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RECENT GRANTS
• JC virus and human colorectal
neoplasia
Principal investigator: C. Richard Boland,
MD
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health
Funding: $240,637
Award period: 2/1/14–1/31/15
• Patient engagement
Principal investigator: Andrew Masica, MD
Sponsor: Dartmouth College/Department
of Health and Human Services/Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Funding: $374,872
Award period: 7/1/13–6/30/14
• Ubiquitin-mediated regulation of Tak1
and tumor-associated inflammation
Principal investigator: Venuprasad
Poojary, PhD

Sponsor: American Cancer Society
Funding: $180,000
Award period: 11/13/13–6/30/16
• Targeting plasmacytoid dendritic cells
to treat human myeloma
Principal investigator: Yong-Jun Liu, PhD,
MD
Sponsor: Cleveland Clinic/National Institutes
of Health
Funding: $96,002
Award peri