Award Index by Recipient Institution

The following 26 California institutions were awarded BCRP finding in Cycle V. The principal investigators and project titles are shown for each institution.


The Burnham Institute, La Jolla

Kathryn Ely
Molecular Structure of BAG-1: a New Protein in Breast Cancer

Youngsoo Kim
COX-2 and Apoptosis Regulation in Breast Cancer

Elena Pasquale
Role of the EphB4 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in Breast Cancer

Jeffrey Smith
Protease Fingerprinting to Diagnose Breast Cancer

YingQing Sun
A Novel Inhibitor of Breast Tumor Angiogenesis

Kristiina Vuori
How Does Endostatin Inhibit Breast Cancer Angiogenesis?

California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, San Francisco

Pierre-Yves Desprez
Id-1 Expression During Breast Cancer Progression

Jarnail Singh
Idntification of Novel Id-1 Regulated Genes in Breast Cells

California Institute of Technology, Pasadena

Eric Brown
Role of a DNA Damage Response Gene in Breast Cancer

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles

Vicki Davis
Breast Cancer Prevention by a Dominant Negative ER Variant

H. Phillip Koeffler
Identification of Novel Secreted Proteins of BreastCancer

City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte

Deborah MacDonald
Communication, Content & Impact of Genetics in Breast Cancer

Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Carmen Hagios
Hox Genes in Normal Breast Development and Breast Cancer

John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica

Dave Hoon
Clinical Utility of Breast Cancer DNA Markers in Plasma

Kaiser Permanente Southern California, Pasadena

Shelley Enger (co-PI)
Can Molecular Markers Predict Response to Adjuvant Therapy?

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Joanna Albala
A Role for Rad51B in Breast Cancer

Kenneth Turtletaub
Impact of Opioid Peptides on Breast Cancer Etiology

La Jolla Institute for Experimental Medicine

Alex Strongin
Spatial Control of Matrix Proteolysis in Breast Cancer

Marin County Breast Watch, Larkspur

Georgianna Farren (co-PI)
Marin County Breast Cancer Study of Adolescent Risk Factors

Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander Community Alliance, Garden Grove

Mary Anne Foo (co-PI)
Breast Health Project for Hmong Women and Men

Sora Park Tanjasiri (co-PI)
Breast Health Project for Hmong Women and Men

Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla

Wen Xie
ACTR/A1B1 in Mammary Gland Development and Tumorigenesis

The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla

Brunhilde Felding-Habermann
Breast Cancer Cell Binding to the Endothelium

Janis H. Jackson
Specificity of Ras Signaling in Breast Cancer

Heimo Strohmaier
Proteolysis of Cyclin E in Normal and Malignant Breast Cells

Xiaofei Wang
Mechanism of Radiosensitivity in Breast Cancer Cells

Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego

Jan Schnitzer
Targeting Breast Cancer Blood Vessels

Sierra College, Nevada City

Mary Anne Kreshka (co-PI)
A Support Group Alternative for Rural and Isolated Women

Stanford University

Jay Azarow
Generativity and Meaning-making as Resilience Factors in Breast Cancer

Matthew Cordova
Do Community Cancer Groups Enhance Well-being?

Steven Hancock
Breast Cancer Screening in Women Surviving Hodgkin's Disease

Peter Jackson
Role of the POP1 Gene in Breast Cancer Genomic Stability

Stefanie Jeffrey
Breast Cancer Gene Expression Using Amplified Core Biopsies

Cheryl Koopman (co-PI)
A Support Group Alternative for Rural and Isolated Women

Devon Thompson
Characterization of hAG-2 and Its Role in Breast Cancer

Ronald Weigel
GATA-3 Expression of Hormone Responsive Breast Cancer

Hong Zhang
Cloning of Senescence Genes in Mammary Epithelial Cells

University of California, Berkeley

Gary Firestone
Indole Derivatives as Novel Breast Cancer Therapeutics

Sheldon Miller
Mechanisms of Fluid Transport in Human Mammary Epithelium

Liqun Zhang
How Indole-3 Carbinol Inhibits Breast Cancer Cell Growth

University of California, Davis

Robert Cardiff
Oncogenes: Progression and Biomarkers

Joy Melnikow
Tamoxifen Prevention: Is it Acceptable to Women at Risk?

Michelle Winthrop
Bispecific Antibodies for Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer

University of California, Irvine

Michelle Tabb
SXR: A Novel Target for Breast Cancer Therapeutics

University of California, Los Angeles

Sanford Barsky
A New Model for Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma

Nilsa Gallardo
Social Support and Breast Cancer Control Among Latinas

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer (co-PI)
Breast Health Project for Hmong Women and Men

Carolyn Kimme-Smith
UCLA Biomedical Physics Graduate Training in Breast Cancer

Mai Nguyen
Novel Breast Cancer Anti-Angiogenic Compounds

Richard Pietras
New Radiation Therapy for HER-2-overexpressing Breast Cancer

Brett Premack
Role of Chemokine Receptors in Breast Cancer Metastasis

Leslie Bernstein
Postmenopausal Breast Cancer: Obesity and the Leptin Receptor

Ann Hamilton
Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes in Very High Risk Women

Brian Henderson
IGF System and Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

Beth Meyerowitz
Breast Cancer Survivorship: Partner's Role in Recovery

Michael Press (co-PI)
Can Molecular Markers Predict Response to Adjuvant Therapy?

Donna Williams-Hill
Exercise, Hormones and Breast Cancer Prevention

Anna H. Wu
Estrogen Metabolizing Genes, Soy and Breast Cancer in Asians

University of California, Riverside

Craig Byus
Unique Genes Expressed in Cancer Cells

University of California, San Diego

Bogi Andersen
New Gene Regulation Factor, LMO-4, in Breast Cancer

Carol MacLeod
Nitric Oxide and Arginine in Normal and Tumerous Breast

Yang Xu
The Regulation of p53 Activity in Breast Cancer

University of California, San Francisco

Yewoubdar Beyene
Beliefs and Risks of Breast Cancer Among African Immigrants

Michael Campbell
HER2/Neu DNA Vaccines for Breast Cancer

Rani Eversley (co-PI)
Returning to Work and Quality of Life After Breast Cancer

Morton Lieberman
Effectiveness of Electronic Support Groups for Breast Cancer

Debasish Tripathy
Laboratory Testing of Chinese Herbs Used for Breast Cancer

Margaret Wrensch (co-PI)
Marin County Breast Cancer Study of Adolescent Risk Factors

Women's Cancer Resource Center, Berkeley

Diane Estrin (co-PI)
Returning to Work and Quality of Life After Breast Cancer

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