LCI Awards $100,000 to Four North Carolina Research Fellows
July 10, 2024
LCI Awards $100,000 to Four North Carolina Research Fellows
RALEIGH, NC – Lung Cancer Initiative (LCI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Lung Cancer Research Fellows grants.
Researchers/Projects receiving awards include:
Aakriti Arora, MBBS, East Carolina University
Project: “Characterizing Plasma Inflammatory Cytokines Associated with Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs)” (Mentor: Li Yang, PhD)
Aaron Chack, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Care Center
Project: “Dynamic Ablation of Circular RNAs as a Novel Target in Lung Cancer” (Mentor: Chad Pecot, MD)
Huihua Li, MD, PhD, Duke University
Project: “CXCR2 Expression in Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasms” (Mentor: Elizabeth Pavlisko, MD)
Gray Magee, MD, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute
Project: “Molecular Profiling and Clinical Outcomes of Young Adult Patients with Metastatic NSCLC” (Mentor: Kathryn Mileham, MD)