Internal Medicine at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center

Leads a grant in this department

70 contact PIs of these awards, by the funding they lead. Other principal investigators on an award are listed with it and under Co-investigators.

1. Kantarjian, Hagop

   Leads 1 award · $2,161,999

   • 4P50CA100632-14Department: NIH department code

     SPORE University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center SPORE-Leukemia
     $2,161,999

     award amount

2. Bast, Robert C

   Leads 4 awards · $2,049,350

   • 1U01CA200462-01Department: NIH department code

     MD Anderson Cancer Center EDRN- CVC for Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
     $951,958

     award amount
   • 2K12CA088084-16A1Department: NIH department code

     Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology Award
     $618,310

     award amount
   • 5R01CA135354-06Department: NIH department code

     ARHI (DIRAS3) in Autophagy and Dormancy of Ovarian Cancer
     $380,000

     award amount
   • 3R01CA135354-06S1Department: NIH department code

     Supplement to CA135354 "ARHI (DIRAS3) in Autophagy and Dormancy of Ovarian Cancer"
     $99,082

     award amount

3. Bollard, Catherine M.

   Leads 1 award · $1,247,007

   • 4P01CA148600-06Department: NIH department code

     IMPROVING CORD BLOOD TRANSPLANTATION
     $1,247,007

     award amount

4. Eckhardt, S. Gail

   Leads 2 awards · $1,193,702

   • 3UM1CA186688-03S2Department: NIH department code

     Southwest Early Clinical Trials Consortium
     $749,998

     award amount
   • 5UM1CA186688-03Department: NIH department code

     Southwest Early Clinical Trials Consortium
     $443,704

     award amount

5. Eng, Cathy

   Leads 1 award · $1,192,600

   • 5U10CA180858-03Department: NIH department code

     UT MD Anderson Cancer Center Network Lead Academic Participating Site (LAP)
     $1,192,600

     award amount

6. Xie, Keping

   Leads 3 awards · $1,064,000

   • 1R01CA198090-01A1Department: NIH department code

     Integrated Signaling in Pancreatic Cancer Progression
     $366,000

     award amount
   • 5R01CA195651-02Department: NIH department code

     Clinical Significance of Pancreatic Cancer Differentiation and Dedifferentiation
     $366,000

     award amount
   • 4R01CA172233-04Department: NIH department code

     Molecular Mediators of Pancreatic Cancer Invasion and Progression
     $332,000

     award amount

7. Barton, Michelle Ann

   Leads 2 awards · $1,004,008

   • 4U54CA096300-14Department: NIH department code

     UPRCCC/MDACC: Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research (1 of 2)
     $931,644

     award amount
   • 3U54CA096300-14S1Department: NIH department code

     UPRCCC/MDACC: Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research (1 of 2)
     $72,364

     award amount

8. Lu, Zhimin

   Leads 3 awards · $948,292

   • 5R01NS089754-02Department: NIH department code

     Deciphering the role of Cdc25A in cancer metabolism.
     $350,000

     award amount
   • 4R01CA169603-04Department: NIH department code

     The Mechanisms of PKM2-Regulated Gene Expression in Tumor Development.
     $332,000

     award amount
   • 4R01CA109035-10Department: NIH department code

     Regulation of nuclear Beta-catenin in EGFR-promoted tumor development.
     $266,292

     award amount

9. Abe, Jun-Ichi

   Leads 2 awards · $910,882

   • 1R01HL130193-01Department: NIH department code

     Disturbed flow-induced TERF2IP post-translational modifications and atherosclerosis.
     $510,882

     award amount
   • 5R01HL118462-04Department: NIH department code

     p90RSK-ERK5 module, efferocytosis, and vulnerable plaque formation
     $400,000

     award amount

10. Mills, Gordon B.

    Leads 1 award · $841,452

    • 4U01CA168394-05Department: NIH department code

      Biological annotation of TCGA data
      $841,452

      award amount

11. Flaig, Thomas W

    Leads 1 award · $759,923

    • 3UM1CA186688-03S1Department: NIH department code

      Southwest Early Clinical Trials - Phase 2 Consortium
      $759,923

      award amount

12. Manley, Nancy R

    Leads 1 award · $757,541

    • 5R01AI107096-03Department: NIH department code

      Molecular mechanisms and epigenetic signatures that specify thymus fate
      $757,541

      award amount

13. Yang, Jing

    Leads 2 awards · $740,353

    • 1R01CA193362-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Role of integrin VLA-6 in suppression of bone formation in myeloma
      $370,179

      award amount
    • 5R01CA190863-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting adipocyte-secreted chemerin for chemotherapy resistance in myeloma
      $370,174

      award amount

14. Shureiqi, Imad

    Leads 2 awards · $732,000

    • 1R01CA195686-01A1Department: NIH department code

      15-LOX-1 Regulation of Resolving Generation to Modulate Colon Cancer
      $366,000

      award amount
    • 1R01CA206539-01Department: NIH department code

      15-LOX-1 Modulation of Colon Cancer Promotion by Linoleic Acid
      $366,000

      award amount

15. Orlowski, Robert Zygmunt

    Leads 2 awards · $731,131

    • 1R01CA194264-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Proteasome Assembly Chaperones in Sensitivity and Resistance to Proteasome Inhibitors
      $374,851

      award amount
    • 5R01CA184464-02Department: NIH department code

      Role of TJP1 in Sensitivity and Resistance to Proteasome Inhibitors in Myeloma
      $356,280

      award amount

16. Danesh, Farhad R

    Leads 2 awards · $708,000

    • 2R01DK091310-07Department: NIH department code

      MicroRNA In Diabetic Nephropathy
      $360,000

      award amount
    • 5R01DK078900-09Department: NIH department code

      Role of Rho Kinase in Diabetic Nephropathy
      $348,000

      award amount

17. Bhalla, Kapil

    Leads 2 awards · $664,000

    • 5R01CA171338-04Department: NIH department code

      Novel Targeted Therapy for AML
      $332,000

      award amount
    • 5R01CA173877-04Department: NIH department code

      Targeted Therapy for AML Stem Cells
      $332,000

      award amount

18. Hamilton, Stanley R.

    Leads 1 award · $659,613

    • 5R01CA184843-02Department: NIH department code

      Tumor Heterogeneity and Acquired Resistance to EGFR Inhibition
      $659,613

      award amount

19. Amos, Christopher I.

    Leads 1 award · $657,227

    • 5R01CA186566-02Department: NIH department code

      Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) in Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
      $657,227

      award amount

20. Wang, Xin Shelley

    Leads 1 award · $638,160

    • 1R01CA205146-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Improving Recovery after Major Cancer Surgery using Patient-Reported Outcomes
      $638,160

      award amount

21. Kurie, Jonathan M

    Leads 2 awards · $627,825

    • 5R01CA181184-03Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Lung Cancer Metastasis by ZEB1
      $336,354

      award amount
    • 5R01CA105155-12Department: NIH department code

      Regulation of Lung Cancer Metastasis by a Procollagen Lysine Hydroxylase
      $291,471

      award amount

22. Hammerman, Peter S

    Leads 1 award · $620,252

    • 1R01CA205150-01Department: NIH department code

      Therapeutic approaches for LKB1-deficient non-small cell lung cancer
      $620,252

      award amount

23. Dantzer, Robert

    Leads 2 awards · $612,418

    • 5R01CA193522-02Department: NIH department code

      Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Cancer-Related Symptoms in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
      $418,254

      award amount
    • 5R21MH104694-02Department: NIH department code

      Blood-Brain Barrier Transport Mechanisms in Inflammation-Induced Depression
      $194,164

      award amount

24. Abruzzo, Lynne V.

    Leads 1 award · $574,442

    • 5R01CA182905-03Department: NIH department code

      Protein-coding and non-coding RNA biomarkers for early detection of CLL
      $574,442

      award amount

25. Konopleva, Marina Y

    Leads 1 award · $506,879

    • 1R01CA206210-01Department: NIH department code

      Therapeutic targeting of glutamine metabolism in MDS
      $506,879

      award amount

26. McBride, Kevin Michael

    Leads 1 award · $500,503

    • 1R01AI125397-01Department: NIH department code

      Uracil DNA Glycosylases in Gammaherpesvirus Pathogenesis and B Cell Development
      $500,503

      award amount

27. Suarez-Almazor, Maria E

    Leads 1 award · $498,659

    • 5R25HS023214-03Department: NIH department code

      Methods Training in Patient-Centered Cancer Outcomes Research
      $498,659

      award amount

28. Kesler, Shelli R

    Leads 1 award · $496,400

    • 4R01NR014195-04Department: NIH department code

      Multimodal MRI Biomarker of Mild Cognitive Impairment in Breast Cancer
      $496,400

      award amount

29. Champlin, Richard E.

    Leads 1 award · $490,275

    • 5T32CA009666-22Department: NIH department code

      Research Training in Academic Medical Oncology
      $490,275

      award amount

30. Bartholomew, Blaine

    Leads 1 award · $434,168

    • 5R01GM108908-02Department: NIH department code

      The interplay between the chromatin remodeler INO80 and histone variant H2A.Z.
      $434,168

      award amount

31. Chen, Jichao

    Leads 1 award · $406,349

    • 1R01HL130129-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Role of AT1 cells in perinatal lung maturation
      $406,349

      award amount

32. Heijnen, Cobi J

    Leads 1 award · $402,051

    • 1R01CA208371-01Department: NIH department code

      Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Repair Chemobrain
      $402,051

      award amount

33. Dickey, Burton F

    Leads 1 award · $400,000

    • 5R01HL129795-02Department: NIH department code

      Controlling the core airway mucin secretion machinery to prevent pathophysiology
      $400,000

      award amount

34. Evans, Scott E.

    Leads 1 award · $400,000

    • 5R01HL117976-03Department: NIH department code

      Epithelial mechanisms of inducible resistance to AML-associated pneumonia
      $400,000

      award amount

35. Rezvani, Katy

    Leads 1 award · $380,000

    • 2R01CA061508-21A1Department: NIH department code

      Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells- Cord Blood
      $380,000

      award amount

36. Peng, Guang

    Leads 1 award · $377,816

    • 1R01CA181663-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Mechanisms of radioresistance and strategies for radiosensitization in OCCC
      $377,816

      award amount

37. Dantzer, Robert

    Leads 1 award · $375,286

    • 2R01NS073939-07Department: NIH department code

      Neuroimmune Mechanisms of Recovery from Comorbid Depression and Chronic Pain
      $375,286

      award amount

38. Dmitrovsky, Ethan

    Leads 1 award · $366,425

    • 5R01CA190722-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Anaphase Catastrophe to Combat Lung Cancer
      $366,425

      award amount

39. Byers, Lauren Averett

    Leads 1 award · $366,000

    • 1R01CA207295-01Department: NIH department code

      Therapeutic strategies for targeting PARP1 in small cell lung cancer
      $366,000

      award amount

40. Post, Sean M

    Leads 1 award · $366,000

    • 1R01CA207204-01Department: NIH department code

      Personalized therapy for AML patients with a newly identified genetic alteration
      $366,000

      award amount

41. Shi, Xiaobing

    Leads 1 award · $366,000

    • 1R01CA204020-01Department: NIH department code

      Role of GAS41 in human cancer
      $366,000

      award amount

42. Chen, Taiping

    Leads 1 award · $360,000

    • 5R01DK106418-02Department: NIH department code

      Role of Histone H3K9 Methyltransferase Eset in Intestinal Stem Cells
      $360,000

      award amount

43. Shen, Xuetong

    Leads 1 award · $342,000

    • 2R01GM093104-06Department: NIH department code

      Post-translational Modification of Actin
      $342,000

      award amount

44. Hwu, Patrick

    Leads 1 award · $337,726

    • 5R01CA184845-03Department: NIH department code

      Biomarkers and Resistance Mechanisms in Melanoma T-cell Therapy
      $337,726

      award amount

45. Afshar-Kharghan, Vahid

    Leads 1 award · $332,000

    • 4R01CA177909-04Department: NIH department code

      Platelets promote growth of ovarian cancer
      $332,000

      award amount

46. Davies, Michael

    Leads 1 award · $332,000

    • 5R01CA187076-03Department: NIH department code

      The role of the PI3K pathway in immune resistance
      $332,000

      award amount

47. Fan, Zhen

    Leads 1 award · $332,000

    • 5R01CA179015-03Department: NIH department code

      A novel targeted therapy for HNSCC based on a novel activity of cetuximab
      $332,000

      award amount

48. Hong, David S

    Leads 1 award · $332,000

    • 5R01CA187238-03Department: NIH department code

      Therapeutic Strategies for Patients With BRAF Mutant Colorectal Cancer
      $332,000

      award amount

49. Hofmann, Marie-Claude Catherine

    Leads 1 award · $328,680

    • 5R01HD081244-03Department: NIH department code

      Molecular Regulation of the Perinatal Male Germ Cell Niche
      $328,680

      award amount

50. Sharma, Padmanee

    Leads 1 award · $327,850

    • 4R01CA163793-05Department: NIH department code

      Targeting the ICOS/ICOSL pathway to improve anti-tumor immune responses
      $327,850

      award amount

51. Bratton, Shawn B

    Leads 1 award · $324,295

    • 5R01GM116024-02Department: NIH department code

      Degradation mechanisms for inhibitor of apoptosis proteins and their antagonists
      $324,295

      award amount

52. Dent, Sharon Y. R.

    Leads 1 award · $323,040

    • 5R01GM067718-10Department: NIH department code

      Functions of Mammalian Histone Modifiers
      $323,040

      award amount

53. Lin, Shiaw-Yih

    Leads 1 award · $323,036

    • 4R01CA172490-04Department: NIH department code

      Characterizing and Targeting CHD4 Deficiency in Endometrial Cancer
      $323,036

      award amount

54. Kopetz, Scott

    Leads 1 award · $316,108

    • 4R01CA172670-04Department: NIH department code

      Stress Signaling Pathways and Resistance in Colorectal Cancer
      $316,108

      award amount

55. Milbury, Kathrin

    Leads 2 awards · $304,584

    • 1R21CA191711-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Couple-based meditation program for patients with metastatic lung cancer and their partners
      $174,000

      award amount
    • 4K01AT007559-04Department: NIH department code

      Couple-Based Mind-Body Program for Lung Cancer Patients and their Partners
      $130,584

      award amount

56. Ajani, Jaffer A.

    Leads 1 award · $279,793

    • 4R01CA172741-04Department: NIH department code

      Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling in Gli-1+Adeno CA of the Esoph or GE junction
      $279,793

      award amount

57. Li, Donghui

    Leads 1 award · $208,800

    • 1R21CA202487-01Department: NIH department code

      KRAS Muations in Plasma cfDNA as Predictor to Erolinib Response in Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
      $208,800

      award amount

58. Lopez-Berestein, Gabriel

    Leads 1 award · $208,800

    • 5R21CA199050-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Kras in Pancreatic Cancer
      $208,800

      award amount

59. Wang, Michael

    Leads 1 award · $208,800

    • 1R21CA202104-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Overcoming Primary Ibrutinib Resistance in Mantle Cell Lymphoma Using Patient-Derived Models and Molecular Profiling
      $208,800

      award amount

60. Patel, Sapna

    Leads 1 award · $203,580

    • 1R21CA208609-01Department: NIH department code

      Unlocking Tumor Immunophenotype in Responders versus Non-Responders in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Blockade
      $203,580

      award amount

61. Hui, David

    Leads 1 award · $181,864

    • 5R21CA186000-02Department: NIH department code

      Adjuvant Lorazepam for Agitated Delirium in the Palliative Care Unit
      $181,864

      award amount

62. Kaseb, Ahmed

    Leads 1 award · $174,000

    • 1R21CA190945-01A1Department: NIH department code

      Novel Point-of-Care Tool to Predict Response to Sorafenib in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
      $174,000

      award amount

63. Alousi, Amin Majid

    Leads 1 award · $163,530

    • 4U10HL069334-16Department: NIH department code

      Improving the Outcomes of Stem Cell Transplantation
      $163,530

      award amount

64. Tweardy, David John

    Leads 1 award · $156,600

    • 7R21CA191556-02Department: NIH department code

      Targeting Stat1 and Stat3 to Reverse Radioresistance in Head and Neck Cancer
      $156,600

      award amount

65. Prinsloo, Sarah

    Leads 1 award · $130,084

    • 5K01AT008485-03Department: NIH department code

      Neuromodulation as a Treatment for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
      $130,084

      award amount

66. Johnson, David G.

    Leads 1 award · $123,342

    • 5R25CA181004-03Department: NIH department code

      MD Anderson Science Park Summer Program in Cancer Research SPCR
      $123,342

      award amount

67. Tang, Dean G.

    Leads 1 award · $99,292

    • 4R01CA155693-05Department: NIH department code

      Decoding NanogP8 in Tumorigenesis
      $99,292

      award amount

68. Kesler, Shelli R

    Leads 1 award · $80,000

    • 5R03CA191559-02Department: NIH department code

      Machine Learning Comparison of Brain Anatomy in Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease
      $80,000

      award amount

69. Brown, Powel H

    Leads 1 award · $20,000

    • 1R13CA213968-01Department: NIH department code

      10th International ICAPS Conference 2016 on Lung Cancer Prevention with a Consensus Conference on Early Detection and Prevention of Lung Cancer
      $20,000

      award amount

70. Yeh, Edward T.h.

    Leads 1 award · $12,500

    • 5R01HL126916-02Department: NIH department code

      Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity: the Role of Topoisomerase 2b
      $12,500

      award amount