2020 David Yurman-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Biomarker-Based Approaches to Predict Fracture Risk among Men with Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Ravi Parikh, MD
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania
Mentors: Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH; Ravishankar Jayadevappa, PhD
2020 James Maguire-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Understanding the Role of Androgen Signaling in Facilitating Immune Evasion in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Lisa Chesner, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
Mentors: Felix Feng, MD; Lawrence Fong, MD; Matthew Cooperberg, MD, MPH
2020 Gary and Allison Lieberman-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Towards Targeting African American Prostate Cancer with PARP Inhibitors and Immunotherapy
Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center; University of Pennsylvania
Mentors: Naomi Haas, MD; Kyle Robinson, MD
2019 Igor Tulchinsky – PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Developing a prostate cancer data repository to support implementation of precision oncology care and research in VA
Jeremy Shelton, MD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Mentor: Matthew Rettig
2019 Terry Laughlin & Regina Aldisert – PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Priming the metastatic prostate tumor microenvironment with TLR activation and IL2 to respond to checkpoint blockade
Mehmet Bilen, MD
Emory University
Mentors: Haydn Kissick, Martin Sanda, Omer Kucuk