UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge Funds Institute Investigators
Anti-Cancer Challenge Funded Research
The Anti-Cancer Challenge advances the UC Irvine Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center’s research mission by funding pilot projects that help investigators generate crucial preliminary data for high impact research.
Since our first Anti-Cancer Challenge Pilot Project in 2017, we have witnessed the impact of innovative research in the effort to reduce the cancer burden in our community. The following videos are from our first cohort in 2016 of the Principal Investigators reflecting on the progress of their research.
Thanks to the generosity of Anti-Cancer Challenge participants and donors, the following UC Irvine Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic investigators were awarded funds in support of their biotechnology, imaging and drug development cancer research projects:
2023 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: Enhancing the efficacy of radiation therapy by surgically targeted radiation-sensitizer loaded hydrogels: translation of in vitro results to a post-resection rat brain tumor model
Investigator: Hirschberg, Henry
2022 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: “Image-guided Precision Radiotherapy” Team Science Seed Grant
Xiang, Liangzhong
2020 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: Real-time dosimetric measurement for FLASH radiotherapy with acoustic emission
Investigator: Xiang, Liangzhong
2019 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: Pilot study for evaluating the multiphoton microscopy potential for non-invasive, early diagnosis of melanoma
Investigator: Kelly, Kristen
2018 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: Advancing oro-pharyngeal cancer screening and diagnosis to overcome disparities and improve control and outcomes
Investigator: Wilder-Smith, Petra
2017 Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees
Project Title: RhoJ inhibitors – a novel treatment for early stage melanoma
Investigator: Ganesan, Anand
Click here for a list of all Anti-Cancer Challenge Awardees.
Click here to join the Institute Anti-Cancer Challenge BLI Photons in Motion team.
