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              • Brett S. Carver

                Brett S. Carver

                Despite advances in the early detection and..

                Brett S. Carver

                Brett S. Carver

                The 2010 David H. Koch – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Brett S. Carver, MD:

                Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center – New York, NY

                Mentor:

                Charles Sawyers, MD, Professor of Medicine, Chair, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program; Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

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              • Brendan Curti, MD

                Brendan Curti, MD

                Augmenting OX40 Immunotherapy in Men with Advanced..

                Brendan Curti, MD

                Brendan Curti, MD

                The Gordon Becker Creativity Award

                University:

                Providence Portland Medical Center, Oregon

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              • Matthew Cooperberg

                Matthew Cooperberg

                The landscape of therapeutic options for men..

                Matthew Cooperberg

                Matthew Cooperberg

                The 2011 Judy and Ronald Baron – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Matthew Cooperberg, MD:

                University of California, San Francisco

                Mentors:

                Peter Caroll, MD and Charles Ryan, MD

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              • Yu Chen

                Yu Chen

                A subset of prostate cancer cases (~10%)..

                Yu Chen

                Yu Chen

                The 2011 David H. Koch – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Yu Chen, MD, PhD:

                Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

                Mentors:

                Howard Scher, MD and Charles Sawyers, MD

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              • Dimple Chakravarty

                Dimple Chakravarty

                Nanotargeting Estrogen Receptor regulated Long Non Coding..

                Dimple Chakravarty

                Dimple Chakravarty

                The 2012 Sternlicht Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Dimple Chakravarty, PhD, DVM:

                Weill Cornell Medical College

                Mentor:

                Mark Rubin, MD

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              • Atish Dipankar Choudhury

                Atish Dipankar Choudhury

                Dr. Choudhury earned a BA in Chemistry..

                Atish Dipankar Choudhury

                Atish Dipankar Choudhury

                The 2008 Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Atish Dipankar Choudhury, MD, PhD:

                Dana-Farber Cancer Institute – Boston, MA

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              • Steve Cho

                Steve Cho

                Dr. Cho earned a BS degree in..

                Steve Cho

                Steve Cho

                The 2008 Peter and Laurie Grauer – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Steve Cho, MD:

                Johns Hopkins University – Baltimore, MD

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              • Marcin Cieslik

                Marcin Cieslik

                Differentiating indolent from aggressive prostate tumors is..

                Marcin Cieslik

                Marcin Cieslik

                2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

                Marcin Cieslik, PhD:

                University of Michigan

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Clinical Implications of Expressed Pseudogene Transcripts in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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              • Qi Cao

                Qi Cao

                A family of proteins known as the..

                Qi Cao

                Qi Cao

                2013 Michael & Lori Milken-PCF Young Investigator

                Qi Cao, PhD:

                Houston Methodist Research Institute

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

                Project Title:

                A novel role for Polycomb Group proteins in androgen signaling and prostate cancer

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              • Charles Chan

                Charles Chan

                Engraftment of prostate cancer in bone heralds..

                Charles Chan

                Charles Chan

                2013 Steve Wynn-PCF Young Investigator

                Charles Chan, PhD:

                Stanford University School of Medicine

                Mentors:

                Irving Weissman, MD and Michael Longaker, MD

                Project Title:

                Identification and therapeutic targeting of cancer stem cell niche interactions in metastatic prostate bone marrow disease

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              • Chia-Yi Chu

                Chia-Yi Chu

                An unmet medical need is the control..

                Chia-Yi Chu

                Chia-Yi Chu

                2013 Steve Wynn-PCF Young Investigator

                Chia-Yi Chu, PhD:

                Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

                Mentor:

                Leland Chung, PhD

                Project Title:

                Metastasis-initiating cells (MICs) as predictors of lethal progression of human prostate cancer

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              • Heather Cheng

                Heather Cheng

                Although family history is well-established as a..

                Heather Cheng

                Heather Cheng

                Heather Cheng, MD, PhD:

                University of Washington

                Mentor:

                Peter Nelson, MD

                Proposal Title:

                Identifying High-Penetrance Prostate Cancer Risk Genes: Leveraging Families for Next Generation Discovery and Prevention

                2015 Kelsey Dickson–PCF Young Investigator

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              • Leland W.K. Chung

                Leland W.K. Chung

                There are very few effective medications for..

                Leland W.K. Chung

                Leland W.K. Chung

                Leland W.K . Chung, PhD –:

                Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
                Targeting Cell Death Programs in the Tumor and its Microenvironment

                Co-Investigators:

                Edwin Posadas, MD; Neil Bhowmick, PhD; Hyung L Kim, MD;
                Andre Rogatko, PhD; Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD; Stuart Holden, MD; Mahul B. Amin, MD; Martin Gleave, MD; Michael Freeman, PhD; Daqing Wu, PhD; Matthew Bui, MD

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              • Johannes Czernin, MD

                Johannes Czernin, MD

                Dr. Johannes Czernin received his MD degree..

                Johannes Czernin, MD

                Johannes Czernin, MD

                Institution:

                University of California Los Angeles

                Discipline:

                Nuclear Medicine

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