Research Grants (Therapeutic Radiology PI)


Brash, Douglas
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
DODUVL, ROS, Pigmentation, Genetic Predisposition, and Epigenetic Gene Silencing in Melanoma

Carlson, David
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
American Cancer Society Institutional Research GrantModeling relative biological effectiveness and oxygen effects in x-ray, proton, and carbon ion radiotherapyIRG-58-012-52

Chen, Zhe
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NCIProstate Edema in Permanent Interstitial Brachytherapy5 R01 CA134627-02 

Contessa, Joseph
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
ASTROTargeting N-Linked Glycosylation to Radiosensitive Malignant Gliomas
YCCIEGFT: Therapeutic Target and Biomarker in NSCLC5UL1RR024139-05
NIHA bioluminescent screen for inhibitors of N-linked glycosylationR03MH095605-01

Decker, Roy
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
MerckEvaluation of Vorinostat in Combination with Palliative Radiotherapy for Patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer1 35468
RTOG-Clinical StudyRadiation Therapy Oncology Group1 U10-CA21661

Glazer, Peter
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIHHypoxia, Genetic Instability and DNA Mismatch Repair5 R01-ES 005775-17
NIH (YCC Core)Cancer Center Core Grant3 P30 CA16359-32 
NIHCisplatin Damage Response and Cell-to-cell communication5 R01-CA113344-05
NIHResearch Training: Radiation Therapy, Biology, Physics5-T32-CA009259-25 
NIHDNA Repair in Cancer Biology and Therapy1 P01-CA129186-03
NIHDNA Repair in Cancer-Administrative CORE1 P01-CA129186-03
NIHGlobin-Targeted Correction of the Human Beta Globin Gene5 R01 HL082655-03 
NIHEpigenetic Regulation in Hypoxic Cancer Cells1R01CA148996-01 

Low, K. Brooks
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
AviexDevelopment of an Attenuated Salmonella Vaccine for Avian Flu


Nath, Ravinder
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIH (YCC Core)Cancer Center Core Grant3-P30-CA16359-32

Patel, Abhijit
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
ASTROUltrasensitive Measurement of Tumor DNA in Blood as a Biomarker of Radiation Response
YCCICirculating Tumor-Derived DNA as a Biomarker for Cancer Treatment Response5 UL RR024139-05
Brozman FoundationNext-Generation Sequencing for Early Detection of Ovarian Tumor DNA in Blood
American Cancer SocietyAssessing Cancer Treatment Response by Measurement of Circulating Tumor-Derived DNA
YCCTumor-Derived Circulating Mutant K-ras DNA as a Biomarker for Radiation Response: A Novel Deep Sequencing Approach


Peterson-Roth, Elizabeth
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
American Cancer SocietyThe role of gap junctions in cell-interdependent cisplatin killing1 PF-07-255-01-CSM

Rockwell, Sara
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIHDNA Repair in Cancer1 P01-CA129186-03
NIHDNA Repair in Cancer-STIMULUS FUNDS3 P01-CA129186-03S2
NIH/NCCRClinical and Translational Science Award (YCCI)UL1 RR 023423

Rogers, Faye
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIHAltered Helical Structures:  Repair and Induction of Genomic Instability5-K22-CA120049-03
NIHAltered Helical Structures:  Repair STIMULUS FUNDS3-K22-CA120049-03S1

Sweasy, Joann
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIH-CORE BDiMaio-DNA Polymerase B & Cellular Transformation3-P01-CA16038-35
NIHCharacterization of a DNA Polymerase beta deficient mouse5 R01-CA116753-04
NIHDNA Polymerase Beta and Breast Cancer1 R21 CA127097-02
NIHDNA Repair in Cancer1 P01-CA129186-03
Subcontract-USCDNA Polymerase Fidelity Mechanisms: Theory and Experiment5 U19-CA10501-06
NIHDNA Polymerase Beta And Mutagenesis-Fidelity5 R01-CA080830-12
Women's Health Res at YaleModeling Breast Cancer Treatment in Humanized Mice
YCCModeling Breast Cancer Treatment in Humanized Mice
NIHDNA Polymerase Beta Variants and CancerR01-ES019179-01
NIHStructure and Function of DNA Repair Enzymes2P01CA098993
YCCI-TAREThe DNA Repair Landscape of Breast Cancer

Weidhaas, Joanne
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIHDefining the Genetic Basis of the Radioresponse Using a C. elegans Tissue Model1 K08 CA 124484-01 A1
NIHLet-7 MicroRNAs in Lung Cancer05 R01 CA131301-02
NIH/NCILet-7 microRNAs in Lung Cancer: Altering Growth and Radioresistance05 R01 CA131301-03
NIH/NCIDefining the Genetic Basis of the Radioresponse Using a C. elegans Tissue Model1 K08 CA124484-04
Mary Kay AsheThe role of the KRAS-variant in cancer
YCCI TAREThe DNA Repair Landscape of Breast Cancer3 P30 CA16359-32

Wilson, Lynn
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NCIRacial Disparities in Clinical Outcomes and the Therapeutic Use of Radiotherapy for Patients with Cutaneous Lymphoma1 R03 CA151153-01

Yu, James
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
American Cancer Society Institutional Research GrantThe PICK Pilot trial: Prostate Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy versus Cyberknife Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) TrialIRG-58-012-52

Yun, Zhong
AgencyGrant NameAgency Number
NIHRole of Hypoxia in the Regulation of Cancer Cell Differentiation5 R01 CA125021-03
NIHEpigenetic Regulation in Hypoxic Cancer Cells1R01CA148996
YCCI-TAREStromal Microenvironment and Regulation of Clonal Expansion of Breast Cancer Cells