DaCCoTA Pilot Project Awardees
Recipients of Feasibility Pilot Grants
Interplay between cholesterol metabolism and extracellular vesicles in head and neck cancerPI - Kevin Francis, PhD (Sanford)Co-PIs - Chad Spanos, MD (Sanford); Paola Vermeer, PhD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2021 |
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Artificial intelligence (AI)-based early cancer diagnosis using chromatin architectures in cell-free DNAPI - Xusheng Wang, PhD (UND)Co-PIs - Motoki Takaku, PhD (UND); Sabha Ganai, MD, PhD, MPH (UND)Award Year - Spring 2021 |
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Tumor-targeted delivery of chemotherapeutics for effective management of lung cancerPI - Buddhadev Layek, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Cornelius Dyke, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2021 |
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Defining the role of Integrin-talin complex in renal cancer progression and fibrosisPI - Sijo Mathew, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Preston Steen, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2021 |
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Promoting Radon Testing via Smartphone App: A Clinical Trial in a High Radon StatePI - Soojung Kim, Ph.D. (UND)Co-PIs - Gary Schwartz, PhD, MPH, PhD (UND); Marilyn Klug, PhD (UND); David Schmitz, PhD (UND)Award Year - Spring 2021 |
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Investigating the utility of circulating tumor DNA in predicting outcomes following definitive multimodality therapy for locally advanced esophageal/gastroesophageal junction cancerPI – Jonathan Bleeker, MD (Sanford)Co-PI – Michael Kareta, PhD (Sanford)Collaborator - Preston Steen, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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The feasibility of the MAGIC-N tool for detecting clinical signs of CIPN in preverbal and non-verbal pediatric cancer patientsPI – Samuel Milanovich, MD (Sanford)Co-Is – Dan Steventon, DPT (Sanford); Patti Berg-Poppe, PhD (USD)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Treatment of cognitive impairments in cancerPI – Patrick Ronan, PhD (USD/VA)Co-PI – Samuel Sathyanesan, PhD (USD)Co-Is - Steven Powell, MD (Sanford); Jason Peterson, PhD (Sioux Falls VA)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Groundwater contaminants and colorectal cancer outcomes in North DakotaPI - Amber Lyon-Colbert, PhD, MS (UND)Co-PI - Marc Basson, MD, PhD, MBA (UND)Advisors - Gary Schwartz, PhD, MPH, PhD (UND); Marilyn Klug, PhD (UND)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Use of pancreatic tumor organoids to identify personalized therapiesPI - Katie Reindl, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Daniel Tuvin, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Neutrophil functions in breast cancerPI - Jyotika Sharma, PhD (UND)Co-PIs- Atul Sharmal, PhD (UND); Todar Dentchev, MD (Altru)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Tissue- and genotype-specific expression of C-reactive protein: Relation to cancer biologyPI - Lyle Best, MD (Turtle Mountain Community College)Co-PI - Greg Gapp, MD (Quentin Burdick Health Care Center)Award Year - Spring 2019 |
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RAGE subcellular localization in human melanoma tumorsPI - Estelle Leclerc, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Thomas Wambach, MD (Fargo VA)Award Year - Spring 2019 |
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Biomanufacturing of safe and non-viral CAR T-cells for cancer immunotherapyPI – Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna, PhD (NDSU)Co-PIs – Glenn Dorsam, PhD (NDSU); Samuel Amin, MD (Sanford); Melanie Chihak, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2019 |
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Point-of-care obstruction sleep apnea (OSA) monitoring and forecasting platform for cancer patientsPI – Trung (Tim) Le, PhD (NDSU)Co-PIs – Arveity Setty, MD (Sanford); Radhakrishna Vegunta, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2018 |
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Prognostic and therapeutic value of two IDG-focus kinases in breast cancer treatmentPI – Stefan Vetter, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI – Anu Gaba, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2018 |
Recipients of Ready-to-Go Pilot Grants
Prostate Cancer Bone Metastasis Testbed for Regenerative Bone Therapies for Bone MetastasisPI – Dinesh Katti, PhD (NDSU)Co-PIs – Parth Vyas, M.D. (Sanford); Kalpana Katti, PhD (NDSU)Award Year – Spring 2021 |
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Cytotoxic effects of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cells manufactured by radio–frequency electric fieldsPI - Dharmakeerthi Nawarathna, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Samuel Milanovich, MD (Sanford); Glenn Dorsam, PhD (NDSU)Award Year – Spring 2021 |
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A Comprehensive Approach to Head and Neck Cancer PrehabilitationPI - Cheryl Hysjulien, PhD (Sanford)Co-Is - Amy Schmidt, RN (Sanford); Klaus Cavalhieri, NCL (UND)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Smart IoT system for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Monitoring and Forecasting in Cancer Patients Undergoing TreatmentPI - Trung (Tim) Le, PhD (NDSU)Co-Is - Arveity Setty, MD (Sanford); Andrew Terrell, MD (Sanford); Miran Blanchard, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Therapeutic effects and cancer-selective mechanisms of piperlonguminePI - Katie Reindl, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Daniel Tuvin, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Site-specific delivery of Veratridine: A novel targeted therapy in colorectal cancerPI - Grigoriy Sereda, PhD (USD)Co-I - Khosrow Rezvani, MD, PhD (USD)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Design of humanoid testbeds of breast cancer bone metastasisPI – Kalpana Katti, PhD (NDSU)Co-PIs – Anu Gaba, MD (Sanford); Dinesh Katti, PhD (NDSU)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Efficacy of RAGE inhibitors with dacarbazine and PDX models of melanoma.PI - Estelle Leclerc, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Daniel Tuvin (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Prognostic and therapeutic value of two IDG-focus kinases in breast cancer treatmentPI – Stefan Vetter, PhD (NDSU)Co-I – Anu Gaba, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
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Nanoparticles for drug delivery to triple-negative breast cancerPI - Sanku Mallik, PhD (NDSU)Co-PI - Daniel Tuvin, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Fall 2018 |
Recipients of Community Engagement Pilot Grants
The ND Quit-Line as a Tool for Identifying Disparities in Radon Knowledge Among SmokersPI - David Schmitz, MD (UND)Co-I - Gary Schwartz, PhD, MPH, PhD (UND)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Dakota InitiativePI - Siobhan Wescott, MD, MPH (UND)Co-I - Jacqueline Gray, PhD (UND)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Developing a colorectal cancer tribal community engagement strategy in North DakotaPI – Nicole Redvers, ND, MPHc (UND)Co-I – Don Warne (UND)Award Year - Fall 2019 |
Recipients of Covid-19-Related Pilot Grants
Comparison of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in cancer and non-cancer pediatric patients in South DakotaPI - Kayelyn Wagner, MD (Sanford)Co-PIs - Victor Huber, PhD (USD); Santiago Lopez, MD (Sanford); Khasrow Rezvania, MD, PhD (USD)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Phenotypic and Epigenomic Impact of SARS-Cov-2 (Covid-19) Nucleocapsid Protein in Breast CancerPI – Archana Dhasarathy, PhD (UND)Co-Is -Motoki Takaku, PhD (UND); Ryan Askeland, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in cancer patientsPI - Victor Huber, PhD (USD)Co-Is - Santiago Lopez, MD (Sanford); Fernando Bula Rudas, MD (USD); Khosrow Rezvani, MD, PhD (USD)Award Year - Spring 2020 |
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Mechanistic studies on lung metastasis of breast cancer and Covid-19 infectionPI - Sanku Mallik, PhD (NDSU)Co-I - Daniel Tuvin, MD (Sanford)Award Year - Spring 2020 |