2019 Chainbreaker GOpher a Cure Awards

As part of the Masonic Cancer Center's Internal Grant Awards, the 2019 Chainbreaker GOpher a Cure Awards were recently announced.
The objective of the Chainbreaker GOpher A Cure Awards is to foster interdisciplinary collaborations encompassing novel, hypothesis-driven studies of cancer or a cancer-related topic. The proposal must be a joint, collaborative effort by at least two University of Minnesota faculty, including at least one Masonic Cancer Center member, and with at least two or more colleges/schools represented.
 

The 2019 Chainbreaker GOpher A Cure Award Recipients:

Principal Investigator: Deanna Teoh, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health, Medical School =
Co-Investigators: Shalini Kulasingam, PhD, MPH Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology & Community Health, School of Public Health, Rachel Vogel, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health, Medical School, Melissa Geller, MD, MS, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health, Medical School
Title: A mobile website to improve cervical cancer screening and preventive healthcare: a feasibility study

Principal Investigator: Lisa Peterson, PhD, Professor, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health
Co-Investigator:  Kaylee Schwertfeger, PhD, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School
Title: Remodeling the breast cancer tumor microenvironment using adrenergic antagonists

Principal Investigator: Subree Subramanian, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Medical School
Co-Investigator:  Elias Puchner, PhD, Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy
Title: Extracellular Vesicles Mediated Tumor and T cells Interactions in Colorectal Cancer  

Principal Investigator: Sergio Gradilone, PhD, Associate Professor, Cancer Cell Biology and Translational Research, The Hormel Institute
Co-Investigator: Liqiang Chen, PhD, Assitant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Design
Title: Ciliomax: Development of a dual inhibitor for ciliary restoration in tumor cells  

Principal Investigator: Erin Dickerson, PhD, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine
Co-Investigator:  Kaylee Schwertfeger, PhD, Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Medical School
Title: Remodeling the breast cancer tumor microenvironment using adrenergic antagonists  

Principal Investigator: Frank Ondrey, MD, PhD, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Medical School
Co-Investigator: Tim Griffin, PhD, College of Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Nelson Rhodus, Oral Medicine, School of Dentistry
Title: Oral Preneoplasia Multiomics