Pathogenesis

Anti-E-Cadherin Apoptosis of Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma
Alpaugh, Mary L
University of California, Los Angeles
2 years, $80,000

Role of p53 in Irradiated Stroma and Mammary Carcinogenesis
Barcellos-Hoff, Mary Helen
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $336,876

A Study of the Molecular Heterogeneity of LCIS
Barsky, Sanford H
University of California, Los Angeles
2 years, $150,000

A Novel Signal Transduction Pathway in Breast Cancer
Cao, Yixue
University of California, San Diego
2 years, $80,000

The Role of the BMK1-MEKK3 Pathway in Breast Cancer
Chao, Ta-Hsiang
Scripps Research Institute
2 years, $86,400

Metastasis Suppressor Genes for Breast Cancer
Cohen, Stanley N
Stanford University
2 years, $312,937

Profiling Serine Protease Activities in Breast Cancer
Cravatt, Benjamin
Scripps Research Institute
2 years, $265,950

Role of MMPs in Breast Tumor Initiation and Aggressiveness
Fata, Jimmie E
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $75,501

Studies on the Role of the ER-beta in Breast Cancer
Gilad, Eli
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $80,000

Analysis of Genes Predictive of Breast Cancer Metastasis
Gregg, Jeffrey P
University of California, Davis
3 years, $221,925

Analysis of Angiogenic Pathways in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Hindmarsh, Elizabeth
The Burnham Institute
2 years, $86,400

Suppressor Genes of Breast Cancer
Huang, Shi
The Burnham Institute
1 year, $195,000

TGF-B3 and small GTPases in Invasive Breast Cancer
Kaartinen, Vesa
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles
3 years, $333,557

Novel Mechanisms of ErbB-2-Mediated Breast Cancer Metastasis
Klemke, Richard
Scripps Research Institute
2 years, $265,000

Cell Growth Control of Breast Epithelial Cells
Knaus, Ulla G
Scripps Research Institute
2 years, $265,950

DNA Packaging Defects in Breast Cancer
Kohwi-Shigematsu, Terumi
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $333,335

Analysis of a New Human Caspase in Breast Cancer
Lee, Sug Hyung
The Burnham Institute
2 years, $86,400

Identifying Breast Cancer Targets for Protease Inhibitors
Liu, Yongsheng
Scripps Research Institute
2 years, $86,400

The Control of Breast Cancer Cell Death
Mochly-Rosen, Daria
Stanford University
2 years, $306,447

Tumor Suppression by Dystrogylcan in Breast Epithelial Cells
Muschler, John L
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $190,500

The Role of IL-8 and its Receptors in Angiogenesis
Schraufstatter, Ingrid
La Jolla Institute for Experimental Medicine
1 year, $155,500

A Novel Antigen Associated with Breast Cancer Metastasis
Testa, Jacqueline E
Scripps Research Institute
1 year, $132,975

Cell Adhesion and Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer
Vuori, Kristiina
The Burnham Institute
1 year, $190,773

Immortalization of Human Mammary Epithelial Cells by ZNF217
Yaswen, Paul
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
2 years, $249,792

*Tax Check-off Award:
The California Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) receives it’s funding through state appropriations from two sources:

• Revenue from a 2-cent-per-pack tax on cigarettes
• Revenue from the state income tax return check-off