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              • The PSA Test
              • Prostate Exam
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              • Prostate Cancer Causes
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              • Screening and Early Detection
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              • Newly Diagnosed
              • Localized or Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
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              • What to Ask When Your PSA Is Rising After Initial Treatment
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              • Radiation for Prostate Cancer
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              • Maria Karlou

                Maria Karlou

                To address the challenges of resistance to..

                Maria Karlou

                Maria Karlou

                The 2011 PCF-Hellenic Fund Young Investigator Award

                Maria Karlou, PhD:

                University of Athens

                Mentor:

                Christopher Logothetis, MD

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              • Rajan Kulkarni

                Rajan Kulkarni

                Prostate cancer diagnosis and precision medicine decisions..

                Rajan Kulkarni

                Rajan Kulkarni

                2014 Bari Milken Bernstein and Fred Bernstein-PCF Young Investigator

                Rajan Kulkarni, MD, PhD:

                David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

                Mentors:

                Matthew Rettig, MD, Dino Di Carlo, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Utilizing Vortex Chip for Enumeration and Determination of Single-Cell Heterogeneity of Circulating Tumor Cells in Prostate Cancer

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              • Haydn Kissick

                Haydn Kissick

                T cells are immune cells with a..

                Haydn Kissick

                Haydn Kissick

                2014 William B. Finneran-PCF Young Investigator

                Haydn Kissick, PhD:

                The Emory Vaccine Center and the Department of Urology, Emory University

                Mentors:

                Martin Sanda, MD, Rafi Ahmed, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Vaccination against Patient Specific Coding Mutations to Treat Prostate Cancer

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              • Charalambos Kaittanis

                Charalambos Kaittanis

                The poor solubility and bioavailability of many..

                Charalambos Kaittanis

                Charalambos Kaittanis

                2014 David S. Blitzer-PCF Young Investigator

                Charalambos Kaittanis, PhD:

                Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

                Mentors:

                Jan Grimm, MD, PhD, Steven M. Larson, MD

                Proposal Title:

                Overcoming Drug Resistance in Advanced Prostate Cancer with Multifunctional Nanosponges

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              • Stacey Kenfield

                Stacey Kenfield

                Lifestyle, guidelines, and etools to improve prostate..

                Stacey Kenfield

                Stacey Kenfield

                The 2012 Michael Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Stacey Kenfield, ScD:

                University of California, San Francisco

                Mentor:

                June Chan, ScD

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              • Kalpana Kannan

                Kalpana Kannan

                Investigating the biological significance of novel recurrent..

                Kalpana Kannan

                Kalpana Kannan

                The 2012 Leon and Debra Black – PCF Young Investigator

                Kalpana Kannan, PhD:

                Baylor College of Medicine

                Mentor:

                Laising Yen, PhD and Michael Ittman, MD, PhD

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              • Theodoros Karantanos

                Theodoros Karantanos

                Certain oncogenic molecules in prostate cancer cells..

                Theodoros Karantanos

                Theodoros Karantanos

                2013 David and Judy Fleischer-PCF Young Investigator

                Theodoros Karantanos, MD:

                MD Anderson Cancer Center

                Mentors:

                Timothy Thompson, PhD and Christopher Logothetis, MD

                Project Title:

                The role of aerobic glycolysis in the development of castrate resistant prostate cancer

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              • Vishal Kothari

                Vishal Kothari

                New therapeutic targets and prognostic biomarkers for..

                Vishal Kothari

                Vishal Kothari

                2015 Gerry Lenfest–PCF Young Investigator

                Vishal Kothari, PhD:

                University of Michigan

                Mentors:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD; Felix Feng, MD

                Proposal Title:

                Investigating DNAPK as a Therapeutic Target and a Prognostic Biomarker in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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              • Won Kim

                Won Kim

                The emergence of treatment-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)..

                Won Kim

                Won Kim

                2015 Dendreon Pharmaceuticals–PCF Young Investigator

                Won Kim, MD:

                University of California, San Francisco

                Mentors:

                Charles Ryan, MD; Eric Small, MD

                Proposal Title:

                Dissecting Variant Androgen Signaling Phenotypes to Guide Treatment Selection in Abiraterone Acetate and Enzalutamide-Resistant Prostate Cancer

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              • Philip Kantoff

                Philip Kantoff, MD

                Philip Kantoff, MD received his undergraduate degree..

                Philip Kantoff

                Philip Kantoff, MD

                Institution:

                Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

                Discipline:

                Medical Oncology

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              • Adam Kibel, MD

                Adam Kibel, MD

                Dr. Adam S. Kibel is Chief of..

                Adam Kibel, MD

                Adam Kibel, MD

                Institution:

                Brigham and Women’s Hospital

                Discipline:

                Urology

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              • Rick Kittles, PhD

                Rick Kittles, PhD

                Rick Kittles, Ph.D., is professor and founding..

                Rick Kittles, PhD

                Rick Kittles, PhD

                Institution:

                City of Hope

                Discipline:

                Epidemiology

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              • Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD

                Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD

                Biomarkers of Response to Treatment with XL184..

                Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD

                Beatrice Knudsen, MD, PhD

                Institution:

                Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

                Discipline:

                Pathology

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              • Karen Knudsen, PhD

                Karen Knudsen, PhD

                Education PhD, Biological Sciences, University of California,..

                Karen Knudsen, PhD

                Karen Knudsen, PhD

                Institution:

                Thomas Jefferson University

                Discipline:

                Basic Science

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              • Peter Kuhn

                Peter Kuhn, PhD

                Dr. Kuhn is a scientist, educator and..

                Peter Kuhn

                Peter Kuhn, PhD

                Institution:

                University of Southern California

                Discipline:

                Basic Science

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