Research Grants Funded by #LightUpMBC

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To support this campaign, please click the 'donate' button above where it will take you to the new fundraising site. Once there, click the 'donate now' button. You can then search for the individual or team you would like to support. All net proceeds fund stage 4 metastatic breast cancer research grants to benefit Metavivor.

2025

Translational Award

David Entenberg, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "Quantifying and Controlling Tumor Cell Re-Dissemination in Metastatic Breast Cancer". Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassador Team, in loving memory of Jessica Moore and all lives lost too soon to MBC

Quality of Life Award

Ilana Schlam, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Harvard Medical School . "Phase 2 Study of ctDNA-Guided Temporary Treatment De-Intensification in Exceptional Responders with Metastatic Breast Cancer." Presented by Western PA #LightUpMBC Color Walk, in loving memory of Lisa Szczepankowski

Early Career Award

Adriana Kahn, MD, Yale University. "Sacituzumab Tirumotecan to Treat Patients with Brain Metastases from Triple-Negative Breast Cancer – BERLIN Trial." Presented by Jackson #LightUpMBC Glow Walk, in loving memory of Mary Cero and Alicia Sheckard

2024

METAvivor’s Early Career Research Awards

Paolo Tarantino, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. “Identifying predictive biomarkers for novel antibody-drug conjugates”. Presented by the #LightUpMBC Ambassador Team in Memory of Jessica Moore and all lives lost too soon to MBC

Nir Ben Chetrit, PhD, Weill Cornell Medicine. “Harnessing Innate Immunity and Radiotherapy for Next-Generation Immuno-Oncology in Metastatic Breast Cancer”. Presented by the #LightUpMBC Ambassador Team in Honor of Caitlin Blake

2023

METAvivor Metastatic Breast Cancer Translational Research Awards

Changyan Chen, PhD Repurposing Bryostatin-1 (a Protein Kinase C Inhibitor-Based Drug) for Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer Northeastern University, Boston MA – Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassadors in memory of Jessica Moore

METAvivor Metastatic Breast Cancer Early Career Research Grant Awards

Kathleen McEnnis, PhD Mesenchymal stem cells as platinum nanoparticle delivery system for metastatic breast cancer treatment New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ - Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassadors in memory of Nola Addante and all lives lost too soon to MBC

2022

METAvivor Metastatic Breast Cancer Translational Research Awards

Prasanna Alluri, MD, PhD, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas - Targeting CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in patients with metastatic, ER-positive breast cancer - Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassador team in memory of Jessica Moore

Andrei Bakin, PhD, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center - Development of Novel Immune Therapy Approaches for Metastatic Breast Cancer - Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassador team in memory of Rosylin Weston

Min Yu, PhD, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore - Targeting IGFBP3 signaling as a novel therapy for ESR1-Y537S mutant driven bone metastasis - Presented in honor of Tara Kuipers - Creator of #LightUpMBC Color Fun Run

2021

METAvivor Metastatic Breast Cancer Translational Research Awards

Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassador team in memory of Jessica Moore - Nikhil Wagle, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA – “Convergent transcriptional states in resistant ER+ metastatic breast cancer”

METAvivor Health Disparities in MBC Research Award

Presented by #LightUpMBC Ambassador team in Memory of Gail Weisbrot - Rachel Freedman, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA – “LIFT UP-Optimizing Care and Support for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer Who Need it Most”

2020

METAvivor Metastatic Breast Cancer Translational Research Award

#LightUpMBC from Moore Fight Moore Strong in memory of Jessica Moore Presents – Stacy Blain, PhD, The Research Foundation of the State of New York, SUNY Downstate Medical Center – “p27Kip1: A game changing target in metastatic breast cancer."

To learn more details about any of the grants funded by #LightUpMBC above you can visit: Grants Awarded | METAvivor

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