Recipients, By Year

2013-2014

Dr. Stephanie Jean, MD, of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. "Understanding BRCA-associated tumor evolution using next generation sequencing of normal, precursor, and malignant tissue." $50,000.

2012-2013

Dr. Jesus Gonzalez-Bosquet, MD, PhD, of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institution, Tampa, Fla. "Identification of Regulatory Elements Associated with Ovarian Cancer Chemo-response Through Integration of Biological Data." $25,000.

2011-2012

Dr. Erin King, MD, of the University of Texas/MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. "Progestagen-Associated Endometrial Protein (PAEP): A Novel Tumor Suppressor Gene with Therapeutic Implications in Low-grade Serous Ovarian Carcinomas." $25,000.

2009-2010

Dr. Iris Romero, MD, of The University of Chicago Medical Center of Chicago. "The Use of Metformin and Ovarian Cancer Prognosis." $25,000.

2008-2009

Dr. Premal Thaker, MD, of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo. “Therapeutic Targeting of Stress Factors in Ovarian Cancer Patients.” $40,000.

2007-2008

Dr. Sanaz Memarzadeh, MD, of University of California — Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. “Identification of Ovarian Surface Epithelial Stem Cells and their Role in Cancer Initiation.” $50,000.

2005-2006

Dr. Vivian von Gruenigen, MD, of University Hospitals of Cleveland MacDonald Women’s Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. “Strategies to Improve the Quality of Life in Women with Ovarian Cancer on Adjuvant Chemotherapy.” $25,000.

Since its inception in 2002, SLOCA has underwritten a grant each year to a researcher selected by the Foundation for Women’s Cancer (formerly the Gynecologic Cancer Foundation) for ovarian cancer research.

In 2016, the board appropriated $65,000 for its 2017 grant. The grant recipient will be announced late this Spring.

Over the past decade, SLOCA has given more than $300,000 to FWC for research grants.

If you'd like to help, you can donate online or by mailing a check payable to SLOCA at 12015 Manchester Road, Suite 130, Des Peres, MO 63131.

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