2023 John Curtius – PCF Young Investigator Award
Development of a Novel Molecular-Based Treatment Strategy for De Novo Metastatic Castration-Sensitive Prostate Cancer using Long-Read Transcriptome Sequencing
Takayuki Sumiyoshi, MD, PhD
Kyoto University
Mentors: Takashi Kobayashi, Shusuke Akamatsu, Akihiro Fujimoto
2023 Debbie & Mark Attanasio – PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Targeting Disparities in Prostate Cancer via Liquid Biopsies: Novel Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets
Amy Taylor, MD
University of Wisconsin
Mentors: Joshua Lang, Kosj Yamoah, Elisabeth Heath
2023 The Stewart J. Rahr Foundation-PCF VAlor Young Investigator Award
Impact of Androgen Receptor Signaling Inhibitors on Depression and Anxiety in Veterans with Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer
Phoebe Tsao, MD
University of Michigan
Mentors: Megan Caram, Joshi Alumkal
2023 Kovler Family Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award
Defining Lineage-Specific PRC2 Action and Rational Co-Targeting of EZH1/2 in Prostate Cancer
Varadha Balaji Venkadakrishnan, PhD
Harvard: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI)
Mentors: Himisha Beltran, Myles Brown
2023 Michael & Lori Milken – PCF Young Investigator Award
Molecular Correlates with Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) in Prostate Cancer
Adam Weiner, MD
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Mentors: Rob Reiter, Paul Boutros, Jeremie Calais