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Funding Opportunities

Developmental Research Project and Career Enhancement Award Winners

2024 LMS SPORE Career Enhancement Program (CEP) Recipients:

Candace L. Haddox, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Project: Characterizing biologic mechanisms that determine whether leiomyosarcoma clinical course is indolent vs. typical

Erin E. Resch, M.D., Johns Hopkins University
Project: Combining chemotherapy with STING immunotherapy to improve treatment outcomes in osteosarcoma

Tumor-destroying soundwaves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans

Pioneered at the University of Michigan, histotripsy offers a promising alternative to cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, which often have significant side effects. Today, FDA officials awarded clearance to HistoSonics, a company co-founded in 2009 by U-M engineers and doctors for the use of histotripsy to destroy targeted liver tissue.

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