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2019 (Cycle 30)

Cancer
In situ vaccination of lung cancers with engineered dendritic cells combined with immunotherapy $153,894
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Inhibiting a DNA damage control mechanism as a strategy to selectively kill lung cancer cells $142,203
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Secondhand smoke, past smoking, diet, novel biomarkers and breast cancer metastasis. $602,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award
Cancer
Role of the E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF125 in pancreatic cancer $780,000
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute High Impact Pilot Award
Cancer
Quantitative and Scalable Tumor Growth Map for Complex Genotypes in Lung Cancer $626,000
Stanford University High Impact Pilot Award
Cancer
miR-200 MicroRNAs in Lung cancer metastasis $191,832
University of California, Berkeley Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Targeting the unique metabolic vulnerabilities of lung cancer $199,872
University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Cancer cells alter protein synthesis rates to drive tumorigenesis $135,738
University of California, San Francisco Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Validation of RIPK2 as a Small Molecule Drug Target for Lung Cancer Treatment $118,350
Scripps Research Institute Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Identification of Proteins Involved in 5'OH microRNA Production and Protection $133,677
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Cancer
The Role of p53-Ninj2 loop in Tumor Progression and Metastasis $492,239
University of California, Davis High Impact Pilot Award
Cancer
Stem cell signals in the initiation and progression of lung cancer $137,550
University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Novel Immunotherapeutics for Cigarette-Smoking Associated Acute Myeloid Leukemia $990,000
University of Southern California New Investigator Awards
Cancer
Multilayer investigation of resistance mechanisms to WEE1 inhibition in Small Cell Lung Cancer $207,300
Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Determining How the Intratumoral Environment Confers Stemness in Lung Cancer $166,350
University of California, Santa Cruz Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Characterization of Smoking-Associated Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) for Lung Cancer $151,350
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Defining regulators of hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal to prevent and treat blood cancers. $166,350
University of California, Santa Cruz Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Developing a Novel Cell-free DNA Methylation Assay for Noninvasive Early Detection of Lung Cancer $151,350
Stanford University Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Targeting pH Homeostasis as a Therapeutic Approach for Pancreatic Cancer $195,450
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Defining the mechanism of dynamic matrix stiffening-driven lung cancer metastasis $193,320
University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cancer
Acetylation of NFkB in NSCLC resistance models $162,909
University of California, San Francisco Dissertation Awards
Cancer
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Effects of tobacco and e-cigarettes on heart repair and regeneration $678,000
Childrens Hospital, Los Angeles High Impact Pilot Award
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Maternal inhaled nicotine enhances endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling leading to a hypertensive phenotype in offspring $187,831
Loma Linda University Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Effect of nicotine on the cardiac aging process $191,832
University of California, San Diego Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
The Effects of Electronic Hookah on Endothelial Cell Function: The Role of Nicotine $498,419
University of California, Los Angeles High Impact Pilot Award
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Effects of long-term nicotine exposure on stem cell therapy $207,300
Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Analysis of tobacco toxin-genetic interactions through study of the dioxin-AHR pathway $589,712
Stanford University High Impact Pilot Award
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
A Human iPSC-based Platform to Unravel the Role of Nicotine in the Pathogenesis of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms $178,440
Stanford University Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Role of Oxidative Stress in Cigarette Smoke Induced Developing Germ Cell Death $144,947
University of California, Irvine Dissertation Awards
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
What is the local lung dose of smoke from emerging tobacco products? $935,724
University of California, Davis High Impact Research Project Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Tobacco and cannabis exposure during pregnancy in six race/ethnic subgroups in California $960,000
Sequoia Foundation High Impact Research Project Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Pilot Investigation of Tobacco and Cannabis Contaminants in an Urban Natural Reserve $602,000
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Evaluating the Impact of Key Parameters on Evaporation of E-cigarette Aerosols $133,674
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
A validated second hand smoking exposure model for Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) $479,770
University of California, Irvine High Impact Pilot Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Are mothers and their children at risk from in utero exposure to grandmaternal smoking? $952,370
Sequoia Foundation High Impact Research Project Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Determining Risk of Transfer of Hookah Tobacco Thirdhand Smoke $1,128,750
San Diego State University Research Foundation High Impact Research Project Award
Environmental Exposure/Toxicology
Neuroscience of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment
Nicotinic Receptor Modulators in Nicotine Dependence $495,000
University of California, Irvine High Impact Pilot Award
Neuroscience of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment
Effects of Prenatal Nicotine and THC on Dopaminergic Function and Nicotine Intake During Adolescence $199,872
University of California, Irvine Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Neuroscience of Nicotine Addiction and Treatment
Oral Disease and Dental Health
Understanding the mechanisms of perineural invasion in oral cancer $499,510
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Pilot Award
Oral Disease and Dental Health
Impact of cigarette smoking on dental pulp mesenchymal stem cells mediated tissue regeneration $500,849
University of the Pacific High Impact Pilot Award
Oral Disease and Dental Health
The effect of combustible cigarettes and electronic cigarettes on oral Candida pathogenesis $187,116
University of California, Los Angeles Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
Oral Disease and Dental Health
Pulmonary Disease
Understanding how perinatal nicotine exposure influences immune establishment and function for life $166,350
University of California, Santa Cruz Dissertation Awards
Pulmonary Disease
Smoking's Impact on Influenza Pathogenesis and LIAV Response $99,061
University of California, Riverside Dissertation Awards
Pulmonary Disease
Impact of JUUL Use on Lung Physiologic and Immune Health and Systemic Inflammation $567,587
Veterans Medical Research Foundation High Impact Pilot Award
Pulmonary Disease
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research
The impact of cartoon-based marketing strategies on e-cigarette appeal and use among adolescents $1,225,843
University of Southern California High Impact Research Project Award
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research
The impact of price on the demand for marijuana and cigarettes $937,500
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award
State and Local Tobacco Control Policy Research
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Mediators and Moderators of Combined Varenicline and Naltrexone for Smoking Cessation $89,671
University of California, Los Angeles Dissertation Awards
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Spatial-, neighborhood- and healthcare system-related drivers of lung cancer treatment disparities $130,116
San Diego State University Research Foundation Dissertation Awards
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Multilevel prevention of commercial tobacco-related harms on rural California Tribal lands $1,102,650
PIRE California, Inc. High Impact Research Project Award
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Youth-initiated tobacco harm reduction? A qualitative study of sexual and gender minorities $1,070,979
Scientific Analysis Corporation High Impact Research Project Award
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Technology-Assisted Motivational Interviewing and Referral Coach: The TAMI Coach $499,418
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Pilot Award
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
Intersecting Inequities: Linking tobacco use to oral health disparities among Blacks and Latinx $107,757
University of California, Merced Dissertation Awards
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
The Use of Virtual Reality to Induce and Assess Nicotine Craving $335,352
University of California, San Diego High Impact Pilot Award
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation
The Impact of Recreational Marijuana Legalization on Tobacco and Marijuana Co-Use $1,091,974
University of California, San Francisco High Impact Research Project Award
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation