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Jun 1, 2026
Sharon Cantor Receives NIH Grant to Investigate New Role for BRCA1
Sharon Cantor, PhD, has received an R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to explore the role of BRCA1 in coordinating lagging strand DNA synthesis, with implications for developing new treatments for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, including tumors resistant to PARP inhibitors.
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Breast Cancer,Cancer,Faculty Grants,Ovarian Cancer, MCCB
Jun 1, 2026
Scot Wolfe Awarded NIH Grant for CRISPR Cancer Research
Scot Wolfe, PhD, is developing a CRISPR-Cas9 strategy to selectively destroy cancer cells driven by focal gene amplification.
Marcus Ruscetti Awarded Prestigious Cancer Research Prize
Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, has received the 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize in recognition of his innovative research accelerating progress toward a cure for pancreatic cancer.
New Method to Aims Map the m3C Epitranscriptome in Cancer
Xin Yang, PhD, an Instructor in the Gregory Lab, has received an NIH R03 grant to develop a new method for mapping the 3-methylcytidine (m3C) RNA modification throughout the mRNA transcriptome in cancer.
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Cancer,Faculty Grants, MCCB
Apr 1, 2026
Michael Lodato Receives Grant to Study Ataxia Telangiectasia
Michael Lodato, PhD, has been awarded a one-year Research Seed Money Grant from the National Ataxia Foundation to investigate how somatic mutations in Purkinje cells contribute to neurodegeneration in Ataxia Telangiectasia.