NCC Project

The NCC Project funds promising cancer research that lies outside the purview of our core research funding programs. NCC fellowships have funded research in the following areas: brain tumors, melanoma, DNA repair, anti-cancer therapies, gene mutations and targeted therapeutics.

DONATE NOW

Current Grants and Renewals

National Cancer Center has been proud to award grants to many fine research organizations.
We know that a cure lies in research and we are committed to supporting as many research projects as we can.

Tanzina Tanu , Ph.D.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston MA PROJECT: Investigating recurrently mutated RNA surveillance component ZC3H18 in melanoma

TYPE: NEW GRANT

Yongji Zeng, Ph.D.

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX PROJECT:
The role and regulation of the Hippo pathway in paligenosis

TYPE: RENEWAL

Pietro Berico, Ph.D.

New York University Medical School PROJECT: Targeting Melanoma Plasticity Underpin Drug Resistance and Metastatic Progression

TYPE: NEW GRANT

Past Beneficiaries

Elena Grossi, Ph.D.

Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY

PROJECT: Profiling SWI/SNF complex mutations in melanoma initiation

2021-2023

Murilo Ramos Rocha, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins Univ, Baltimore MD

PROJECT: Dissecting the role of lipid metabolism in metastasis and immune therapy efficacy in older melanoma patients

2021-2023