Enhancing Breast Cancer Treatment Responses by Targeting Genetic Host Factors

Carmen Bergom, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical College of Wisconsin

WI

Wisconsin Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Oncogene Roles of the DNA Damage Transducer RNF8 in Basal-Like Breast Cancer

Chia-Hsin Chan, Ph.D.

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York

NY

Upstate New York Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Co-Targetting Tissue Stiffness to Improve the Efficacy of Breast Cancer Therapies

Thomas Cox, Ph.D.

Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Australia

N/A

CCR Basic/Translational

Identifying Adaptations to Chronic Hypoxia in TNBC Metastasis

Daniele Gilkes, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Maryland Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Clusters of Enhancers and Associated RNAs in DCIS Progression

Jason Herschkowitz, Ph.D.

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York

NY

Upstate New York Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Targeting Aberrant YAP/TAZ Activation in Metastatic Breast Cancer

John Lamar, Ph.D.

Albany Medical College

NY

Upstate New York Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

A Novel Strategy of Immunotherapy by Targeting Glycosylation of PD-L1

Seung-Oe Lim, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Enhancer Component/Architectural Changes in Breast Cancer Hormone Resistance

Zhijie Liu, Ph. D.

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

TX

San Antonio Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Overcoming Environmental Therapy Resistance in TNBC

Andriy Marusyk, Ph.D.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

FL

Florida Suncoast Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Delineating and Exploiting HSF1 Activation in Highly Malignant Breast Cancers

Marc Mendillo, Ph.D.

Northwestern University, Chicago

IL

Chicago Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

HDAC11 Promotes Breast Cancer Metastasis via the Lymphatic Route

Chad Pecot, M.D.

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Understanding How Commensal Dysbiosis Drives Metastatic Breast Cancer

Melanie Rutkowski, Ph.D.

University of Virginia School of Medicine

VA

Central Virginia Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Characterization of Disseminated Breast Cancer Cells and Relevance to Metastasis

Maria Sosa, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Targeting Genomic Drivers of Chemoresistant TNBC

Daniel Stover, M.D.

The Ohio State University

OH

Columbus Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Growth Factor Signaling in Obesity Associated Breast Cancer

Elizabeth Wellberg, Ph.D.

University of Colorado, Denver

CO

Colorado Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Breast Cancer Screening Through the Combination of Light and Ultrasound

Jun Xia, Ph.D.

The Research Foundation for The State University of New York

NY

Upstate New York Affiliate

CCR Basic/Translational

Early Detection of Breast Cancer Among Women at High Risk for Screening Failure

Anne Marie McCarthy, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

MA

New England Affiliate

CCR Clinical

Time to Act - Implementing Strategies for Breast Cancer Control In Africa

Anne Rositch, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Maryland Affiliate

CCR Clinical

A New Paradigm - Using PARP Inhibitors to Treat HER2+ Breast Cancer

Erica Stringer-Reasor, M.D.

University of Alabama, Birmingham

AL

North Central Alabama Affiliate

CCR Clinical

Improving How We Predict and Prevent Severe Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors

Ines Vaz-Luis, M.D.

The Institute Gustave Roussy

France

N/A

CCR Clinical

Improving Immunotherapy for TNBC

Benjamin Vincent, M.D.

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

CCR Clinical

PTK6 Promotes Metastasis, Chemoresistance and Altered Immuno-Profiles of TNBC

Hanna Irie, M.D., Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

CCR Competitive Renewal

Multifunctional Inhibitors of MET/RON Signaling and Cross-Talk with EGFR/HER2

James Janetka, Ph.D. 

Washington University, St. Louis

MO

Missouri Affiliate

CCR Competitive Renewal

The Ability of Splicing Inhibitors to Target BRCA1 Mutant Breast Cancer

Neil Johnson, Ph.D.

Fox Chase Cancer Center

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

CCR Competitive Renewal

Analysis of Immunomodulatory Gene Rearrangements in Breast Cancer

Brian Lehmann, Ph.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

CCR Competitive Renewal

Training Program to Reduce Breast Cancer Disparities in Black and Hispanic Women

Lorna McNeill, Ph.D., MPH

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research

UIC Komen Breast Cancer Epidemiology and Disparities Fellowship

Garth Rauscher, Ph.D.

University of Illinois

IL

Chicago Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research

Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program in Cancer Disparities 

Susan Steck, Ph.D., MPH

University of South Carolina

SC

South Carolina Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research

Graduate Training Program in Breast Cancer Disparities at UTSPH

Sally W. Vernon, Ph.D.

University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston

TX

Houston Affiliate

Graduate Training in Disparities Research

Resource‐Appropriate Implementation Assessment Frameworks and Breast Cancer Control

Benjamin Anderson, M.D.

University of Washington

WA

Puget Sound Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Establishing Novel Therapeutic Approaches for Breast Cancer

Alan Ashworth, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Novel Strategies to Overcome Resistance to Standard Therapies in Breast Cancer

Sunil Badve, M.D.

Indiana University

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Targeting Oxidative Stress Vulnerabilities of Breast Cancer Cells

Joan Brugge, Ph.D.

Harvard University

MA

New England Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Prospective Registry of Multiplex Genetic Testing for Cancer Susceptibility

Susan Domchek, M.D.

University of Pennsylvania

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Somatic Mutation and Recurrence Risk for Early Stage ER+ Breast Cancer

Matthew Ellis, Ph.D.

Baylor University

TX

East Central Texas Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Adjuvant Therapy Discussions - A Focus on Long Term and Late Effects of Treatment

Patricia Ganz, M.D.

University of California, Los Angeles

CA

Los Angeles County Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Exploratory Study of Immune Cells in Breast Cancer

Judy Garber, M.D., MPH

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Novel Devices to Capture Circulating Tumor Cells

Daniel Hayes, M.D.

University of Michigan

MI

Michigan Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

MR Imaging Phenotypes of Breast Cancer

Nola Hylton, Ph.D.

University of California, San Francisco

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Comprehensive Breast Cancer Risk Assessment, Screening, Education and Prevention

Tari King, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Genomic and Transcriptomic Evolution in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Adrian Lee, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh 

PA

Pittsburgh Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Mechanism by which BRCA1 Elicits a State of Mammary Epithelial Differentiation Control

David Livingston, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Preoperative Radiotherapy to Elicit Critical Immune Stimulating Effects

Elizabeth Mittendorf, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Breast MRI - Biomarker Development

Elizabeth Morris, M.D.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

ER+ Breast Cancer Recurrence through Dependence Receptor Pathway

Harikrishna Nakshatri, Ph.D.

Indiana University

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Translating Breast Cancer Genomics in the Clinic

Olufunmilayo Olopade, M.D.

University of Chicago

IL

Chicago Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Targeting Spliceosome Mutations for Breast Cancer Therapy

Ben Ho Park, M.D., Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Maryland Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Breast Cancer Cell Sensitivity to Radiotherapy in the Presence of Targeted Therapies

Lori Pierce, M.D.

University of Michigan

MI

Michigan Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Plk2 Function in Mammary Gland Development and Breast Cancer

Jeffrey Rosen, Ph.D.

Baylor University

TX

East Central Texas Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Genomic Predictors of Chemotherapy‐Induced Toxicity

Bryan Schneider, M.D.

Indiana University

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Mammary Stem Cells and Breast Cancer

Geoffrey Wahl, Ph.D.

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

CA

San Diego Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Regulation of Metastasis by Mitochondrial DNA

Danny Welch, Ph.D.

University of Kansas

KS

Greater Kansas City Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Program Longitudinal Repository

Antonio Wolff, M.D.

Johns Hopkins University

MD

Maryland Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

Targeting Insulin Receptor in Breast Cancer

Douglas Yee, M.D.

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

MN

Minnesota Affiliate

Komen Scholars Grants

New drugs for metastatic breast cancer

Suranganie Dharmawardhane, Ph.D.

University of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Affiliate

Opportunity Grants

Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Cancer Center-Infrastructure Support

Anna Storniolo, M.D.

Indiana University

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Opportunity Grants

Breast Cancer Evolution and Resistance in Response to HER2-Targeted Therapy

Jennifer Caswell-Jin, M.D.

Stanford University

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Elucidating Breast Cancer Disseminated Tumor Cell Phenotypes

Elizabeth Chislock, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Immunotherapeutic Targeting of a Therapy Resistant Oncogenic HER2 Isoform

Erika Crosby, Ph.D.

Duke University

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

MAPK12 as a Novel Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

Jingzhen Ding, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Targeting the EPHA2-YAP/TAZ Signaling Axis in Human Breast Cancer

Deanna Edwards, Ph.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Investigating Chemoresistance in TNBC Using Single Cell Transcriptomics

Ruli Gao, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Identification of Genetic Drivers in HER2-Enriched/HER2 Negative Breast Cancer

Susana Garcia Recio, Ph.D.

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Deep Computational Phenotyping of Breast Cancer Risk with Breast Tomosynthesis

Aimilia Gastounioti, Ph.D.

University of Pennsylvania

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

The Role of Histone H3 Variants in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Ana Gomes, Ph.D.

Cornell University

NY

Upstate New York Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Immunological Determinants of Breast Carcinogenesis in High-Risk Patients

Joshua Gruber, M.D., Ph.D.

Stanford University

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

PTK6 Inhibition Enhances Chemotherapy Sensitivity and Immune Response in TNBC

Koichi Ito, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Epigenetic Changes Promote Metastasis of TNBC

Eui-Jun Kim, Ph.D.

University of Wisconsin, Madison

WI

Wisconsin Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

MCL1 and Chemotherapy Resistance in TNBC

Kyung-min Lee, Ph.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Contributions of the Mutant BRCA1 Microenvironment to Breast Cancer Development

Carman Man-Chung Li, Ph.D.

Harvard University

MA

New England Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Targeting Replication Stress Response Defects in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Daniel McGrail, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Targeting RNA-Decay Mechanisms for Treating MYC-Driven Breast Cancers

Jitendra Meena, Ph.D.

Baylor University

TX

East Central Texas Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Myoepithelial Cells in DCIS, Patrolling the Border Against Invasive Cancer

Elizabeth Mitchell, Ph.D.

Oregon Health & Science University

OR

Oregon & SW Washington Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Breast Cancer Epidrivers are New Opportunities for Synthetically Lethal Therapies

Shoghag Panjarian, Ph.D.

Temple University

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Improving Radiotherapy Efficacy in IBC by Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment

Omar Rahal, Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Targeting Metadherin to Reduce Breast Cancer Mortality

Minhong Shen, Ph.D.

Princeton University

NJ

Central and South Jersey Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Molecular Approaches to Stop Breast Tumor Evolution and Improve Treatment

Teneale Stewart, Ph.D.

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

MN

Minnesota Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Targeting Cancer Cell Metabolism to Treat Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis

Christina Wong, Ph.D.

Massachusetts General Hospital

MA

New England Affiliate

PDF Basic/Translational

Short-Term Lifestyle Interventions for Cardio-Protection from Anthracyclines

Amy Kirkham, Ph.D.

University of Alberta

Canada

N/A

PDF Clinical

Blood Biopsy to Detect Mechanisms of Resistance in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Heather Parsons, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

PDF Clinical

Discovery of Mechanisms of Resistance of Antiestrogen Therapy in ER+ Breast Cancer

Carlos Arteaga, M.D.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

TN

Central Tennessee Affiliate

Scientific Advisory Board Grants

Identifying Novel Synthetic Lethal Vulnerabilities to Overcome Endocrine Resistance in Breast Cancer

Myles Brown, M.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

MA

New England Affiliate

Scientific Advisory Board Grants

Targeting the MELK Protein for the Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Powel Brown, M.D., Ph.D.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

TX

Houston Affiliate

Scientific Advisory Board Grants

Measuring Circulating Tumor Cells in Vivo for Breast Cancer Metastasis Detection

George Sledge, M.D.

Stanford University

CA

San Francisco Bay Area Affiliate

Scientific Advisory Board Grants

2016 Annual Conference on Clinical Cancer Research

Jeff Allen, Ph.D.

Friends of Cancer Research

DC

N/A

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

2017 Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop

H. Kim Lyerly, M.D.

Duke University

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

Advanced Breast Cancer Fourth International Consensus Conference (ABC4)

Chatrina Melcher

European School Of Oncology

Italy

Susan G. Komen Italia

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

Roundtable on Quality Care for People with Serious Illness

Sharyl Nass, Ph.D.

The National Academies of Sciences

DC

N/A

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

9th International Symposium on the Breast

Heather Ortner

Susan Love Foundation

CA

Los Angeles County Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

Tenth AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

Michael Stewart

American Association For Cancer Research (AACR)

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

AACR: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities Conference

Michael Stewart

American Association For Cancer Research (AACR)

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

AACR: 2016 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)

Michael Stewart

American Association For Cancer Research (AACR)

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

70th Annual Cancer Symposium (SSO 2017) 

Eileen Widmer

Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO)

IL

Chicago Affiliate

Sponsored Programs and Partnerships

Preclinical testing of matriptase as a novel target in inflammatory breast cancer

Karin List, Ph.D.

Wayne State University

MI

Greater Detroit Affiliate

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Innovator Grants (*Funded in FY17-18)

Marker Discovery and Validation in a Prospectively Collected IBC Cohort (INFLAME)

John Martens, Ph.D.

Erasmus Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Netherlands

N/A

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Innovator Grants

Function of Lymphatic Vessels in Rapid Progression of Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Mihaela Skobe, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai

NY

Greater New York City Affiliate

Inflammatory Breast Cancer Innovator Grants

Susan G. Komen® Symposium: Selective Management of DCIS  and the Susan G. Komen® Breast Cancer Research Award

Eileen Widmer

The Society of Surgical Oncology

IL

Chicagoland Area Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

2016 Accelerating Anticancer Agent Development and Validation Workshop

H. Kim Lyerly, M.D.

Duke University

NC

North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

AACR Annual Meeting 2016

Mitch Stoller

American Association for Cancer Research

PA

Philadelphia Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

1st International Invasive Lobular Cancer (ILC) Symposium

Steffi Oesterreich, Ph.D.

University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute

PA

Pittsburgh Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

IABCR/ Early Detection of Lethal Breast Cancers

Heidi Feiler, Ph.D.

Oregon Health & Science University

OR

Oregon and SW Washington Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

Komen Tissue Bank Think Tank

Anna Maria Stornolio, M.D.

Komen Tissue Bank

IN

Central Indiana Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

24th Biennial Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR24)

Rachel Warden

European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)

United Kingdom

N/A

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

Obesity Week 2016; Obesity and Cancer Section Events

Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D, R.D.

The Obesity Society

AL

North Central Alabama Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs

Inclusion of Breast Cancer Patients with Bone-only Metastasis in Clinical Trials Consensus Development Meeting (Think Tank)

Julie Gralow, M.D.

University of Washington

WA

Puget Sound Affiliate

Sponsored Partnerships and Programs