The National Lung Cancer Partnership and LUNGevity Foundation have awarded $100,000 research grants to Prasad Adusumilli and Lee Goodglick. Dr. Adusumilli's study will investigate visceral pleural invasion, while Dr. Goodglick's research focuses on estrogen's role in lung cancer.
National Lung Cancer Partnership awards I-Ching Wang a Career Development Award to study FoxM1, a protein linked to aggressive lung cancer growth. The grant aims to support protein-directed therapies and control the leading US cancer killer. Dr. Wang's research will help combat underfunding in federal lung cancer research.
Dr. Adam Marcus receives $80,000 award to study lung cancer cell invasion and mutations of the LKB1 protein. This research could lead to novel diagnostic and prognostic approaches to control lung cancer malignancy.
Two researchers, Hildegard Schuller and Albert Baldwin, received funding for studies on sex differences in lung cancer and the regulation of normal cell growth. The grants aim to increase understanding of lung cancer and support scientists pursuing lung cancer research.
The National Lung Cancer Partnership has partnered with three organizations to co-sponsor new lung cancer research grants, focusing on survivorship care and nursing-sensitive patient outcomes. This move aims to address the lack of research funding for lung cancer, a leading cancer killer in the US.