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To EDUCATE patients and physicians about the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma.

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To act as an ADVOCATE for the melanoma community to raise the awareness of this disease and the need for a cure.

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Grant Award Recipients:
The Melanoma Research Foundation is proud to present a number of Research Grant Awards.
Junior Investigator Grant Awards are $50,000 per year for two years.
Starting in 2006 the Melanoma Research Foundation will begin awarding Senior Investigator Grants.
Senior Investigator Grant Awards are $100,000 per year for two years.

Award Year:

Award Name: The Life4Life Foundation Award
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Jedd Wolchok
Project Name & Details: Particle Mediated Epidermal Delivery of Xenogeneic gp100 DNA Vaccines for Melanoma
Award Name: Award in Honor of Kelly's Dream and The New Jersey Miles for Melanoma Walk
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Karen Taraszka Hastings
Project Name & Details: Role of lysosomal thiolreductase GILT in the activation of melanoma-specific T lymphocytes
Award Name: The Brenda MacDonald Melanoma Foundation Award
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Paul Antony
Project Name & Details: Inducing Potent Anti-Tumor Immunity Against Melanoma Using Cytokine/Antibody Immune Complexes
Award Name: The Too Faced Cosmetics' Love Lisa Award
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Soheil Dadras
Project Name & Details: Investigating the Role of Small Ribonucleic Acids (RNAs) in the Progression of Cutaneous Melanoma
Award Name: Award in Memory of Don Aronow
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Susanne Schlisio
Project Name & Details: Neuronal Apoptosis by the Prolyl Hydroxylase EgIN3: Oxygen sensing and Cancer
Award Name: Award in Honor of Balmoral Turkey Trot, Carter's Crusade Black Ribbon Ball, Cincinnati Miles for Melanoma Teams, Full Spectrum Dermatology, Dan & Pam Howard, and Dean Packer
Recipient Full Name: Dr. William Kim
Project Name & Details: Interrogating the role of HIF in malignant melanoma
Award Name: The Susan Fazio Melanoma Research Foundation Award
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Boris C. Bastian
Project Name & Details: Integrating Genetic and Morphologic Features of Melanoma to Improve Disease Classification
Award Name: The Diana Ashby Award in Memory of Danny Federici and the E Street Band
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Edward DeFabo
Project Name & Details: Mechanism of UVB initiation of melanoma: a novel in vivo approach
Award Name: Award in Memory of James R. Robbins
Recipient Full Name: Dr. Patrick Hwu
Project Name & Details: Regulatory immune cell interactions in the microenvironment of melanoma metastases
Fear of Recurrence Teleconference - September 17, 2008

Annual Melanoma Symposium - Irvine CA, Oct. 11

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