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Peer Reviewed Cancer

FY25 Idea Award

The list of Fiscal Year 2025 Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program Idea Award applications recommended for funding is for informational purposes only. Identification on the list of applications recommended for funding is not intended to either confer a right to funding nor does it guarantee funding. The award of federal funds to support any of these applications is contingent upon successful negotiations and applicable federal policy.

Institution Principal Investigator
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterPeter Tsvetkov
Columbia University Irving Medical CenterMarkus Mapara
Johns Hopkins UniversityAlfred Lentzsch
Mayo Clinic and FoundationLei Huang
National Cancer InstituteXiaoxuan Zhuang
Rice UniversityMarek Kimmel
St. Jude Children's Research HospitalSuzanne Baker
Texas A&M University Health Science CenterYun Huang
The University of IowaThaddeus Wadas
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences CenterBethany Hannafon
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterAndrea Viale
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterByron Lee
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHind Rafei
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterRobert Orlowski
Thomas Jefferson UniversityChristine Eischen
University of California, Los AngelesMarta Epeldegui
University of Colorado at BoulderVignesh Kasinath
University of Colorado DenverNicholas Foreman
University of Massachusetts AmherstJungwoo Lee
University of Nebraska Medical CenterRicia Hyde
University of PittsburghBenjamin Nacev
University of Southern CaliforniaBangyan Stiles
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterScott Haake
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterVivian Weiss
Yale UniversityKishu Ranjan

Last updated Monday, March 23, 2026