BCRFA funds cancer-related research grant through O’Neal Invests

The UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) has generously funded three Pre-R01 grants through the fall cycle of O’Neal Invests.

• Erin Ahn, Ph.D.
  • Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology
  • Phenotypic and Metabolic Reprogramming of Breast Cancer by MascRNA
• Bin Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy
  • Targeting the Signaling that Drives Arteriolar Niche Formation and Cancer Cell Stemness
• Mary Kathryn Sewell-Loftin, Ph.D.
  • Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • The Role of Biomechanical Regulation in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Pre-R01 grants are for $160,000 over two years. There are two O’Neal Invests RFAs per year, in the spring and fall. Cancer Center membership is not a requirement to apply, but awardees must become members. The grants are peer-reviewed by a panel of UAB faculty.

To learn about other grants awarded during the fall cycle, click here.

The new RFA for O’Neal Invests applications will be available February 1, 2024.