaferin A, a Novel Natural Product Compoundwith Anti-Migration, Anti-Angiogenic andAnti-Proliferative Properties

In honor of Juliana S. Schafer

Michael Taylor, MDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaR E S E A R C H : Molecular Predictors of Outcome in

Infant MedulloblastomaIn memory of Joe Harrold

Timothy Van Meter, PhDVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VirginiaR E S E A R C H : Targeted Silencing of the AKT2 Oncogene in vivo:

A Novel Kinase Target for PNETIn honor of Cherise Fleming

P R O J E C T G R A N T

Albert Lai, MD, PhDUniversity of Californa, Los Angeles, CaliforniaR E S E A R C H : Gene Expression Profiling of Newly-Diagnosed

Glioblastoma Receiving Upfront Treatment withRadiation, Temozolomide and Bevacizumab

In memory of Mark Linder

Khalid Shah, MSc, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : Novel Stem Cell Based Therapy for GliomasIn memory of Billy Misik

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Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Khalid Shah, PhDS T U D E N T: Vibhav RangarajanR E S E A R C H : Neural Stem Cells and Engineered Cell Lines Expressing

Therapeutic Proteins to Eradicate GliomasIn memory of Kerrie Gulczynski Long

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Samuel Rabkin, PhDS T U D E N T: Harpal SandhuR E S E A R C H : Glioblastoma Cancer Cells as Targets for Oncolytic

Herpes Simplex VirusIn memory of Dr. Gary Freidenberg

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Arnab Chakvarti, MDS T U D E N T: Anshu SkuklaR E S E A R C H : Test Whether Binding between HIF-1a and PI3K-P85

Leads to Decreased Sensitivity to Chemotherapy and RadiationIn memory of Bradley Benton Davis

Ohio State University, Columbus, OhioM E N T O R : Balveen Kaur, PhDS T U D E N T: Jennifer GerckensR E S E A R C H : Enhancing the Therapeutic Potential of Oncolytic VirusesIn honor of Judy Morris

St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, TennesseeM E N T O R : Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Deepam RusiaR E S E A R C H : Development of molecular targeted treatments of

WNT pathway mutant medulloblastomaIn memory of Callie Rohr

Texas A & M University, College Station, TexasM E N T O R : Rajesh Miranda, PhDS T U D E N T: Ravi KumarR E S E A R C H : Manipulating the Survival of Stem Cells in AstrocytomasIn memory of Mary Lou McGrath

University of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Albert Lai, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Arthur ChouR E S E A R C H : In Silico Modeling of Differential Methylation Hybridization

for Genome-wide Methylation Profiling of Glioblastoma.In memory of Mary Paterno

University of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Linda Liau, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Haumith Khan-FarooqiR E S E A R C H : Adjuvant use of Anti-CTLA-4 Monoclonal Antibody in the

Treatment of Murine Intracranial Tumors Using Dendritic CellVaccination and T-Cell Adoptive Transfer

In memory of Nandu Sound

University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Nalin Gupta, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Frank Valone IIIR E S E A R C H : Convection-Enhanced and Intra-Nasal Delivery of

Therapeutic Agents to the Rodent Brain Stem ModelIn honor of Ahnya Mendes

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2006-2007 Awards

B A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P S

Nathalie Agar, PhDBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Rick Siwek

Nabil Ahmed, MDBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : David Poplack, MDR E S E A R C H : Adoptive Immunotherapy for Medulloblastoma

with HER2-redirected T-cellsIn memory of Justin Porter

Marta Alonso, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Harper Rowland

Clinton Baird, MDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandS P O N S O R : Drew Pardoll, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Mesenchymal Stem Cell Delivery of Cytokine Based

Gene Therapy for the Treatment of GliomaIn honor of Andy Schabow

Krishna Bhat, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Jon Michael Koellner

Pratip Bhattacharya, PhDHuntington Medical Research Institute, Pasadena, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Brian D. Ross, MDR E S E A R C H : Ultra-fast Carbon 13 Imaging and Spectroscopy

for Early Diagnosis of Brain Tumor in RodentsIn memory of Mildred Swanson

John Boockvar, MDWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Francis X. Colden, III

Aubri Charboneau, PhDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Chad Dunbar

Wook Joon Chung, PhDUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Penny Stowell

Luni Emdad, PhDColumbia University, New York, New York2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Joelle Syverson

Silvia Espejel, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of David A. DePaul

Xing Fan, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Matthew Passarella

Christopher Farrell, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Samuel Rabkin, PhDR E S E A R C H : Combination therapy with the multimutated oncolytic

herpes virus G207 & dendritic cell augmentation leadsto improved glioma treatment


Constantinos Hadjipanayis, MD, PhDUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaS P O N S O R : Neal DeLuca, PhDR E S E A R C H : HSV-1 Convection Enhanced Delivery and

Chemoradiosensitivity Enhancement in aHuman Glioma Model

In honor of Charles and Megan Rego

Young-Goo Han, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Mark Linder

Anita Hjelmeland-Borton, PhDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Paul Brazen

Emmanuelle Huillard, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Robert K. Olendzki

Jason Huse, MD, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkS P O N S O R : Eric Holland, MDR E S E A R C H : A Study of the Role of MicroRNAs in

brain tumor pathogenesisIn memory of David Tetenbaum Hope

Xiuli Jiang, PhDBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Mark Johnson, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : The Wnt Pathway and Phenotypic Differences

Among Low Grade GliomasIn honor of the Village of Vernon Hills

Natalie Karpinich, PhDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaS P O N S O R : Terry Van Dyke, PhDR E S E A R C H : Role of PTEN in Astrocytoma SuppressionIn memory of Steven Amdur

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Chang Kwon, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TexasS P O N S O R : Luis Parada, PhDR E S E A R C H : Cellular origin and therapeutic targets of

malignant astrocytomasIn memory of Geoffrey J. Cunningham

Albert Lai, MD, PhDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Michael Reiss

Meihua Li, PhDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaS P O N S O R S : Annie Huang, MD PhD

James Rutka, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Genomic Analyses of Pediatric Supratentorial Primitive

Neuroectodermal TumoursIn memory of Willie Kruchko

Yunqing Li, PhDUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Jean Maxwell

Tomotoshi Marumoto, MD, PhDThe Salk Institute, La Jolla, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Larry Horberg

J. Matthew McDonald, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Kenneth Aldape, MDR E S E A R C H : A multi-gene predictor of response to

temozolomide-chemoradiation in glioblastomaIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

Fabiana Morales, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

Akitake Mukasa, PhDLudwig Institue for Cancer Research, La Jolla, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Paul Taylor

Masayuki Nitta, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : David Pellman, MDR E S E A R C H : Targeting multiple centrosomes:

A novel strategy for glioma therapeuticsIn memory of Bill Heller

Joanna Phillips, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Zena Werb, PhDR E S E A R C H : The role of the tumor microenvironment in

progression of glial tumorsIn honor of Susan Resnick Fisher

Deborah Scott, PhDChildren’s Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Scott Pomeroy, MDR E S E A R C H : Analysis of the Neuralized Candidate Tumor

Supressor Gene in MedulloblastomaIn memory of Stephanie Lee Kramer

Jayne Stommel, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Ronald DePinho, MDR E S E A R C H : Identification and characterization of oncogenic

tyrosine kinases in glioblastomaIn memory of Tom Ostoich

Michael Taylor, MDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada2nd year of fellowshipEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Tamar Uziel, PhDSt. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TennesseeS P O N S O R : Martine Roussel,PhDR E S E A R C H : Identification of Genes Involved in

Medulloblastoma GenesisEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Kevin Weng, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : John Park, MDR E S E A R C H : Improving Targeted Therapeutics for Brain Tumors by

Quantum Dot-Conjugated Immunoliposome NanocomplexesIn memory of Delores R. Malone

Ching Yim, PhDBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Barbara Joan Casalinova Kanche

Pengcheng Zhou, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn honor of Trudy Bettiker


Vladimir Belozerov, PhDEmory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaR E S E A R C H : Translational study of a novel HIF inhibitor

for the treatment of malignant gliomasIn memory of Barbara Price

Craig Castellino, MDTexas Children’s Cancer Center, Houston, TexasEmory University, Atlanta, GeorgiaR E S E A R C H : WIP1 Modulates Responsiveness of

Medulloblastoma to Genotoxic StressIn memory of Stephanie Lee Kramer

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Steven Kalkanis, MDHenry Ford Health System, Detroit, MichiganR E S E A R C H : Cell-Based Gene Therapy for Malignant GliomaIn memory of Vincent J. Sgro, Esq.

Santosh Kesari, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : RNAi Inhibition of Olig Genes in Human GliomasIn memory of Theodore Sapper

Duane Mitchell, MD, PhDDuke University, Durham, North CarolinaR E S E A R C H : Enhancement of total tumor RNA loaded dendritic cell

Vaccines through targeted removal of regulatory T cellsIn memory of Jeff Baron

Mahmud Uzzaman, PhDMt. Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New YorkR E S E A R C H : Gene Therapy Vector for Malignant Glioma

Using Embryonic Stem CellIn memory of Jose Diaz

Kevin Walter MDUniversity of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (7 months)University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (5 months)R E S E A R C H : Isolation of Selective Microvascular Endothelial

Cell Targets Critical for Brain Tumor AngiogenesisIn memory of Denise Kimball


Khalid Shah, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : Glioma therapy by specifically targeting different

variants of EGFR

M E D I C A L S T U D E N TR E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, MDS T U D E N T: Kaisorn ChaichanaR E S E A R C H : Ascertaining the Phenotype of Migrating Glioblastoma

Multiforme and Subventricular Zone-Derived Cells UnderMitogenic Stimulation


Columbia University, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Marie RogulskiR E S E A R C H : Neural Progenitor Cell Recruitment by Human Brain

Tumors of Non-Glial OriginIn memory of Bill Chapman

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : George Jallo, MDS T U D E N T: Neena MarupudiR E S E A R C H : Geldanamycin and Radanamycin Therapy

in a Rat Brainstem Tumor ModelIn memory of Gary M. Slezak

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Dan Cahill, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Patrick J. CoddR E S E A R C H : Study of the Molecular Genetics of Brain Tumor

Therapeutic ResistanceIn memory of Robert Michael Stahr

Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsM E N T O R : Catherine L. Nutt, PhDS T U D E N T: Kevin ParkR E S E A R C H : Validation of Gene Expression Profiles in

Anaplastic OligodendrogliomasIn memory of Stella Sandris

Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OhioM E N T O R S : E. A. Chiocca, MD, PhD

Balveen Kaur, PhDS T U D E N T: Joshua ShrollR E S E A R C H : The Role of Oncolytic Virus (OV)-Induced Extracellular

Cyr61 in Modulating OV Replication in GliomaIn memory of Kerrie Gulczynski LongWinner of ABTA Lucien J. Rubinstein Memorial Award

Rush University, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IllinoisM E N T O R S : Roberta Glick, MD

Terry Lichtor, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Lisa FeldmanR E S E A R C H : Mechanisms of Immunosuppression in

Brain Tumor PatientsIn memory of Elvira Burgos

Stanford University, Stanford, CaliforniaM E N T O R : M. Yashar S. Kalani, PhDS T U D E N T: Simon BababeygyR E S E A R C H : Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR)

targeted therapy of orthotopic glioblastoma xenograftsusing VEGF121/rGel fusion protein

In memory of David B. Anderson

Stanford University, Stanford, CaliforniaM E N T O R S : Victor Tse, MD, PhD

Xiaoyuan Chen, PhDS T U D E N T: Andrew R. HsuR E S E A R C H : The Role of the Wnt Signaling Pathway in

Neurogenesis and Neural DevelopmentIn memory of Bradley Benton Davis

University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Mitchel S. Berger, MDS T U D E N T: David StahlR E S E A R C H : Creation of a cogent database of the top 20

molecular markers reported in Glioma outcomesbased studies

In memory of Callie Rohr

T R A N S L A T I O N A L G R A N T S ( c o n t i n u e d )

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David Adamson, MD, PhDDuke University, Raleigh, North Carolina2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Marie Becker

Nathalie Agar, PhDBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R S : Peter M. Black, MD, PhD

Rolando Del Maestro, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Characterization of a novel protein involved

in glioma invasionIn honor of Rick Siwek

Manish Aghi, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

Marta Alonso, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Juan Fueyo, MDR E S E A R C H : Construction and characterization of Icovir a new

transcriptionally targeted and regulable adenovirus forgenetic therapy of gliomas

In honor of Harper Rowland

Juan Arevalo, PhDNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Laurie Deierlein

Krishna Bhat, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Kenneth Aldape, MDR E S E A R C H : Regulation and role of YKL-40 in GlioblastomaIn memory of Jon Michael Koellner

John Boockvar, MDWeill Cornell Medical College, New York, New YorkS P O N S O R : Eric Holland, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : EGFR signaling and human progenitor cell phenotypeIn memory of Francis X. Colden, III

Aubri Charboneau, PhDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaS P O N S O R : Bernard Weissman, PhDR E S E A R C H : P-Akt/SNF5 signaling interactions in rhabdoid tumorsIn memory of Chad Dunbar

Wook Joon Chung, PhDUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham, AlabamaS P O N S O R : Harald Sontheimer, PhDR E S E A R C H : Inhibition of cystine uptake disrupts the growth of

primary brain tumorsIn memory of Penny Stowell

Shumin Dong, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of George Kamberos

Luni Emdad, PhDColumbia University, New York, New YorkS P O N S O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDR E S E A R C H : Astrocyte Elevated Gene (AEG)-1:

Novel Diagnostic and/or PrognosticMarker of Brain Tumors


Silvia Espejel, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhDR E S E A R C H : Mechanism of cell fusion between blood and brain:

Does this process contribute to cancer?In memory of David A. DePaul

Xing Fan, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandS P O N S O R : Charles Eberhart, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Inhibition of Pediatric Brain Tumor Growth by

Notch Pathway BlockadeIn honor of Matthew Passarella

Young-Goo Han, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, PhDR E S E A R C H : The role of stem cell cilia in adult neural

stem cell regulationIn honor of Mark Linder

Anita Hjelmeland-Borton, PhDDuke University, Durham, North CarolinaS P O N S O R : Jeremy Rich, MDR E S E A R C H : Glioma Responses to TGFß Shift Towards

Pro-Tumorigenesis in the Absence of PTENIn memory of Paul Brazen

Emmanuelle Huillard, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : David Rowitch, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Function of Olig genes in gliomagenesisIn memory of Robert K. Olendzki

Yvonne Kew, MD, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Justin Porter

Erika Kullberg, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : John Park, MDRESEARCH: Novel MAB-targeted nanoparticles/immunoliposomes for tar-geting brain tumorsIn memory of Richard Schaffner

Chang Kwon, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Daniel J. Martinelli

2005-2006 Awards

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Albert Lai, MD, PhDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Andrew Charles, MDR E S E A R C H : Role of Cx43 in Glioma MigrationIn memory of Michael Reiss

Yunqing Li, PhDUniversity of Virginia, Charlottesville, VirginiaS P O N S O R : Roger Abounader, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Co-regulation of human embryonal CNS tumor

malignancy by c-Met and c-MycIn memory of Jean Maxwell

Tomotoshi Marumoto, MD, PhDThe Salk Institute, La Jolla, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Inder Verma, PhDR E S E A R C H : Exploring the cell of origin of glioblastomaIn memory of Larry Horberg

Fabiana Morales, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TexasS P O N S O R : Maria-Magdalena Georgescu, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Characterization of a Molecular Connection Between

PTEN and NF2 Tumor SuppressorsIn memory of Joel A. Gingras, Jr.

Akitake Mukasa, PhDLudwig Institue for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CaliforniaS P O N S O R : Webster Cavenee, PhDR E S E A R C H : Analysis of EGFR and Alternative Pathways in

Glioblastoma which Enhance Tumor GrowthIn memory of Paul Taylor

Julie Radeff-Huang, PhDUniversity of California, San Diego, California2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Paul Fabbri

Yufang Shao, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York2nd year of fellowshipIn memory of Tiffany Townsend Daniels

Susan Spiller, MDFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington2nd year of fellowshipEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Michael Taylor, MDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaS P O N S O R : James Rutka, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : Identification of Novel Medulloblastoma Oncogenes

Using Functional GenomicsEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Mariano Viapiano, PhDYale University School of Medicine2nd year of fellowshipButler Family Foundation

Ching Yim, PhDBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Joyce Fingeroth, MDR E S E A R C H : EBV-Positive Primary CNS lymphoma - the role

of BCR and its co-receptors in the disruption ofEBV latency

In memory of Barbara Joan Casalinova Kanche

Pengcheng Zhou, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsS P O N S O R : Rosalind Segal, MD, PhDR E S E A R C H : The role of Rac-Tiam 1 signaling in brain tumor

cell invasionIn honor of Trudy Bettiker


Andrew Lassman, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New YorkR E S E A R C H : Using Mouse Models to Tailor Therapy for Gliomas

with Small Molecular InhibitorsIn memory of David Joel Viner

Claire Sauvageot, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MassachusettsR E S E A R C H : Targeted Combinational Therapeutics for

Glioblastoma MultiformeIn memory of Mark Richard Kolitz

Nhan Le Tran, PhDTranslational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, ArizonaR E S E A R C H : Preclinical Evaluaton of Targeting the TWEAK-Fn14

signaling system in invasive gliomaIn memory of Russell Becker


L. Gerard Toussaint, MD and Joon Uhm, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, MinnesotaR E S E A R C H : Targeting Invasion by Convection-Enhanced

Delivery of siRNA to Pyk2In memory of Steven Wayne White

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Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsM E N T O R S : Lois Lampson, PhDS T U D E N T: Dennis MeredithR E S E A R C H : Estrogen and TNF-mediated modulation of brain metastases

from mammary carcinomaIn memory of Stephanie Lee Kramer

Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Keith L. Black, MDS T U D E N T: Shyam GoverdhanaR E S E A R C H : CD8 RTEs in adoptive immune therapy for gliomaIn memory of David B. Anderson

Columbia University, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Jeffrey N. Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Spencer C. SmithR E S E A R C H : CED of Topotecan in PDGF Over-Expressing Retrovirus

Rat Glioma ModelIn memory of Bradley Benton Davis

H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FloridaM E N T O R : Steven Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Mark CollinsR E S E A R C H : Inhibiting Angiogenesis and Tumorigenesis in Brain Tumors

with a Novel Synthetic Molecule, Growth Factor Binder(GFB)-204

In memory of Kerrie Gulczynski Long

St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TennesseeM E N T O R : Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Sarah Elizabeth MartinR E S E A R C H : Analysis of the developmental and molecular origins of

medulloblastoma genetic subgroupsIn memory of Kathryn Harris GutowWinner of ABTA Lucien J. Rubinstein Memorial Award

University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Ryan GallagherR E S E A R C H : Glioma immunotherapy and Akt/PhB pathway inhibitionIn memory of John C. Carr, Jr.

University of California, San Francisco, CaliforniaM E N T O R : Nalin Gupta, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Tene CageR E S E A R C H : The role of SDF1 and HGF in medulloblastoma

invasion using an embryonic brain modelIn memory of Nancy Bunn MurnighanWinner of ABTA Lucien J. Rubinstein Memorial Award

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaM E N T O R S : Kevin A. Walter, MDS T U D E N T: Eveline ShueR E S E A R C H : The role of plasmalemmal vesicle protein-1, PV-1,

in brain tumor angiogensisEmily Dorfman Foundation for ChildrenWinner of ABTA Lucien J. Rubinstein Memorial Award

University of Texas, San Antonio, TexasM E N T O R S : Martin Fuss, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Clifton David FullerR E S E A R C H : Radiobiological characterization of post-radiation

P13K/Akt mediated anoikis in primary CNSmalignancy cell lines

In memory of Michael Sholek

2004 -2005 AAWARDS14 |


David Adamson, MD, PhDDuke University, Raleigh, North Carolina

Manish Aghi, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Juan Arevalo, PhDNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York

Ali Chahlavi, MDCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

John de Groot, MDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Shumin Dong, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Faris Farassati, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Rebecca Holmes-Johnson, MDTexas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas

Chibo Hong, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, California

Erica Jackson, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, California

Yvonne Kew, MD, PhDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Chang Kwon, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

Eugene Chris Learn, PhDDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Julie Radeff-Huang, PhDUniversity of California, San Diego, California

Ravi Rao, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Yufang Shao, PhDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Susan Spiller, MDFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

Mariano Viapiano, PhDYale University School of Medicine


Joseph Gera, PhDUCLA - VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Amy Heimberger, MDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Jennifer Nelms, PhDCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Khalid Shah, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Qian Xie, PhDVan Andel Research Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan

P R O J E C T G R A N T S

John Floyd, MDVanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee

Corinne Griguer, PhDUniversity of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

M E D I C A L S T U D E N T S U M M E R F E L L O W S H I P SChildren's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IllinoisM E N T O R S : Eric Bremer, PhD and Jeffrey Raizer, MDS T U D E N T: Jessica Mellinger

Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Richard Lochhead

Cornell University, Ithaca, New YorkM E N T O R : Mark Souweidane, MDS T U D E N T: Neal Luther

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : Stuart Grossman, MDS T U D E N T: Matthew Chu

Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : James Herman, MDS T U D E N T: Linda Chu

New York University School of Medicine, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Howard Weiner, MDS T U D E N T: David Hong

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TennesseeM E N T O R : Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Eun Yeong Oh

University of South Alabama, Mobile, AlabamaM E N T O R S : Aurelio Lorico, MD and Germana Rappa, MDS T U D E N T: Brandy Merritt

2004-2005 Awards

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Ali Chahlavi, MDCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

John de Groot, MDMD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Faris Farassati, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Giulia Fulci, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Rebecca Holmes-Johnson, MDTexas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas

Chibo Hong, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, California

Andrew Lassman, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Eugene Chris Learn, PhDDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

Mitsutoshi Nakada, MD, PhDBarrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Jean Nakamura, MDUniversity of California San Francisco, California

Ajay Pandita, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota & University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Beata Pyrzynska, PhDEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Ravi Rao, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Maria-Pilar Sanchez, PhDNYU School of Medicine, New York, New York

Dawid Schellingerhout, MBChBMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Qingxia Wei, PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Canada


Bruce Frankel, MDUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center

Mahmet Fatih Okcu, MDBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Khalid Shah, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical SchoolCharlestown, Massachusetts

Hui-Kuo Shu, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Yinglin Wang, MD, PhDUniversity of California at Los Angeles

Radoslaw Zagozdzon, MD, PhDBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts


Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhDKarmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan

M E D I C A L S T U D E N T S U M M E R F E L L O W S H I P S

Columbia University, New York, New YorkM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Michael Weicker

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : Henry Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Priscilla Brastianos

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MarylandM E N T O R : Allesandro Olivi, MDS T U D E N T: Shaan Raza

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TennesseeM E N T O R : Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Meredith Allen

University of California San FranciscoM E N T O R : Tarik Tihan, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Justine Barletta

University of Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaM E N T O R : Kevin Walter, MDS T U D E N T: Dan Geynisman

2003-2004 Awards

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B A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P SAlice Brown, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MassachusettsÏ

Peter Cannoll, MD, PhDColumbia University, New York, New York

William Curry, Jr., MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Giulia Fulci, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Kimmo J. Hatanpaa, MD, PhDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

John Hill, MD, PhDDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire

Andrew Lassman, MDMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Mitsutoshi Nakada, MD, PhDBarrow Neurological Institute

Jean Nakamura, MDUniversity of California San Francisco, California

Ajay Pandita, PhDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota & University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Beata Pyrzynska, PhDEmory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Maria-Pilar Sanchez, PhDNYU School of Medicine, New York, New York

Dawid Schellingerhout, MBChBMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

I-Mei Siu, PhDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Qingxia Wei, PhDThe Hospital for Sick Children Research InstituteToronto, Ontario

Gelareh Zadeh, MDLabatt Brain Tumor Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Ontario

Qing Zhao, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

T R A N S L A T I O N A L G R A N T SRichard A. Gemeinhart, PhDUniversity of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

L. Burt Nabors, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

P R O J E C T G R A N T S

Jill Barnholtz-Sloan, PhDKarmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan

Chulhee Choi, MD, PhDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Michael E. C. Robbins, PhDWake Forest University School of Medicine,Winston-Salem, North Carolina

N U R S I N G R E S E A R C H G R A N T

Paula Riess Sherwood, RN, MSN, CNRNMichigan State University, East Lansing, MichiganM E N T O R : Barbara Given, RN, PhD, FAAN


Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterM E N T O R : Nagendra Ningaraj, PhDS T U D E N T: Paul Kaloostian

Columbia UniversityM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Gaetan Moise

Georgetown UniversityM E N T O R : Zofia Zukowska, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Edward Lee

Johns Hopkins UniversityM E N T O R : Henry Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Jonathan Winter

Johns Hopkins UniversityM E N T O R : Allessandro Olivi, MDS T U D E N T: John Ziewacz

Johns Hopkins UniversityM E N T O R : Jon Weingart, MDS T U D E N T: Samantha Ford

Medical College of VirginiaM E N T O R : William Broaddus, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Aaron Clark

St. Jude Children’s HospitalM E N T O R : Richard Gilbertson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Amanda Mealer

2002-2003 Awards

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William Curry Jr., MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Christine E. Fuller, MDWashington University, St. Louis, Missouri

John Hill, MD, PhDDartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New HampshireEmily Dorfman Foundation for Children

Arlene Hwang, PhDCase Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio

Maciej Lesniak, MDJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Timothy Seabrook, PhDBrigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Patrick Senatus, MD, PhDColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

I-Mei Siu, PhDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Gelareh Zadeh, MDLabatt Brain Tumor Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, Ontario, Canada

Qing Zhao, MD, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts


Laurence Cooper MD, PhDCity of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California

Linda Liau MD, PhDUCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Joon Uhm, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota


Brigham & Women’s HospitalM E N T O R : Peter Black, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Wojciech Przylecki

Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterM E N T O R : Paul Zeltzer, MDS T U D E N T: Mark Sedrak

Columbia Presbyterian Medical CenterM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Timothy Vogel

Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteM E N T O R : David Rowitch, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Brian Hafler

Mayo ClinicM E N T O R : Joon Uhm, MDS T U D E N T: Peter Noseworthy

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer CenterM E N T O R : Steven Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Daniel Marichal

St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalM E N T O R : Amar Gajjar, MDS T U D E N T: Rami Fasheh

University of California San FranciscoM E N T O R : Mitchel Berger, MDS T U D E N T: Nader Sanai

University of Colorado Health SciencesM E N T O R : Kevin Lillehei, MDS T U D E N T: Mark Robinson

University of Illinois at ChicagoM E N T O R : Herbert Engelhard, III, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Rajeev Garg

University of WashingtonM E N T O R : John Silber, PhDS T U D E N T: Michael Lichtman

2001-2002 Awards

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James J. Evans, MDCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Julie Fleitz, MDThe Children’s Hospital, Denver, Colorado

Christine E. Fuller, MDWashington University, St. Louis, Missouri

Arlene Hwang, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Anna Marie Kenney, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Maciej S. Lesniak, MDJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

Ali H. Mesiwala, MDUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Washington

Patrick B. Senatus, MD, PhDColumbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

Kristen R. Senechal, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Andrew E. Sloan, MDWayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan

Edward R. Smith, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts


Hao Ding, PhDLabatt Brain Tumor Research Centre, The Hospital for Sick ChildrenUniversity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Maryam Fouladi, MDSt. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee

Anita L. Gainer, MD, PhDUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta

Martin R. Graf, PhDVirginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia


Cleveland Clinic Brain Tumor CenterM E N T O R : Gene Barnett, MDS T U D E N T: Marguerite Barth

Johns Hopkins HospitalM E N T O R : Henry Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Vivian Tsai

Medical College of VirginiaM E N T O R : William Broaddus, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Helen Kim

New York University Medical CenterM E N T O R S : Howard Weiner, MD; David Friedlander, PhD,

and David Zagzag, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Jon Gutman

University of California San FranciscoM E N T O R S : Mitchel Berger, MD and Anil Sehgal, PhDS T U D E N T: Amy Poon

1999-2000 Awards


Karen Chong, MD, PhDBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Charles S. Cobbs, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

James J. Evans, MDCleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

Sydney C. Gary, PhDYale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Daphne Haas-Kogan, MDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Anna Marie Kenney, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Peter Y. Kim, MD, PhDColumbia-Presbyterian Neurological Institute, New York, New York

Ali H. Mesiwala, MDUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Washington

James Rubenstein, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco, California

Martha L. Simmons, MD, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Andrew E. Sloan, MDWayne State University, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan

Edward R. Smith, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Xiao-Yang Wang, PhDMayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

2000-2001 Awards

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Behnam Badie, MDUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

John Y.H. Kim, MD, PhDChildren’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts


Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterHarvard Medical SchoolM E N T O R S : Eric Wong, MD and Julian Wu, MDS T U D E N T: Grant Su

Stanford University Medical CenterM E N T O R : Paul G. Fisher, MDS T U D E N T: Dale Yu

University of Alabama at BirminghamM E N T O R : G. Yancey Gillespie, PhDS T U D E N T: Ryan C. Miller

University of California in Los AngelesM E N T O R : Tim Cloughesy, MDS T U D E N T: Steven Sykes

University of Cincinnati Medical CenterM E N T O R S : Robert Brackenbury, PhD; Keith Crutcher, PhD;

and Ronald Warnick, MDS T U D E N T: Nathan Walker

University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignM E N T O R : Edward J. Roy, PhDS T U D E N T: Ute Gawlick

University of MichiganM E N T O R S : Donald A. Ross, MD and Phillip Kish, PhDS T U D E N T: Peter J. Nicholls

1998-1999 AwardsB A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P S

Karen Chong, MD, PhDBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas

Richard Y. Chung, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Charles S. Cobbs, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Joseph F. Costello, PhDLudwig Institute, University of California, San Diego, California

Sydney C. Gary, PhDYale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut

Michael Parr, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Jeremy N. Rich, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Martha L. Simmons, MD, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Xiao-Yang Wang, PhDMayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota

Gordon A. Watson, MD, PhDThe Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University,Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Howard Weiner, MDNew York University Medical Center, New York, New York

T R A N S L A T I O N A L G R A N T

Luca Rastelli, PhDUniversity of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas


Columbia UniversityM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Rachel Frandina

Duke University Medical CenterM E N T O R S : Henry S. Friedman, MD and Gertrude Elion, ScDS T U D E N T: Craig Castellano

Henry Ford HospitalM E N T O R : Tom Mikkelsen, MDS T U D E N T: Ravi Chopra

Mayo ClinicM E N T O R : Robert Jenkins, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Justin Smith

University of South FloridaM E N T O R : Steven Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Edward Duckworth

1996 -1998 AWARDS20 |


Richard Y. Chung, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Justin Hanes, PhDJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Linda Liau, MDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California

Tobey MacDonald, MDChildren’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California

James Olson, MD, PhD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

Michael Parr, PhDDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

David Raben, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Gordon A. Watson, MD, PhDWake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Howard Weiner, MDNew York University Medical Center, New York, New York


Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterM E N T O R : Joy Hirsch, PhDS T U D E N T: Ross I. Silver

SUNY at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer InstituteM E N T O R : Steven J. Greenberg, MDS T U D E N T: Stephen Selkirk

University of Alberta, Cross Cancer InstituteM E N T O R : Wilson Roa, MSc, MDS T U D E N T: Jeanie T.Y. Tse

University of Texas, Southwestern Medical SchoolM E N T O R S : Elisabeth J. Rushing, MD and Mark Watson, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Erika Schettler


Lloyd M. Alderson, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MassachusettsBrown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Robert Friedlander, MDMassachusetts General Hospital/East, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Linda Liau, MDUniversity of California, Los Angeles, California

Tobey MacDonald, MDChildren’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California

James Markert, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Lorri Ann Morford, PhD University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

James Olson, MD, PhDFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington

John K. Park, MD, PhDDana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Arie Perry, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

David Raben, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama


Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery & NeuroresearchM E N T O R : Joseph Moskal, PhDS T U D E N T: Paul Kim

Columbia UniversityM E N T O R : Jeffrey Bruce, MDS T U D E N T: Jonathan Hall

University of ColoradoM E N T O R : Bertrand Liang, MDS T U D E N T: Thomas Beer

University of MichiganM E N T O R S : Karin Muraszko, MD and Phillip Kish, PhDS T U D E N T: Bryan Figueroa

University of PittsburghM E N T O R : William Welch, MDS T U D E N T: Helen Sile

1997-1998 Awards 1996-1997 Awards

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Lloyd M. Alderson, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Behnam Badie, MD University of California, Los Angeles, California

Oded Ben-Yoseph, PhD University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pengchin Chen, PhD University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Hector W. Ho, MD Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

Anna Janss, MD, PhDUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lorri Ann Morford, PhD University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky

Arie Perry, MDMayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota

Mark A. Pershouse, PhDUniversity of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

John H. Sampson, MD, PhDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina


Georgetown UniversityM E N T O R : Robert L. Martuza, MDS T U D E N T: Ali Chahlavi

University of Alabama at BirminghamM E N T O R : G. Yancey Gillespie, PhDS T U D E N T: Edward Flotte

University of FloridaM E N T O R S : Bernard L. Maria, MD and David F. Muir, PhDS T U D E N T : Naunihal Singh Virdi


Oded Ben-Yoseph, PhDUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Pengchin Chen, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Karen L. Fink, MD, PhDUniversity of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, Texas

Robin Moira Jones, MDMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer CenterCharlestown, Massachusetts

Nancy E. Paradies, PhDUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Mark A. Pershouse, PhDUniversity of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Nicholas E. Poulos, MDUniversity of California, Irvine, California

John H. Sampson, MD, PhDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina


Northwestern University Medical SchoolM E N T O R : Steven Brem, MDS T U D E N T: Gregory Zipfer

University of TennesseeM E N T O R : Mary K. Danks, PhDS T U D E N T: Brian Abbott

University of TexasM E N T O R : Victor A. Levin, MDS T U D E N T: Michael Risin

University of VirginiaM E N T O R : Edward R. Laws, Jr., MDS T U D E N T: Anton Bizzell

1995-1996 Awards 1994-1995 Awards

1992 -1994 AWARDS22 |

1993-1994 Awards 1992-1993 AwardsB A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P S

Ennio Chiocca, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Glenn Gobbel, DVM, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Robin Moira Jones, MDMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer CenterCharlestown, Massachusetts

Nancy E. Paradies, PhDUniversity of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Nicholas E. Poulos, MDUniversity of California, Irvine, California


Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineM E N T O R S : Henry Brem, MD and John Laterra, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Mitchell Cahan

State University of New York at BuffaloM E N T O R : Thomas J. Langan, MDS T U D E N T: Rudolph Schrot

University of Southern California, School of MedicineM E N T O R : David R. Hinton, MDS T U D E N T: Sohaib Kureshi


Ennio Chiocca, MD, PhDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Glenn Gobbel, DVM, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Corey K. Goldman, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Anna M. Joy, PhDBarrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Gursurinder Pal Kaur, PhDUMDNJ — New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Bertrand C. Liang, MDUniversity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Michael N. Needle, MDUniversity of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

Funmi Olopade, MDUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Francisco S. Pardo, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Charles Rice, PhDMedical College of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia

Igor Rosenwald, MDMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center,Charlestown, Massachusetts

Anthony T. Yachnis, MDHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


New York UniversityM E N T O R S : Elizabeth W. Newcomb, PhD and

Douglas C. Miller, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: William Madonia

University of MichiganM E N T O R S : Karin Muraszko, MD and Lori Martell, PhDS T U D E N T: Jeff Cardneau

University of Pennsylvania, Children’s HospitalM E N T O R : Peter C. Phillips, MDS T U D E N T: James Chung

University of Washington School of MedicineM E N T O R S : Mitchel Berger, MD and John R. Silber, PhDS T U D E N T: Diana Koala

| 231989 -1992 AWARDS

1991-1992 AwardsB A S I C R E S E A R C H F E L L O W S H I P S

Ron L. Alterman, MDMontefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York

Jeffrey N. Bruce, MDColumbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

Suzanne Giordano, PhDR.S. Dow Neurological Sciences Institute, Portland, Oregon

Corey K. Goldman, MDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Anna M. Joy, PhDBarrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona

Gururinder Pal Kaur, PhDUMDNJ — New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

Funmi Olopade, MDUniversity of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Francisco S. Pardo, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts


Igor Rosenwald, MDMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Charlestown, Massachusetts

Julian Wu, MDTufts Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Anthony T. Yachnis, MDHospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia


Duke University Medical SchoolM E N T O R : Darell D. Bigner, MD, PhDS T U D E N T: Sharon Castellino

Harvard Medical SchoolM E N T O R : M. Flint Beal, MDS T U D E N T: Emmanuel Brouillet

Northwestern University Medical SchoolM E N T O R : Dennis Groothuis, MDS T U D E N T: Richard Munson

University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CaliforniaM E N T O R S : Dennis Deen, PhD and Laurence J. Marton, MDS T U D E N T: Lydia Voorkamp

Basic Research Fellowship Awards1 9 9 0 – 1 9 9 1Deborah Benzil, MDBrown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

Jeffrey N. Bruce, MDColumbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, New York

Carol Danko Burk, MDChildren’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A. Lindsay Frazier, MDNew England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

Nina Paleologos, MDEvanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois

Jacob Rachlin, MD, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California


Mark Werner, MDDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina


1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 0Deborah Benzil, MDBrown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island

A. Lindsay Frazier, MDNew England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts

William Harrington, MDNew York University, New York, New York

Nina Paleologos, MDEvanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois

Jacob Rachlin, MD, PhDUniversity of California San Francisco

Brian Ross, PhDUniversity of Minnesota, Navarre, Minnesota

Mark Werner, MDDuke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina


1981 -1989 AWARDS24 |

1 9 8 8 – 1 9 8 9Rifaat Bashir, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts



1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 8Rifaat Bashir, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts


Peter Humphrey, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina


Raphael Tamargo, MDJohns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Mark Werner, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

1 9 8 6 – 1 9 8 7Daniel Fults MDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Peter Humphrey, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina


Mark Werner, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

1 9 8 5 – 1 9 8 6Deborah Beck Heros, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Edward Dropcho, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Henry Friedman, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Daniel Fults, MDUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina


1 9 8 4 – 1 9 8 5Deborah Beck Heros, MDMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Edward Dropcho, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Henry Friedman, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Mark Jennings, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

1 9 8 3 – 1 9 8 4Henry Friedman, MDDuke University, Durham, North Carolina

Mark Jennings, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Surasak Phuphanich, MDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Francine Vriesendorp, MDEvanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois

1 9 8 2 – 1 9 8 3Thomas Byrne, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

Surasak Phuphanich, MDUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Francine Vriesendorp, MDEvanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois

1 9 8 1 – 1 9 8 2Thomas Byrne, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

| 251978 -2007 AWARDS

Additional Grants & AwardsA A N S A N D C N S J O I N T S E C T I O N O NT U M O R S Y O U N G I N V E S T I G A T O R AWA R D

2 0 0 7 Jose Valerio, MDCleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, Ohio

2 0 0 7 Andrew Parsa, MD, PhDUniversity of California - San FranciscoSan Francisco, California

2 0 0 6 Clark Chen, MDMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

2 0 0 6 Amy Heimberger, MDMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

2 0 0 5 Michael Synowitz, MDHelios HospitalBerlin, Germany

2 0 0 5 Carlo Alberto Benech, MDThe University HospitalModena, Italy

2 0 0 4 Makoto Furuta, MDNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, Maryland

2 0 0 4 Kyle Weaver, MDVanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee

2 0 0 3 Moneeb Ehtesham, MDCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, California

2 0 0 3 Quingze Wu, MD

2 0 0 2 Russell Lonser, MDNIH/NINDS-Surgical Neurology BranchBethesda, Maryland

2 0 0 2 Howard Weiner, MDNew York University Medical CenterNew York, New York

2 0 0 1 Randy L. Jensen, MD, PhDUniversity of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah

2 0 0 1 Turker Kilic, MD, PhDBrigham & Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

2 0 0 0 Karen Aboody, MDBrigham and Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

2 0 0 0 John S. Yu, MDCedars-SinaiMaxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute

1 9 9 9 Quentin Malone, MDCleveland Clinic FoundationCleveland, Ohio

1 9 9 9 S. Walter Stummer, MD

1 9 9 8 Eric H. Elowitz, MDBeth Israel Medical CenterNew York, New York

1 9 9 8 Michael Hsiao, MD, PhDStanford UniversityStanford, California

1 9 9 7 N. Scott Litofsky, MDUniversity of Massachusetts Medical CenterWorcester, Massachusetts

1 9 9 7 Ian Pollack, MDChildren’s Hospital of PIttsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 9 9 6 William Broaddus, MD, PhDMedical College of VirginiaRichmond, Virginia

1 9 9 6 Liliana Goumnerova, MDThe Children's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

1 9 9 5 Douglas Laske, MDTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania

B A S I C R E S E A R C H G R A N T S

1 9 8 8 Jack Rozental, MD, PhDUniversity of WisconsinMadison, Wisconsin

1 9 8 1 Nicholas Vick, MDEvanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois

1 9 7 9 Kenneth Murray, MDJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland

1 9 7 9 Ronald Woosley, MDUniversity of North CarolinaChapel Hill, North Carolina

1 9 7 9 Charles Wilson, MDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

1 9 7 8 Humberto Cravioto, MDNew York UniversityNew York, New York

1 9 7 8 Adelbert Koestner, DVM, PhDOhio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio

1977 -2007 AWARDS26 |

1 9 7 8 Nicholas Vick, MDEvanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois

1 9 7 8 William Wara, MDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

1 9 7 8 Charles Wilson, MDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

1 9 7 7 Wolff Kirsch, MDUniversity of ColoradoDenver, Colorado

1 9 7 7 Alan Yates, MDOhio State UniversityColumbus, Ohio

1 9 7 7 Richard Penn, MDRush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical CenterChicago, Illinois

P R I O R T O 1 9 7 7Leonard Bruno, MDChildren's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaRichard Penn, MDRush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical CenterChicago, IllinoisCharles Wilson, MDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, CaliforniaWolff Kirsch, MDUniversity of ColoradoDenver, ColoradoRichard Penn, MDRush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical CenterChicago, IllinoisCharles Wilson, MDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

T . H . E . B R A I N T R U S T2 0 0 4 , 2 0 0 3 , 2 0 0 2 , 2 0 0 1 , 2 0 0 0

B R A I N T U M O R F U N D E R S ’ C O L L A B O R A T I V EG R A N T A W A R D R E C I P I E N T S / P R O J E C T S

2 0 0 7 John Laterra, MD, PhDTumor Stem Cell-Based Drug Discovery for Adult and

Pediatric GliomaKennedy-Krieger InstituteBaltimore, Maryland

Minesh Mehta, MDIdentifying and overcoming Resistance Mechanisms

in GlioblastomasRadiation Therapy Oncology Group

Paul Mischel, MDMolecularly Guided Clinical Trials for GliomaDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLALos Angeles, California

2 0 0 6 John Laterra, MD, PhDTumor Stem Cell-Based Drug Discovery for Adult and

Pediatric GliomaKennedy-Krieger InstituteBaltimore, Maryland

Minesh Mehta, MDIdentifying and overcoming Resistance Mechanisms

in GlioblastomasRadiation Therapy Oncology Group

Paul Mischel, MDMolecularly Guided Clinical Trials for GliomaDavid Geffen School of Medicine, UCLALos Angeles, California

B R A I N T U M O R R E S E A R C H C E N T E RUniversity of California San FranciscoPhilip Gutin, MDSan Francisco, California

1 9 9 5 , 1 9 9 4 , 1 9 9 3 , 1 9 9 2 , 1 9 9 1 , 1 9 9 0

C E N T R A L B R A I N T U M O R R E G I S T R Y O F T H E U S2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002,2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1997, 1996,1995, 1994, 1993

C L I N I C A L R E S E A R C H AWA R D S

2 0 0 6 National Cancer InstituteUniversity of California San Francisco SPORE

2 0 0 5 National Cancer InstituteUniversity of California San Francisco SPORE

2 0 0 3 John Kuo, MD, PhDLAC-USC and University of Toronto

2 0 0 2 Sheila Singh, MD, PhDHospital for Sick Children, Toronto

2 0 0 1 Kent New, MD, PhDDuke University Medical Center

2 0 0 1 Pediatric Brain Tumor ConsortiumNeuroimaging Center

2 0 0 0 John Park, MD, PhDBrigham and Women's Hospital

1 9 9 9 Pediatric Brain Tumor ConsortiumNeuroimaging Center

E P I D E M I O L O G Y R E S E A R C H AWA R D

2 0 0 7 Melissa Bondy, PhDGliogene: An International Brain Tumor Family StudyMD Anderson Cancer Center - University of TexasHouston, Texas

2 0 0 7 Nicholas Vick, MD & Nina Paleologos, MDNeurocarcinogens and Brain CancerEvanston Northwestern HealthcareEvanston, Illinois

| 271996 -2007 AWARDS

2 0 0 6 Nicholas Vick, MD & Nina Paleologos, MDNeurocarcinogens and Brain CancerEvanston Northwestern HealthcareEvanston, Illinois

N U R S I N G R E S E A R C H G R A N T S

2 0 0 6 Paula Sherwood, RN, PhD, CNRNUniversity of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania

2 0 0 5 Janet Deatrick, PhD, RN, FAANUniversity of Pennsylvania School of NursingPhiladelphia, Philadelphia

2 0 0 4 Deborah Allen, RN, MSN, APRNDuke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina

2 0 0 3 Terry Armstrong, MS, APRNMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

2 0 0 2 Paula Riess Sherwood, RN, MSNMichigan State UniversityLansing, Michigan

1 9 9 9 Ida (Ki) M. Moore, RN, DNSUniversity of ArizonaTucson, Arizona

1 9 9 6 Terri Armstrong, RN, MS, NP, OCNEmory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia

1 9 9 6 Mary Lovely, RN, MNUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

Q U A L I T Y O F L I F E R E S E A R C H AWA R D S

2 0 0 6 Children’s Memorial HospitalStewart Goldman, MD

2 0 0 5 Brain Tumor NetworkDana Cragar, PhD, - Mayo ClinicConnie Munoz, LCSW - City of Hope

R E S T R I C T E D R E S E A R C H G R A N T S

2 0 0 3 Fairy Godmother Foundation

2 0 0 3 Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium



2 0 0 0 Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association


1 9 9 9 Southwest Oncology GroupSWOG Study of Mifepristone for Meningioma Patients

1 9 9 8 Northwestern UniversityHerbert Engelhard, MD, PhD

1 9 9 7 Northwestern UniversityHerbert Engelhard, MD, PhD

1 9 9 6 Children's Memorial FoundationDavid Walterhouse, MD

R E S O U R C E C E N T E R S

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center2 0 0 7 , 2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 5 , 2 0 0 4 , 2 0 0 2

Northwestern Memorial Hospital2 0 0 6 , 2 0 0 5

University of California San Francisco2 0 0 6

S O C I E T Y F O R N E U R O - O N C O L O G Y -E P I D E M I O L O G Y AWA R D

2 0 0 5 Hideyuki Saya, MD, PhDKumamoto University Medical SchoolKumamoto, Japan

2 0 0 4 Margaret Wrensch, PhDUniversity of California San FranciscoSan Francisco, California

2 0 0 3 Edward Shaw, MDWake Forest University School of MedicineWinston-Salem, North Carolina

2 0 0 2 Serap Erdal, PhD and Faith Davis, PhDUniversity of Illinois at ChicagoChicago, Illinois

2 0 0 1 James Gurney, PhDUniversity of MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota

2 0 0 0 Margaret Wrensch, PhDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

1 9 9 9 Pengchin Chen, PhDUniversity of CaliforniaSan Francisco, California

S O C I E T Y F O R N E U R O - O N C O L O G Y -E X C E L L E N C E I N B A S I C R E S E A R C H AWA R D

2 0 0 5 Robert Jenkins, MD, PhDMayo ClinicRochester, Minnesota

2 0 0 4 Sheila Singh, MD, PhDUniversity of TorontoHospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, Ontario, Canada

2 0 0 3 Stacey Ivanchuk, M.Sc.University of TorontoHospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, Ontario, Canada

1996 -2008 AWARDS28 |

2 0 0 2 Erik Uhlmann, MDWashington University School of MedicineSt. Louis, Missouri

2 0 0 1 Giulia Fulci, PhDMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

2 0 0 0 Eric Holland, MD, PhDMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

1 9 9 9 Hao Ding, MD, PhDUniversity of TorontoToronto, Canada

1 9 9 8 David Louis, MDMassachusetts General HospitalCharlestown, Massachusetts

1 9 9 8 Gregory Cairncross, MDLondon Regional Cancer CentreOntario, Canada

1 9 9 7 Oliver Bögler, PhDMedical College of VirginiaRichmond, Virginia

1 9 9 6 Patrick Wen, MDBrigham & Women's HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Meeting SupportPatient Meetings2007 Chicago, Illinois

2007 New York, New York

2006 Chicago, Illinois

2006 St. Louis, Missouri

2006 Tampa, Florida


2005 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas

2004 Seattle, Washington

2004 Tampa, Florida

2004 Washington, D.C.


2002 Big Bear Lake, California

2002 Tampa, Florida



2000 Birmingham, Alabama

2000 Detroit, Michigan

2000 Seattle, Washington


1998 Atlanta, Georgia



1998 Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina

1998 Washington, D.C.

1997 Baltimore, Maryland



1997 New York, New York

1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


1996 Los Angeles, California



Professional Meetings2007 American Association of Neurological Surgeons

2007 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

2007 Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers

2006 Association of Oncology Social Work

2006 Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

2006 Biology of Molecular Mechanisms Course

2006 Society for Neuro-Oncology




2005 Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium

2005 International Conference on Brain TumorResearch & Therapy

2005 Oncology Nursing Society






2004 Canadian Neuro-Oncology Meeting

2004 Satellite Symposium on Brain TumorBiology/Joint Section on Tumors


























1997 International Conference on Brain Tumor

Research & Therapy






1995 International Conference on Brain TumorResearch and Therapy







1990 Canadian Neuro-Oncology Meeting1989 International Conference on Brain Tumor

Research & Therapy





Roundtables, Symposia, Workshops

2007 Cleveland Clinic Neuroscience Meeting

2007 Neuro Tumor Club


2006 Lende Winter Neurosurgical Conference

2006 Neuro Tumor Club

2006 UCLA Neurosurgery: Institute for Medical Education


2005 CNS Symposium

2005 NeuroTumor Club


2004 Oligodendroglioma Study Group

2004 Vanderbilt University Neuro-Oncology Seminar

2003 Center for Mind-Body Medicine


2003 Glioma Invasion Workshop


2003 NIH Workshop-University of Washington

2003 Southwestern Symposium

2002 Comprehensive Cancer Care Conference

2002 Effects of Radiotherapy on Brain and

Behavior Through the Lifespan

2002 International Symposium of Pediatric

Neuro-Oncology

2002 South Carolina Upstate Neuroscience Symposium2000 International Symposium of Pediatric

Neuro-Oncology

1999 American Association of Neuroscience Nurses

1998 A Systems Approach to Glial Neoplasms

1997 A Systems Approach to Glial Neoplasms1996 International Symposium of Pediatric

Neuro-Oncology

1996 Satellite Symposium on Brain Tumours

1995 Brain Stem Tumors of Childhood:Have We Made Progress?

1994 Lebow Conference on Brain Tumor Etiology

1994 Satellite Symposium on Brain Tumours

1993 Biology of the Immune Response to Antigenswithin the CNS

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PUBL ICAT IONS & SERV ICES30 |

Building KnowledgeDictionary for Brain Tumor PatientsLiving with a Brain TumorA Primer of Brain Tumors

Focusing On TumorsEpendymomaGlioblastoma Multiforme and

Anaplastic AstrocytomaMedulloblastomaMeningiomaMetastatic Brain TumorsOligodendroglioma and OligoastrocytomaPituitary Tumors

Focusing On TreatmentChemotherapyConventional Radiation TherapyListing of PhysiciansSeizure First Aid TipsStereotactic RadiosurgerySteroidsSurgery

For & About ChildrenAlex’s Journey: Story of a Child with a

Brain Tumor (Video/DVD)Education Packet for Parent or TeacherWhen Your Child Returns to School

Support ResourcesBibliographyCare OptionsEducational Resources

Financial AIdScholarships

Emergency Alert Wallet CardsEmployment InformationEnd-of-Life Care

Support Resources (continued)Financial Aid ResourcesHealth Insurance ResourcesHousing During Treatment ResourcesNetworking LinksNeuropsychology ResourcesSocial Security Disability ResourcesSpanish Language ResourcesTransportation Assistance ResourcesWig and Head Covering ResourcesWish Fulfillment Resources

NewslettersMessageline NewsMagazineSharing Knowledge, Sharing Hope e-NewsTLC (Tips for Living and Coping) e-bulletin

Focusing On SupportListing of Brain Tumor Support GroupsListing of Bereavement (Grief ) Support GroupsOrganizing and Facilitating Support GroupsPen Pal Programs:

Bridges(for those who have lost someone to abrain tumor)

Connections(for patients and family members)

Resources for Online Support

Toll-Free Line for Patients 800-886-2282

Single copies of our publications are available free of charge.

ABTA Patient Publications and Services

| 31SCIENT I F IC ADV ISORS

Michael E. Cohen, MDState University of New YorkBuffalo, New York

Paul L. Kornblith, MDReference Laboratory AllianceInstitute for Transfusion MedicinePittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jerome B. Posner, MDMemorial Sloan-Kettering

Cancer CenterNew York, New York

Raul C. Urtasun, MDRadiation Oncology & NeurosciencesUniversity of AlbertaCross Cancer InstituteEdmonton, Alberta, Canada

Nicholas A. Vick, MDNeurologyNorthwestern UniversityEvanston HospitalEvanston, Illinois

Charles B. Wilson, MDUniversity of CaliforniaBrain Tumor Research CenterSan Francisco, California

E M E R I T U S A D V I S O R S

S C I E N T I F I C A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L

Michael L. J. Apuzzo, MDNeurosurgeryUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California

Mitchel S. Berger, MDNeurosurgeryUniversity of CaliforniaBrain Tumor Research CenterSan Francisco, California

Steven Brem, MDNeurosurgeryH. Lee Moffitt Cancer CenterTampa, Florida

Jeffrey N. Bruce, MDNeurosurgeryColumbia UniversityCollege of Physicians and SurgeonsNew York, New York

Jan C. Buckner, MDMedical OncologyMayo ClinicRochester, Minnesota

Peter C. Burger, MDNeuropathologyJohns Hopkins University HospitalBaltimore, Maryland

Webster K. Cavenee, PhDMolecular OncologyLudwig Institute for Cancer ResearchUniversity of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California

E. Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhDNeurosurgeryOhio State University Medical CenterColumbus, Ohio

Henry S. Friedman, MDNeuro-OncologyDuke University Medical CenterDurham, North Carolina

G. Yancey Gillespie, PhDSurgery, Microbiology,

Cell Biology & AnatomyUniversity of AlabamaBirmingham, Alabama

Fred H. Hochberg, MDNeurologyMassachusetts General HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

Mark A. Israel, MDPediatrics & GeneticsNorris Cotton Cancer CenterDartmouth-Hitchcock

Medical CenterLebanon, New Hampshire

Lois A. Lampson, PhDNeurosurgeryHarvard Medical SchoolBrigham and Women’s HospitalBoston, Massachusetts

John Laterra, MD, PhDNeurologyJohns Hopkins UniversityKennedy Krieger Research InstituteBaltimore, Maryland

Edward R. Laws, Jr., MDNeurosurgeryStanford UniversityPalo Alto, California

Victor A. Levin, MDNeuro-OncologyUTMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

Minesh P. Mehta, MDRadiology and Human OncologyUniversity of Wisconsin

Medical SchoolMadison, Wisconsin

Tom Mikkelsen, MDNeurologyHermelin Brain Tumor CenterHenry Ford HospitalDetroit, Michigan

Corey Raffel, MD, PhDNeurosurgeryMayo Clinic and FoundationRochester, Minnesota

Stephen J. Tapscott, MD, PhDDivision of Human BiologyFred Hutchinson Cancer

Research CenterSeattle, Washington

W.K. Alfred Yung, MDNeuro-OncologyUTMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, Texas

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