The Defense Health Agency awarded Duke University a $1,167,250 Project Grant (CFDA 12.420 - Military Medical Research and Development) with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The grant funding supports Duke's research on the role of the NLRP3-NLRC5 signaling pathway in melanoma immune evasion and dormancy. The research aims to advance the understanding of mechanisms underlying melanoma progression, with the potential to inform new therapeutic approaches. As a prominent...
The Defense Health Agency awarded Duke University a $402,500 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the period of June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2025. The grant will support Duke University's research efforts to target the ferropotosis protection mechanism of serum to disable cancer metastasis. The Military Medical Research and Development program aims to transform military and public health through innovative medical research solutions for both...
The Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency awarded a $4,818,759 Project Grant to Duke University under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) for the project "SINGLE-CELL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF LETHAL BREAST CANCERS". The grant, awarded on April 1, 2024, will fund research to improve understanding and treatment of lethal breast cancers through advanced single-cell and spatial analysis techniques. This work supports the program's goals of...
The Defense Health Agency awarded Duke University a $3,811,150.00 Project Grant under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420) to conduct a research project titled "SINGLE-CELL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF LETHAL BREAST CANCERS". The grant period runs from April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2028. The key products and services to be delivered under this award include comprehensive single-cell and spatial analysis of breast cancer samples to characterize tumor heterogeneity...
The U.S. Department of Defense, through the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program, awarded a $161,000 Project Grant to Duke University to conduct research on "Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: Integrating Immunogenomic and Phenotypic Vulnerabilities to Improve Outcomes." The grant, with a performance period from April 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026, will support advanced biomedical research focused on transforming healthcare for military service members and the...
Duke University was awarded a $931,969 project grant from the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). The grant will fund research from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2026 to develop epigenetic signatures to predict pathological nodal stage for de-escalation of axillary surgery in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer. The research aims to transform patient care by investigating medical solutions that could help reduce the need...
The Department of Defense's Defense Health Agency awarded Duke University a $1,344,946 Project Grant on September 1, 2023 through the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This grant supports a 3-year research project titled "Understanding Heterogeneity and Improving the Precision of Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes in the Modern Era." The research aims to advance understanding and treatment of prostate cancer, with a focus on improving clinical outcomes for...
The U.S. Defense Health Agency awarded a $1,449,000 Project Grant to Duke University to conduct research aimed at "Identifying Essential Molecular Mechanisms for Advanced Prostate Cancer Growth by a New Chemical Compound." This grant is funded under the Department of the Army Medical Command's Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420), which supports biomedical research to improve the health and care of military service members, veterans, and their families. The...
This federal Project Grant award of $828,591.00 was issued by the Defense Health Agency under the Military Medical Research and Development (CFDA 12.420) program. The award will fund Duke University's research targeting the tumor microenvironment to enhance immunotherapy for small cell lung cancer (SCLC). The project aims to transform healthcare for military service members and the broader public by investigating innovative medical solutions to this challenging cancer type. The research will...
The Defense Health Agency has awarded a $1,581,751 Project Grant to Duke University to conduct the "THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION TO REVERSE GASTRIC PRECANCER" research project under the Military Medical Research and Development program (CFDA 12.420). This federal grant, with a performance period from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2028, will enable Duke University's researchers to investigate innovative therapeutic interventions to reverse precancerous gastric conditions. The Military Medical...