These grants were made possible by the SSO Impact Fund. To learn more about the Fund or to donate, please visit this page.
- Roheena Panni, MD, MPHS
Proposal: “Exploring T Cell Diversity, Phenotypic Changes, and the Role of Immune Adjuncts in Neoantigen-Specific Vaccination for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma ”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
- Kimberly Kopecky, MD, MSCI
Proposal: “Aligning Pre-Operative Expectations with Postoperative Recovery for Patients Considering CRS/HIPEC: A Mixed Methods Intervention Development Study “
This award was made possible by a grant from ACPMP.
- Adam Khader, MD
Proposal: “Role of Coagulation Factor XIII in Colorectal Cancer Peritoneal Metastasis”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
- Michael White, MD, MSc
Proposal: “Spatial Transcriptomic and Microbial Analyses of Appendiceal Adenocarcinoma Understanding Molecular Subtype and Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade, (ACPMP)”
This award was made possible by a grant from ACPMP.
- Thinzar Lwin, MS
Proposal: “Photoimmunotherapy of appendiceal cancer (ACPMP)”
This award was made possible by a grant from ACPMP.
- Philip Spanheimer, MD
Proposal: “RET Reprograms ER Activity in Endocrine Resistant Breast Cancer”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
- Emily Keung, MD
Proposal: “The Impact of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis on the Fecal Microbiome in Patients with Cutaneous Malignancy”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
- Georgios Karagkounis, MD
Proposal: “Role of Peritoneal Mesenchymal Cells in Promoting Appendix Cancer Peritoneal Dissemination and Treatment Resistance (ACPMP)”
*Supported by a grant from the Appendix Cancer Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Research Foundation (ACPMP), it is for $25,000 for one year.
Jashodeep Datta, MD
Proposal: “Intercepting Lineage Trajectories of Tolerogenic Myeloid Cells in Pancreatic Cancer”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
Sepideh Gholami, MD,
Proposal: “An Ex-vivo 3D Chip to Investigate Response to Therapy and Immune Cell Trafficking in Colorectal Liver Metastases”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
Georgia Beasley, MD, MHS
Proposal: “Comprehensive Immunologic Profiling of the Sentinel Node to Optimize Care for Patients with Melanoma”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Research and Education Fund.
Michael Lowe, MD, MA
Proposal: “Evaluation of FcγRIIB as a Novel T-cell Inhibitor in Cutaneous Melanoma”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Foundation.
Vikas Dudeja, MD
Proposal: “Evaluation of the Efficacy of Anti-Stromal Drug Pirfenidone in Combination with Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy against Pancreatic Cancer”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Foundation.
Kamran Idrees, MD
Proposal: “Health Literacy and Cancer Outcomes”
This award was made possible by donors to The SSO Foundation.