Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2024


2024 The John Black Charitable Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

Investigating the Potential of Repurposing Anti-Diabetic/Obesity Drugs for the Treatment of Obesity-Driven Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Nil Grunberg, PhD
Imperial College London

Mentors: Claire Fletcher, PhD; Antonina Mitrofanova, PhD

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2024 The John & Daria Barry Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

Eliminating Inequities in Prostate Cancer Genetic Testing Access with an Artificial Intelligence – Assisted Health Coach Model

Daniel Kwon, MD
University of California, San Francisco

Mentors: Rahul Aggarwal, MD; Hala Borno, MD; Franklin Huang, MD, PhD

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2024 The John & Daria Barry Foundation – PCF Young Investigator Award

Targeting Metabolic Rewiring to Inhibit Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Progression and Bone Metastasis

Estefania Labanca, PhD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Mentors: Chris Logothetis, MD; Daniel Frigo, PhD; Geraldine Gueron, PhD

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2024 Joe Neubauer – PCF Young Investigator Award

Improving Germline Testing Among Veterans with Localized High-Risk or Very High-Risk Prostate Cancer

Daniel Lee, MD
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center / University of Pennsylvania

Mentors: Neha Vapiwala, MD; Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD

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2024 National Cancer Institute – PCF Young Investigator Award

Uncover the Molecular Impact of Structural Variants that Drive Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Using Patient-Derived Models

Chennan Li, PhD
National Cancer Institute

Mentors: Adam Sowalsky, PhD; William Figg, PharmD; Mikhail Kolmogorov, PhD

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