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    Steffi Oesterreich, PhD received a 5-year, $1.5 M R01 from NCI entitled “FGFR4 – A druggable mediator of endocrine resistance in breast cancer.”
    Mellissa Mann, PhD received a $458,000, 2-year R21 grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development entitled “ICR-Independent Establishment of Domain Imprinting.”
    Tim Canavan, MD, MSc and our ultrasound group received a 1.5 year, $51,000 grant from Samsung, supporting a multicenter international trial on fetal weight predictions over a broad range of gestational
    ages using 5D limb Vol technology.
    Steffi Oesterreich, PhD received a Pennsylvania Breast Cancer Coalition entitled “Unique in vivo models to study mutant estrogen receptor in breast cancer.”
    Lan Coffman, MD, PhD received a 2-year, $100,000 grant from the Mary Kay Foundation entitled “Investigating the role of Carcinoma-Associated Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Ovarian Cancer Metastasis.”
    Jerry Schatten, PhD received a $1.9 million, 5-year R25 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse entitled “Frontiers in Addiction Research and Pregnancy.”
    Alison Nagle (Adrian Lee, PhD lab) received a 1-year, F31 grant entitled “Credentialing IGFR1 pathway activation as a novel therapeutic target in e-cadherin deficient breast cancer.”
    Maisa Feghali, MD, MS received a 1-year, $75,000 Bridge Award from the Foundation for SMFM/ABOG Bridge entitled “Metabolic Analysis for Treatment Choices in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.”
    Kelley Lynne Baumgartel, RN, PhD mentored by Francesca Facco, received a $57,000 1-year F32 grant from the National Institute of Nursing Research entitled “The Sleep Experience of Mothers with Hospitalized Preterm Infants and Subsequent Breast Milk Profiles.”

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