Ohio Division Supported Research Pilot Grants

• Huey-Jen Lin, PhD., Ohio State University Research Foundation, Epigenetic Influence of Breast Fibroblasts on Mammary Epithelial and Stems Cells
• Kurt W. Runge, PhD. ,Cleveland Clinic Foundation, A Genetic Screen for Mutations that Enhance Sensitivity to Chemotherapy
• Horst von Recum, PhD., Case Western Reserve University, Bio-Active Seeds for Controlled Release Cancer Therapy
• Jian-Wui Wu, PhD., Ohio State University Research Foundation, Molecular Mechanisms of Contractile Ring Formation During Cytokinesis

Cancer Research Fellowships

• Jack W. Erter, III, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, A Phase I Study of SAHA and Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin (PLD) in TCL, Sponsor: Pierluigi Porcu, MD, Assoc. Professor of Medicine, OSU CCC.
• Maryam Beheshti Lustberg, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Immunocytochemical and PCR Detection of Circulating Tumor Cells in Metastatic Breast Cancer After Immunomagnetic Cell Enrichment, Sponsor: Charles Shapiro, MD, Dir. Breast Medical Oncology, OSU CCC.

Joseph S. Silber Fellowships

• Christine Baran, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Evaluation of Protoporphyrin Formation in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers after Topical Application of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid: A Pilot Study, Sponsor: Edward Maytin, MD, PhD, Dermatology, CCF
• Carly Drasny, Case Western Reserve University, Signaling Molecules in Leukemic Cells, Sponsor: David Kaplan, Pathology Professor, CWRU
• David Dremann, Case Western Reserve University, Sensitization Properties of Pluronic Applied to Novel Cancer Treatment Method, Sponsor: Agata Exner, PhD, Assistant Prof. in radiology, CWRU
• Kevin Eng, Case Western Reserve University, Novel Nucleoside Analog as a Multi-Functional Anti-Cancer Agents, Sponsor:Cynthia Case, Dir. Of Grants/Contracts, CWRU
• Shireen Ganapathi, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Correlation of Clinical and Biochemical Presentation in Cowden Syndrome Patients, Sponsor: Charis Eng, ,MD, PhD, Chairman, Genomic Medicine Inst., CCF
• Alison Ghormley, Case Western Reserve University, Steroid Hormone Regulation of the CABLES Tumor Suppressor Gene in Human Endometrial Cells, Sponsor: Rob Debernardo, MD, Asst. Prof. Reproductive Biology, CWRU
• Benjamin Larson, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Effectiveness of Nephron-sparing Surgery for Clinical T1b Renal Masses: Oncological and Renal Function Outcomes, Sponsor: Steven Campbell, MD. PhD, Glickman Urologic and Kidney Inst., CCF
• Patrick McKenzie, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Is Vitamin D Required for Optimal Selenoprotein Production?, Sponsor: Charles Foster, MD, Staff Physician, Pediatric Infectious Disease, CCF
• Miles Nickolich, Case Western Reserve University, 140K MGMT Lentiviral Gene Transfer Model to Protect Hematopoietic Stem Cells from Alkylating Chemotherapeutic Damage: Safety Analysis for Clinical Use, Sponsor: Stanton Gerson, MD, PhD, Dir. of Comprehensive Cancer Center, CWRU
• Lauren Ogrich, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Treating CNS Tumors Using Nitrosylcobalamin (NO-Cb1): A Novel Chemotherapeutic Agent, Sponsor: Daniel Lindner, MD, PhD, Staff in Hem/Oncology, Molecular Therapeutics, CCF

Research Medals of Honor (Award Category):

• Michael Dale Lairmore, DVM, PhD (Basic Research), Professor and Chair, Department of Veterinary Biosciences; Director of Basic Research, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, (John Peter Minton Fund)
• Stephen J. Qualman, MD (Clinical Research), Director, Center for Childhood Cancer, Nationwide Children's Hospital; Professor, Ohio State University College of Medicine, (John Peter Minton Fund)
• Sanford Markowitz, MD, PhD, (Clinical Research), Ingalls Professor of Cancer Genetics, Medicine-Hematology/Oncology Full Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland
• Mary Ellen Wewers, PhD, MPH (Cancer Control), Professor of Public Health and Co-Director pf Cancer Control Program, Ohio State University

Champion Medal of Honor

• Representative Deborah Pryce, Congresswoman from Ohio's 15th Congressional District