94% of Funds Raised Go to Research & Education
LSCRF awards seed funding for research that demonstrates the potential to improve the detection and treatment of breast cancer. These grants help researchers pursue promising ideas and novel concepts. For projects that demonstrate great potential, researchers can then pursue larger grants from organizations and governmental agencies such as the National Cancer Institute. Funding to explore new ideas is essential to finding a cure for breast cancer. For every $1.00 LSCRF has awarded to breast cancer research at Robert H Lurie Medical Research Center, $4.00 is awarded by the National Cancer Institute and other granting agencies.
Research Projects
- Treating Breast Cancer by Novel WEE1 Inhibitors
Principal Investigator: Bin Zhang, MD, PhD
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology - Effect of the Cellular Stress Response Network in Sculpting the Therapeutic Response Landscape in Human Breast Cancers
Principal Investigator: Marc Mendillo, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - Aromatase Phosphorylation in Breast Cancer: A Mechanism for Resistance to Treatment
Principal Investigator: Serdar Bulun, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Biology Research - Mutagenesis Consequent to APOBEC3B Expression
Principal Investigator: Susan Clare, MD, PhD
Department of Surgery, Division of Breast Surgery - Application of Adductomics for Characterizing the Breast Cancer Adductome
Principal Investigator: William Funk, PhD
Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention
- Determining the Effect of TE and Radiation on the Biomechanical and Biologic Properties of Skin during Breast Reconstruction
Principal Investigator: Arun Gosain, MD
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery - Developing an At-home Molecular Diagnostic for Breast Cancer Biomarkers
Principal Investigator: Keith Tyo, PhD, MS
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering - Targeting Aaspin Mediated Apoptosis for Breast Cancer Therapy
Principal Investigator: Ming Zhang, PhD
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Breast Cancer Surgery
Principal Investigator: Karen Kaiser, PhD
Department of Medical Social Sciences - Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block on Hot Flashes in Hispanic Women with Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial
Principal Investigator: David Walega, MD, MSCI
Department of Anesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine