2020 Prevent Cancer Foundation Annual Report

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Research grantees With your help, the Prevent Cancer Foundation supports research grants and fellowships for cancer prevention and early detection. The application process is competitive, and proposals are assessed through an external peer review. Our focus is on early-career researchers and high-risk, high-reward projects. Grantee: Alicia Allen, Ph.D. Named Award: Awesome Games Done Quick Institution: University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Project Title: A Novel Approach to Help Women of Reproductive Age Quit Smoking

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Grantee: Francisco Cartujano, M.D. Institution: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, Rochester, NY Project Title: Advancing Smoking Cessation in Latinos Living With HIV One Text at a Time

Grantee: Jan Claesen, Ph.D. Institution: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH Project Title: Gut Microbiota Metabolism of Dietary Compounds to Chemopreventive Molecules


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