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Meet the 2025 Career Development Award and Postdoctoral Fellowship Research Grantees
The Lymphoma Research Foundation announced its 2025 grant class – 24 research grants, including three Career Development Award (CDA) and ten Postdoctoral Fellowship grants, awarded to scientists based at many of the world’s leading cancer research institutions – totaling $2.7 million in innovative lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) research.
The 2025 grantee class encompasses 16 medical and academic institutions, with research initiatives investigating a range of lymphoma subtypes and scientific disciplines, including CAR T-cell therapy, microenvironment analysis, and treatments for relapsed/refractory patients. The grant selection process is led by the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), which is made up of 45 international lymphoma experts dedicated to seeking out the most innovative and promising lymphoma research projects for investment. Since its inception, the Foundation has made major contributions to the lymphoma research enterprise, awarding more than 500 research grants totaling more than $82.7 million.
Clinical Career Development Award (CDA)
Jordan Goldstein, MD
Leland Stanford Junior University
Research Study: Rapcabtagene Autoleucel for Eradication of Measurable Residual Disease in Large B-cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: Aggressive Lymphoma; Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)
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Paola Ghione, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research Study: Viral and Bacterial Signatures Evaluation in Tumor DNA of Cutaneous T-cell Lymphomas
Lymphoma Focus: Indolent Lymphoma; T-cell Lymphoma; Mycosis Fungoides
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Robert Stuver, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research Study: Novel Therapeutic Strategies in ALK+ Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: T-cell Lymphoma; Mature T and NK neoplasms; Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (ALK+ or -)
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Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Pantaleo De Simone, MD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Research Study: Role of BTG2 Super-Enhancer Mutations in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: Aggressive Lymphoma; B-cell Lymphoma; Follicular Lymphoma
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Kazuya Fukasawa, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Condon Family Fellow
Research Study: Exploring the Efficacy and Resistance Mechanisms of BiTE Therapy in Follicular Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: Follicular Lymphoma; B-Cell Lymphoma
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Michelle Lee, MD, PhD
Emory University
Research Study: Racial Disparities in DLBCL: Investigating the Role of Tumor Microenvironment Across Ancestry Groups
Lymphoma Focus: B-cell Lymphoma; Aggressive Lymphoma; Mature B-cell Neoplasms; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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Etienne Leveille, MD
Yale University
Research Study: Leveraging B-cell Metabolic Addictions to Induce Ferroptosis in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; B-cell Lymphoma; Aggressive Lymphoma; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma; High Grade B-cell Lymphoma
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Tianfang Ma, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Health Equity Initiative
Research Study: Microenvironmental Features of DLBCL Predictive for Relapse and Resistance to Immunotherapies
Lymphoma Focus: B-cell Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Aggressive Lymphoma; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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Daniela Magliulo, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Research Study: Mechanism and Dependencies of Lymphoma-Driving Oncogenic 3D Topological Hotspots
Lymphoma Focus: Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
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Priya Lakra, PhD
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Health Equity Initiative
Research Study: Multi-omic Investigation of BAF Complex Function and Therapeutic Potential in Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: General B-cell Lymphoma; Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
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Paurnima Patil, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD, Memorial Fellow
Research Study: Role of GEF-H1 in B-cell Differentiation and B-cell Lymphomagenesis
Lymphoma Focus: Aggressive Lymphoma; B-cell Lymphoma
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Pierre Stéphan, MD, PhD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Research Study: Uncovering the Structure of the Immune Microenvironment of Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma Focus: T-cell Lymphoma; Mature T and NK Neoplasms
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Maria White, PhD
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research Study: Novel Therapy for EBV-positive Lymphomas
Lymphoma Focus: Aggressive Lymphoma; B-cell Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma; Burkitt Lymphoma
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