Team Science Award
The MRA Team Science Awards utilize a multidisciplinary team science approach to foster collaborative research projects with the potential of rapid advancement to the clinic. This award also requires the inclusion of a Young Investigator to participate on the research team and interact with a melanoma mentor.
Molecular alterations and therapeutics for high-risk uveal melanoma
MRA Team Science Award
Anne Bowcock, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Characterize antigen-presenting astrocytes to inhibit melanoma brain metastasis
The Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation—MRA Team
Science Award
Neta Erez, PhD, Tel Aviv University
Enabling AI for early detection of melanoma in smartphone images
Anna-Maria & Stephen Kellen Foundation – MRA Team
Science Award
Allan Halpern, MD, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)
Interrogating the role of CD27-CD8+ T cells in immunotherapy responses
Ressler-MRA Team Science Award
Frank Hodi, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dissecting neural-like cell states in melanoma brain metastasis
Tara Miller Melanoma Foundation – MRA Team Science
Award
Benjamin Izar, MD, PhD, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Studying acral & mucosal melanoma’s cellular networks & immune resistance
MRA Team Science Award generously supported by the Black Family
Matthew Krummel, PhD, The Regents of the University of
California, San Francisco
Organoid modeling of melanoma checkpoint inhibitor response and resistance
Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma (LFFM) – MRA Team Science Award
Calvin Kuo, MD, PhD, The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
A molecular glue to degrade tumor-surface PDL1 and improve therapies
Ressler-Sokoloff – MRA Team Science Award
Roger Lo, MD, PhD, The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Optimizing the immune mediated-destruction of NRAS mutant melanoma
Mary Jo and Brian Rogers- MRA Team Science Award
Keiran Smalley, PhD, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc
Targeting CTLA-4 to optimize the management of melanoma brain metastasis
Leveraged Finance Fights Melanoma (LFFM) – MRA Team Science Award
Ryan Sullivan, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass
General)
(L to R): Neal Rosen, MD, PhD, Charlotte Ariyan, MD, PhD, Danielle Bello, MD, & Veronica Rotemberg, MD, PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center