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Project Title: “Investigating Physico-Chemical Properties of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells as Biophysical Markers for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancers”

Dr. Belcher is the James Mason Crafts Professor of Biological Engineering, Materials Science and the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT and the head of the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT. Dr. Coffman is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh with dual appointments in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Division of Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Varanasi is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at MIT.

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Project Title: “Cell-free DNA fragmentomes and protein biomarkers for early detection of ovarian cancer: Discovering biology, creating improved classifiers, and establishing logistics for clinical trial to validate liquid biopsy multi-analyte test for ovarian cancer screening”

Dr. Konecny is a Professor of Oncology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Director of Medical Gynecologic Oncology at UCLA. Dr. Phallen is an Assistant Professor of Oncology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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Project Title: Liquid Biopsy Using Tumor Specific Extracellular Vesicles for the Early Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Dr. Godwin is the Chancellors Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences, Endowed Professor, and Director of Molecular Oncology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The University of Kansas Medical Center. In the fall of 2019, Dr. Godwin was named the recipient of the Dolph Simons Award in the Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Soper is a Foundation Distinguished Professor at The University of Kansas and holds joint appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering.

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The Tina’s Wish Team Science Grant (formerly the Individual Investigator Grant) encourages collaboration in pursuit of an effective screen for the early detection or a prevention strategy for ovarian cancer. The Team Science Grant is $500,000 over two (2) years.