2025 Kyle Vogt-PCF Young Investigator Award

Defining Tumor-Immune System Interactions in BRCA2 Deficient Prostate Cancer to Identify Therapeutic Vulnerabilities
Kimberly Rickman, MD, PhD
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Mentors: Alan Ashworth; Eric Small
2025 Ben Schenkman-PCF Young Investigator Award

Lipid Metabolism as a Key Regulator of Prostate Cancer State Transitions and Therapy Resistance
Silvia Rodrigues, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Mentor: Max Loda; David Goodrich
2025 Elliot Abramowitz-PCF Young Investigator Award

Mechanisms of RB1-Dependent Epigenomic Regulation of Prostate Cancer Neuroendocrine Plasticity
Rodrigo Romero, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Mentors: Charles Sawyers, Julien Sage
2025 Center for Prostate Disease Research-PCF Young Investigator Award

Investigating Mechanistic Role of RAD21/Cohesin in Advanced Prostate Cancers
Allen (Xiaofeng) Su, PhD
Center for Prostate Disease Research (CPDR)
Mentors: Matt Vander Heiden, Leigh Ellis
2025 John Paulson-PCF Young Investigator Award

Dissecting the Significance of Immune Infiltration in Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer with Highly-Multiplexed Immunofluorescence
Jeremiah Wala, MD, PhD
Harvard: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Mentors: Eliezer Van Allen; Peter Sorger

