The individuals below are the awardees of the K12 Calabresi Clinical Oncology Research Career Development Program. The award provides two years of support for early-career physician scientists to pursue patient-oriented clinical and translational cancer research. See the Calabresi Program Awards page for information about applying for funding. Congratulations to all the recipients.
2024 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Antonio Jimenez Jimenez, M.D.; Damian Green, M.D.
Project: Modulation of NK cell reconstitution with recombinant human interleukin-15 (rhIL-15) for relapse prevention of AML in elderly patients after reduced intensity allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., and Francesco Maura, M.D.
Project: Defining the genomic determinants of resistance to venetoclax in multiple myeloma with t(11;14)(CCND1;IGH) translocation
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Peter Hosein, M.D.; Jash Datta, M.D.
Project: Utility of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for early switch of front-line therapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma (mPDAC)
2023 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., MPH; Gilberto de Lima Lopes, M.D.
Project: Proyecto GUIAR: Promoting lung cancer screening awareness and implementation in Hispanic/LatinX head and neck cancer survivors
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Mentors: Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D., and Radka Stoyanova, Ph.D.
Project: The Miami UAdapt molecular characterization tool
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Mentor: Antonio Iavarone, M.D.
Project: Investigating the role of HERV-K(HML-2) in gliomas: uncovering novel prognostic and therapeutic targets
2022 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Department of Urology
Mentors: Sabita Roy, Ph.D., Maria Abreu, M.D., Nipun Merchant, M.D., and Frank Penedo, Ph.D.
Project: Understanding the effects of aromatase inhibitors on the genitourinary microbiome in women with breast cancer
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: C. Ola Landgren, M.D., Ph.D., and Francesco Maura, M.D.
Project: Iberdomide, daratumumab, carfilzomib, and dexamethasone for the achievement of MRD-negativity in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
2021 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Stephen Nimer, M.D., and Justin Watts, M.D.
Project: Exploiting defective DNA damage repair in isocitrate dehydrogenase mutant acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome to develop novel therapeutic strategies
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Jaime Merchan, M.D., and Priyamvada Rai, Ph.D.
Project: Repurposing riociguat: a novel therapeutic option for prostate cancer
Assistant Professor, Division of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Robert Levy, Ph.D.
Project: MEK inhibition for the prevention of graft-versus-host disease in combination with conventional prophylaxis after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation
2020 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Maria “Ken” Figueroa, M.D., and Justin Watts, M.D.
Project: An investigator-initiated trial of the lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1) inhibitor IMG-7289 for the treatment of patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) or polycythemia vera (PV) that have failed at least one standard therapy: a phase IIa pilot study
Assistant Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Michael Antoni, Ph.D. , and Gilberto de Lima Lopes, M.D.
Project: Defining the multifactorial causes of breast cancer survival disparities in women living with HIV
2019 Scholars
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine
Mentors: Craig Moskowitz, M.D., and Izidore Lossos, M.D.
Project: Prognostic significance of baseline metabolic tumor volume in patients with relapsed and refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma treated with platinum-based chemotherapy
Assistant Professor, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
Mentors: Erin Kobetz, Ph.D., MPH; Nipun Merchant, M.D.
Project: A novel approach to eliminating racial/ethnic breast cancer disparities in South Florida: Going back to our roots to fix the future
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology
Mentors: Alan Pollack, M.D., Ph.D.
Project Title: Weekly multiparametric MRI of glioblastoma during primary chemoradiation therapy