Scientific Research Grants Our Research Program is an essential driving force for achieving the mission of ending breast cancer forever. As the global leader in the fight against breast cancer, we strive to identify and support the best science around the world. However, the scientific focus areas of our grant mechanisms can vary from year […]
Funded Scientific Research Grants The slate of research projects that were approved by Susan G. Komen’s National Board of Directors for funding in the recent past years are listed here. Click on each grant title to read the abstract if you wish to learn more about the specific research project. If you are unfamiliar with […]
Susan G. Komen is pleased to award up to $250,000 to three researchers who are helping to better understand what can be done to improve outcomes for African-American women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Grants awarded at Komen-led Breast Cancer Disparities Research Summit Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today awarded grants to three researchers who are working to better understand and address why certain populations of breast cancer patients have different outcomes, including why African-American women in the U.S. are 40 percent more likely to […]
$19.3 Million in Funding to Leading and Emerging Scientists; Grants will Advance Precision Medicine and Eliminate Disparities in Breast Cancer Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced the awarding of 49 new grants to researchers at 28 leading institutions in the U.S. The $19.3 million in new grants support Komen’s mission […]
Susan G. Komen today announced today the awarding of $1.5 million for three new research projects that examine three unique areas focused on metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Susan G. Komen announced the awarding of 30 new grants to researchers at 18 leading institutions in the U.S. and Canada.
Research is the only way to find the cures for breast cancer. That’s why Komen has been supporting breast cancer research since 1982. Through breast cancer research and clinical trials, we’re driving progress toward a brighter future: a world without breast cancer. We’ve made great progress, but our work will not be done until no […]
Grant Awarded in 2021 to honor Rhonda Crocker Howell and her contributions to the metastatic breast cancer community Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced the renaming of a metastatic breast cancer (MBC) grant to honor Rhonda Crocker Howell, a Raleigh resident, community leader and dedicated breast cancer advocate. The grant […]
The Fourth Metastatic Breast Cancer Research Grant funded by Komen’s Metastatic Breast Cancer Collaborative Research Initiative Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, announced the fourth MBC-focused research grant supported through the Komen Metastatic Breast Cancer Collaborative Research Initiative (MBCCRI), a collaboration between Komen, Duke Cancer Institute and the University of North Carolina […]
As researchers continue to seek promising new breast cancer treatments for patients, they are now shifting their focus from a standardized, “one-size-fits-all” approach to a more individualized practice known as precision medicine.
Komen Scholar Angela DeMichele, M.D., MSCE, has a vision to find the cures for metastatic breast cancer (MBC). As a professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. DeMichele’s research focuses on new therapies for breast cancer and preventing breast cancer recurrence.