Milledge Austin"I was fortunate to receive mentorship from two highly experienced faculty members who had been successfully funded across different grant agencies,鈥� says Ashwini Pandey, PhD.
Hannah Litteer鈥淲e鈥檙e utilizing the power of our youth to educate and then disseminate that information to the community at large,鈥� says Marlo Vernon, PhD.
Lindsey Morris鈥淭here is this kind of excitement and curiosity that comes with constantly finding something that you never expected," says Balakrishna Lokeshwar, PhD.
"My ultimate goal is to have micro-farms and community gardens throughout the South and Southeast," says Malcolm Bevel, PhD.
鈥淭his is more than a fundraiser; this is a community event for all of us to come together and provide comfort and support for each other,鈥� says Jorge Cortes, MD.
Cayla LongSince 2019, 26 community-funded innovative cancer research projects at the Georgia Cancer Center have been made possible through Paceline grants.
It spans 250 topics and includes an in-depth index section of 30 pages.
鈥淎ll of this will make me a well-rounded physician in the care of oncology patients," says Ummul Asfeen, DO.
Chris Curry"World Cancer Day is a powerful reminder of the global impact of this disease and the ever-growing need for collective action," says Jorge E. Cortes, MD.
鈥淏y understanding this basic mechanism, we will be able to target this pathway and develop new therapeutic strategies against cancer,鈥� says Santhakumar Manicassamy, PhD.
鈥淭he Paceline fund offers us an opportunity to utilize highly sophisticated, novel technology to test our hypothesis and obtain insightful preliminary data,鈥� says Zoya Kurago, PhD.
鈥淚t is a great opportunity because we have a lot of great colleagues and great support in terms of core facilities and staff,鈥� says Ahmed Chadli, PhD.
鈥淭his funding is essential for patients whose insurance does not cover this,鈥� said Amanda Reiter, an outpatient oncology dietitian at the GCC.
The grant awarded for Chadli鈥檚 research focuses on a specific protein, UNC45A, that can be used as a promising novel immunotherapeutic target in treating triple-negative breast...