Young Investigator Awards
Class of 2025


2025 Green Family Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

Decoding the Molecular Landscape of BRCA1/2-Associated Prostate Cancer: Insights from Single-Cell and Spatial Transcriptomics to Uncover Tumor Heterogeneity and Therapeutic Targets

Nabamita Boruah, PhD

University of Pennsylvania

Mentors: Kara Maxwell

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2025 Tom Knight-PCF Young Investigator Award

Defining Evolution of Prostate Cancer Metastasis Under Therapeutic Pressure Using Recordable Barcode

Lise Brault, PhD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Mentors: David Nowak; Christopher Barbieri

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2025 CRIS Cancer Foundation-PCF Young Investigator Award

Harnessing PARP-Targeting Radiotheranostics to Advance Treatment Strategies in Prostate Cancer

Chung Ying (Kathy) Chan, PhD

Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)

Mentors: Johann de Bono, Jason Lewis

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2025 Ruth Porat and Anthony Paduano-PCF Young Investigator Award

MBD4-Driven AR Reprogramming and Luminal Lineage Specification in Prostate Cancer

Xuanrong Chen, PhD

Weill Cornell Medicine

Mentors: Chris Barbieri; Andrea Sboner

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2025 Joel Holsinger-PCF Young Investigator Award

Developing a Dual PROTAC-type Degrader Platform for Simultaneous AR and GR Degradation Against Lethal Prostate Cancer

Su Deng, PhD

Yale University

Mentors: Ping Mu; Uttam Tambar

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