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1 Page: 1 Graduate Scholarships in Cancer Nursing Practice (GSCNP) GSCNP Walker, Danielle, BSN MENTOR: McMillan, Susan, PhD University of South Florida College of Nursing Graduate Scholarship in Cancer Nursing Practice 07/01/ /30/2017 $20,000 Summary GSCNP Total Number of Grants: 1 Total Amount Awarded: $20,000

2 Page: 2 Institutional Research Grant (IRG) IRG Chellappan, Srikumar P., PhD Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida Department of Tumor Biology Institutional Research Grant 01/01/ /31/2017 $450,000 IRG May, William S., MD, PhD University of Florida, Gainesville Department of Medicine Gainesville, FL Institutional Research Grant 01/01/ /31/2015 Funds ended 12/31/14 $480,000 IRG Rosenblatt, Joseph D., MD University of Miami School of Medicine Department of Medicine Miami, FL Institutional Research Grant 01/01/ /31/2016 Funds ended 12/31/15 $360,000 Summary IRG Total Number of Grants: 3 Total Amount Awarded: $1,290,000

3 Page: 3 Mentored Research Scholar Grants in Applied and Clinical Research (MRSG) MRSG Pidala, Joseph, MD MENTOR: Anasetti, Claudio, MD Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation Regulatory T Cells for Prevention of Acute Graft-versus-host Disease 07/01/ /30/2016 $729,000 Summary MRSG Total Number of Grants: 1 Total Amount Awarded: $729,000

4 Page: 4 Master's Training Grant in Clinical Oncology Social Work (MSW) MSW Cox, Laura, MSW Boca Raton Community Hospital, Inc. Department of Psychosocial Services Boca Raton, FL Master's Training Grant in Clinical Oncology SW 07/01/ /30/2017 $24,000 MSW Turney, Mary E., MSW, LCSW H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Department of Patient and Family Services Master's Training Grant in Clinical Oncology SW 07/01/ /30/2016 $24,000 Summary MSW Total Number of Grants: 2 Total Amount Awarded: $48,000

5 Page: 5 Postdoctoral Fellowship (PF) PF Cook, Leah M., PhD MENTOR: Lynch, Conor C., PhD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Department of Tumor Biology Defining the Role of TGFBeta in Osteogenic Prostate to Bone Metastases 07/01/ /30/2016 $150,000 Summary PF Total Number of Grants: 1 Total Amount Awarded: $150,000

6 Page: 6 Research Scholar Grant (RSG) RSG Hastie, Barbara A., PhD University of Florida, Gainesville Department of Pain and Policy Studies Group Gainesville, FL Mechanisms Predicting Pain Trajectory Among Cancer Patients 01/01/ /31/2015 Transferred From University of Florida, Gainesville to University of Florida, Gainesville on 11/28/13Funds ended 12/31/14 $720,000 RSG Jacobsen, Paul B., PhD Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior Stress Management Training for Latinas Receiving Chemotherapy 01/01/ /31/2015 $1,157,000 RSG Kanetsky, Peter A., PhD, MPH H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Department of Cancer Epidemiology Using MC1R Genotype to Impact Melanoma Risk Behavior 01/01/ /31/2019 $1,650,750 RSG Kim, Minjung, PhD H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Department of Molecular Oncology Genetic Interaction of NEDD9 Up-Regulation and PTEN Loss in Melanoma 07/01/ /30/2016 $720,000 RSG Kim, Youngmee, PhD University of Miami Department of Psychology Coral Gables, FL Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Caregivers' Elevated Health Risk 01/01/ /31/2016 Funds ended 12/31/15 $960,000 RSG Sarkisian, Matthew, PhD University of Florida, Jacksonville Department of Neuroscience Jacksonville, FL Identifying and Targeting Therapy Resistant Cells in Glioblastoma 01/01/ /31/2016 $720,000

7 Page: 7 RSG Vadaparampil, Susan T., PhD, MPH H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior Behavioral and Emotional Impact of BRCA Testing in African Americans (BENITA) 07/01/ /30/2016 $903,000 Summary RSG Total Number of Grants: 7 Total Amount Awarded: $6,830,750

8 Page: 8 Research Scholar Grant - Targeted (RSGT) RSGT Gwede, Clement K., PhD, MPH Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida Department of Health Outcomes and Behavior Increasing Access to Colorectal Cancer Testing (IACCT) for Blacks 01/01/ /31/2015 Funds ended 12/31/14 $1,111,000 Summary RSGT Total Number of Grants: 1 Total Amount Awarded: $1,111,000

9 Page: 9 Summary Grants in Effect for Florida/Puerto Rico Division, Florida State Total Number of Grants: Total Amount Awarded: 16 $10,178,750

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