2024–2025 FWC Research Grants, Awards & Prizes Recipients
AstraZeneca Early Career Ovarian Cancer Research Grant
Bathany Werner, MD
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Doublecortin-like kinase 1 (DCLK1): A Potential Target to Overcome Resistance to PARP Inhibition
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Health Equity and Diversity Research Grant
Margaret Liang, MD, MS
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
A pilot study of the Proactive Costs of Care (PCOC) educational intervention aimed to improve self-efficacy and decrease financial distress among cancer caregivers
Foundation for Women’s Cancer Move4Her Research Grant
Danielle Glassman, MD
Ohio State University
Are all endometrial cancer tumors with dMMR created equal?
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Quality of Life Research Grant
Mary Katherine Anastasio, MD
Duke University
Cryocompression versus cryotherapy to reduce sensory peripheral neuropathy in gynecologic cancer: a noninferiority randomized controlled trial
Laughlin Family Foundation Research Grant for High-Grade Uterine Cancer
Anh Nguyen, MD
University of Chicago
Exploring the mechanisms of resistance to Trastuzumab-deruxtecan in endometrial cancer
Research Grant in Memory of Peggy A. Yates
Min Guan, MD, PhD
City of Hope National Medical Center
Development of the ENG-CAR T cell therapy targeting cervical cancer
National Ovarian Cancer Coalition Ovarian Cancer Early Detection Research Grant
Sayaka Ishizawa, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Optimizing ovarian cancer early detection using mathematical modeling
Shields Family Research Grant for High-Grade Uterine Cancer
Caitlin O’Connor, PhD
University of Michigan
Generation of a novel and clinically relevant mouse model of high-grade uterine carcinoma
The Harold and Barbara Rosenbaum Family Foundation Cervical Cancer Diversity in Prevention & Clinical Research Grant
Leeya Pinder, MD, MPH
University of Cincinnati
Improving Access to Cervical Cancer Screening: HPV Self-Testing on the Hamilton County 513Relief Bus (IMPACT-513 Study)
Wendy R. Brewster, MD, PhD Multiply Your Impact BRIDGES Accelerator Research Grant
Laura Chambers, DO
Ohio State University
PRO-PLATINUM: A Randomized Trial of Probiotics to Enhance Chemotherapy Response in Ovarian Cancer
The St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness Research Grant for Ovarian Cancer
Zeda Zhang, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
uPAR-Targeted CAR T Cells: A Dual-Action Strategy for Tumor and Microenvironment Targeting in Ovarian Cancer
Winter Meeting SGO Early Career Research Grant
Stephanie Cham, MD
University of California – San Francisco
EMPOWER : Exercise and Movement to Promote Our patients With gyn cancer to Enhance Resiliency
Wendy R. Brewster, MD, PhD Multiply Your Impact BRIDGES Accelerator Research Grant
Katherine Kurnit, MD, MPH
University of Chicago
Preclinical Studies for the Combination of Trastuzumab deruxtecan with MEK Inhibition in Ovarian and Breast Cancer Models
Michael Frumovitz, MD, MPH, MS, CPXP, Rare Gynecologic Cancer Patient Advocate Award
Ashley Kulp
Rare Tumor Patient Advocate
Perlman Family CCARE Lynch Syndrome Research Prize
Lauren Davis Rivera, MD
New York Prebyterian Hospital
Wendy R. Brewster MD, PhD Early Career Award
Taliya Lantsman, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
