Grants & Awards

Dr. John L. Lewis, Jr./William F. O’Connor FoundationResearch Prize History ReportYEARRECIPIENTYEARRECIPIENT2013–2014 Mythili Koneru, MD2014–2015 Kemi M. Doll, MDJohn L. Lewis, Jr., MD Presidential Award History ReportYEARRECIPIENTYEARRECIPIENT2013–2014 Jerome Belinson, MD2014–2015 Ramez Eskander, MDMargaret Greenfield/Carmel Cohen, MD“Excellence in Ovarian Cancer Prize” History ReportRECIPIENT INSTITUTION AWARD TITLE2004–2005George Coukos, MD,PhDUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PAMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Impact of Cytotoxic Chemotherapyon Vaccine Therapy Strategies inEpithelial Ovarian Cancer”2005–2006Andrew Berchuck, MDDuke University MedicalCenterDurham, NCMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Molecular Epidemiology of OvarianCancer”2006–2007Anil Sood, MDThe University of TexasMD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TXMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Role of FAK Expression inInvasion and Progression”2007–2008Beth Karlan, MDCedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CAMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Characterization of a NovelOvarian Inhibitory Substance”2008–2009Ronald Alvarez, MDUniversity of AlabamaBirmingham, ALMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Melanoma DifferentiationAssociated-7 (mda-7) Gene: ANovel Multifunctional Anti-TumorAgent for Ovarian Cancer”2009–2010Elizabeth Swisher, MDUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WAMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Impact of Epigenetic Modulationof DNA Repair Genes onChemoresistance and Survival inOvarian Cancer”2010–2011Robert Coleman, MDThe University of TexasMD Anderson Cancer CenterMargaret Greenfield/CarmelCohen, MD “Excellence inOvarian Cancer Research Prize”“Therapeutic Gene Silencing withsiRNA in Ovarian Carcinoma28