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              • Joaquin Mateo, MD

                Joaquin Mateo, MD

                Dr. Mateo is a physician-scientist and Medical Oncologist..

                Joaquin Mateo, MD

                Joaquin Mateo, MD

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              • Andrea Miyahira

                Andrea K. Miyahira, PhD

                Dr. Andrea Miyahira has a PhD in..

                Andrea Miyahira

                Andrea K. Miyahira, PhD

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              • Nicholas Mitsiades

                Nicholas Mitsiades

                Src is a cancer-causing gene (oncogene) that..

                Nicholas Mitsiades

                Nicholas Mitsiades

                The 2010 Alan G. Hassenfeld – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Nicholas Mitsiades, MD, PhD:

                Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX

                Mentor:

                Bert W. O'Malley, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine.

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              • Neil Martin

                Neil Martin

                There is increasing promise in the clinic..

                Neil Martin

                Neil Martin

                The 2010 David Epstein – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Neil Martin, MD, MPH:

                Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston, MA

                Mentor:

                Massimo Loda, MD, Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School.

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              • Ram S. Mani

                Ram S. Mani

                Gene fusions in prostate cancer are early..

                Ram S. Mani

                Ram S. Mani

                The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Ram S. Mani, PhD:

                University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Director of Pathology Research Informatics, Director of Cancer Bioinformatics, S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, American Cancer Society Research Professor, Professor of Urology, at the University of Michigan.

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              • Christopher Maher

                Christopher Maher

                The speed of sequencing the entire DNA..

                Christopher Maher

                Christopher Maher

                Award:

                The 2010 Stewart Rahr – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Christopher Maher, PhD:

                University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, Director of Pathology Research Informatics, Director of Cancer Bioinformatics, S.P. Hicks Endowed Professor of Pathology, American Cancer Society Research Professor, Professor of Urology, at the University of Michigan.

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              • James Marshall, PhD

                James Marshall, PhD

                Diet and Progression of Prostate Cancer among..

                James Marshall, PhD

                James Marshall, PhD

                The Evensen Family - PCF Creativity Award

                University:

                Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York

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              • Todd Morgan

                Todd Morgan

                Todd M. Morgan, M.D. is a urological..

                Todd Morgan

                Todd Morgan

                2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

                Todd Morgan, MD:

                University of Michigan

                Mentors:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD, Russell Taichman, DMD, DMSc

                Proposal Title:

                Defining the Role of the HGF/c-MET Axis as a Mediator of Therapeutic Resistance in Advanced Prostate Cancer

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              • Rohit Malik

                Rohit Malik

                Therapies targeting the androgen receptor (AR) are..

                Rohit Malik

                Rohit Malik

                2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

                Rohit Malik, PhD, MSc:

                Research fellow, University of Michigan

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Characterization and Therapeutic Targeting of Androgen Receptor Co-activators in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

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              • Everardo Macias

                Everardo Macias

                Development and progression of prostate cancer is..

                Everardo Macias

                Everardo Macias

                2014 Stewart Rahr-PCF Young Investigator

                Everardo Macias, PhD:

                Duke University

                Mentors:

                Stephen Freedland, MD, Jen-Tsan Chi, MD, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Kinase Signaling in Prostate Cancer Associated with Obesity

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              • David Mulholland

                David Mulholland

                Evaluating the contribution of AR deficient stem/progenitor..

                David Mulholland

                David Mulholland

                The 2012 Lori Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award

                David Mulholland, PhD:

                Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

                Mentor:

                Hong Wu, MD, PhD

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              • Heather Montie

                Heather Montie

                Determining the role of the androgen receptor..

                Heather Montie

                Heather Montie

                The 2012 John A. Moran – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Heather Montie, PhD:

                Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

                Mentors:

                Diane Merry, PhD and Karen Knudsen, PhD

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              • Sanaz Memarzadeh

                Sanaz Memarzadeh

                Dr. Memarzadeh earned her BS in Neuroscience..

                Sanaz Memarzadeh

                Sanaz Memarzadeh

                The 2008 Lynda and Stewart Resnick – PCF Young Investigator Award

                Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, PhD:

                University of California, Los Angeles – Los Angeles, CA

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              • Antonina Mitrofanova

                Antonina Mitrofanova

                Systems biology is a computational-based inter-disciplinary field..

                Antonina Mitrofanova

                Antonina Mitrofanova

                2013 Stanley Zax-PCF Young Investigator

                Antonina Mitrofanova, PhD:

                Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

                Mentor:

                Michael Shen, PhD

                Project Title:

                A systems biology approach to identify and evaluate novel drug targets for aggressive prostate cancer

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              • Rohit Mehra

                Rohit Mehra

                LncRNAs (long non-coding RNAs) are a form..

                Rohit Mehra

                Rohit Mehra

                2013 Stanley Zax-PCF Young Investigator

                Rohit Mehra, MD:

                University of Michigan School of Medicine

                Mentor:

                Arul Chinnaiyan, MD, PhD

                Project Title:

                Clinicopathological characterization of novel lncRNAs in prostate cancer risk stratification

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              • Sean McGuire

                Sean McGuire

                New hormonal treatments for prostate cancer such..

                Sean McGuire

                Sean McGuire

                2015 John Paulson–PCF Young Investigator

                Sean McGuire, MD, PhD:

                Baylor College of Medicine

                Mentor:

                Bert O’Malley, MD

                Proposal Title:

                Targeting the Mitochondrial Pyruvate Carrier in Castration- Resistant Prostate Cancer

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              • Ravi Madan

                Ravi Madan

                Immune checkpoint inhibitors “take the brakes” off..

                Ravi Madan

                Ravi Madan

                2015 National Cancer Institute– PCF Young Investigator

                Ravi Madan, MD:

                National Cancer Institute

                Mentor:

                James Gulley, MD, PhD

                Proposal Title:

                Using A Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine to Enhance Anti-PD-1 Therapy Prior to Prostatectomy

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              • Michael Milken

                Michael Milken

                Mike Milken has long been at the..

                Michael Milken

                Michael Milken

                PCF:

                Founder and Chairman

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              • The Honorable Earle I. Mack

                The Honorable Earle I. Mack

                The Honorable Earle I. Mack

                The Honorable Earle I. Mack

                Bio:

                Senior Partner
                Mack Company

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              • Shmuel Meitar

                Shmuel Meitar

                Shmuel Meitar

                Shmuel Meitar

                Bio:

                Chairman and Founder
                Aurec Capital

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              • Lori Milken

                Lori Milken

                Vice President Prostate Cancer Foundation

                Lori Milken

                Lori Milken

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              • Christopher Moran

                Christopher Moran

                Christopher Moran

                Christopher Moran

                Bio:

                Chairman
                Co-operation Ireland

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              • Bruce Montgomery, MD

                Bruce Montgomery, MD

                Bruce Montgomery, MD

                Bruce Montgomery, MD

                Institution:

                University of Washington + VA

                Discipline:

                Medical Oncology

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              • Michael Morris, MD

                Michael Morris, MD

                I am a board-certified medical oncologist who..

                Michael Morris, MD

                Michael Morris, MD

                Institution:

                Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

                Discipline:

                Medical Oncology

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              • Lorelei Mucci, ScD, MPH

                Lorelei Mucci, ScD, MPH

                Dr. Mucci earned a BS in Biology..

                Lorelei Mucci, ScD, MPH

                Lorelei Mucci, ScD, MPH

                Institution:

                Harvard School of Public Health – Boston, MA

                Discipline:

                Molecular Epidemiology

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