PHILADELPHIA, June 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pew Charitable
Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust announced today
the 2024 class of the Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research,
five early-career scientists who will each receive four-year grants
to explore new avenues in cancer development, diagnosis, and
treatment. This is the 11th year the Alexander and Margaret
Stewart Trust has partnered with Pew to cultivate a legacy of
cutting-edge cancer research.
"Despite decades of groundbreaking research and innovative
breakthroughs, millions of Americans are still all too familiar
with the devastation and uncertainty of a cancer diagnosis," said
Donna Frisby-Greenwood, senior vice
president for Philadelphia and
scientific advancement at The Pew Charitable Trusts. "Scientists
have so much more to learn about the complexities of cancer, and
Pew hopes this standout group of cancer researchers will help move
us even closer to finding cures."
The scientists will explore a range of pressing topics,
including pioneering methods for studying deadly brain cancer and
investigating solutions to improve cancer immunotherapy.
"For more than a decade, Pew-Stewart scholars have built a
reputation for high-caliber cancer research. Their work has
undoubtedly advanced our understanding of this disease and our
ability to treat it," said Helen Piwnica-Worms, Ph.D., chair of the
Pew-Stewart program's national advisory committee. "I know these
five talented scientists will continue that tradition, and I look
forward to seeing where their efforts lead."
The 2024 Pew-Stewart Scholars for Cancer Research are:
Aparna Bhaduri,
Ph.D.
University of California, Los
Angeles
The Bhaduri lab will study glioblastoma, an often-lethal type of
brain cancer that is extremely resistant to treatment.
Justin Eyquem, Ph.D.
University of California, San Francisco
The Eyquem lab will aim to enhance the efficiency of CAR-T therapy,
a cancer treatment that modifies T cells to target cancer
cells.
Yogesh Goyal,
Ph.D.
Northwestern
University
The Goyal lab will study how individual cells respond differently
to various stimuli and take on distinct identities or
characteristics, a capacity known as plasticity.
Shiri Gur-Cohen, Ph.D.
University
of California, San Diego
The Gur-Cohen lab will examine how stem cells interact with
external stimuli to determine how cancer forms within the complex
environment of the lymphatic vascular system.
Humsa Venkatesh, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women's Hospital,
Harvard Medical School
The Venkatesh lab will investigate the reciprocal interactions
between the nervous system and cancer.
Founded in 1948, The Pew Charitable Trusts uses data to make
a difference. Pew addresses the challenges of a changing world by
illuminating issues, creating common ground, and advancing
ambitious projects that lead to tangible progress.
Erin Davis, 202-540-6677,
edavis@pewtrusts.org
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