Research

Full list of collaborative research studies between the Howard University Cancer Center and the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center

Principal Investigator	Project Title	Project Dates	Status
Rick Kittles, Ph.D. (HUCC) William Isaacs, Ph.D. (SKCCC)	“Gene Expression and SNP Detection in Candidate Genes for Prostate Cancer In African Americans” Full	07/01/01 06/30/04	Completed
Carolyn W. Broome, Ph.D. (HUCC) Saraswati Sukumar, Ph.D. (SKCCC)	“Comparative Gene Expression Analysis in African American and Caucasian Breast Cancer” Full	07/01/01 06/30/04	Completed
Duane Smoot, M.D. (HUCC) John Groopman, Ph.D. (SKCCC)	“H. Pylori Induced Oxidative DNA Damage” Full	07/01/01 06/30/04	Completed
Hassan Ashktorab, Ph.D. (HUCC) Francis Giardiello, M.D. (SKCCC)	“Genomic Instability and Gene Silencing in Colon Cancer” Full	07/01/03 06/30/04 Pilot 2001-2003	Completed
Gail Nunlee-Bland, M.D. (HUCC) Tanya Agurs-Collins, Ph.D., RD (NIH) Elizabeth A. Platz, Ph.D., (SKCCC)	"Maternal And Child Predictors of Racial Variation in Steroid Hormones and Growth Factors In Utero: A Feasibility Study" Pilot and Full	07/01/04 04/30/06 Pilot 2003-2004	Completed
Robert L. Copeland, Jr., Ph.D. (HUCC) Samuel R. Denmeade, M.D. (SKCCC)	"Synthesis and MAPK Kinase Inhibitory Activities In Vitro and In Vivo in Human Prostate Tumors by Imido-substituted 2-Chloro-1, 4-Naphthoquinones" Full	05/01/05 04/30/06 Pilot 2004-2005	Completed
Carla Williams, Ph.D. (HUCC) Jean Ford, M.D., (SKCCC)	"Reducing Lung Cancer Disparities Among African American Men: A Biopychosocial Approach" Pilot	05/01/03 04/30/06	Completed
In Soon Hong, M.D., (HUCC) Kala Visvanathan, M.D., (SKCCC)	"Evaluation of the Validity of Breast Ductal Lavage" Pilot	05/01/03 04/30/06	Completed
Xinbin Gu, Ph.D., (HUCC) Joseph A. Califano, III, M.D., (SKCCC)	"Ceramide-mediated Apoptosis Induced by Vitamin E Succinate in Human Heand and Neck Cancer" Pilot	09/01/04 08/31/09	Completed
Paul Wang, Ph.D., (HUCC) Z. Bhujwalla, Ph.D., (SKCCC)	"Tumor-targeted MR contrast enhancement using molecular imaging techniques" Pilot and Full	09/01/06-08/31/09 Pilot: 2004-2006	Completed
Oladapo Bakare, Ph.D., (HUCC) John T. Issacs, Ph.D., (SKCCC)	"Novel Bifunctional Anti-Androgens for Prostate Cancer" Full	09/01/06 08/31/09	Completed
Bernard Kwabi-Addo, Ph.D. (HUCC) Srinivasan Yegnasubramanian, M.D., Ph.D.	"The Contributions of Age, Sex Steriod Hormones, and Inflammation to Abnormal DNA Methylations Changes in Prostate Cancer" Full	09/01/08 08/31/11	Completed
Yasmins Kanann, Ph.D., (HUCC) Edward Gabrielson, M.D., (SKCCC)	"Molecular Profile of a Basal-Like Phenotype of Breast Cancer in African American Women" Pilot and Full	09/01/09 08/31/11 Pilot: 09/06-09	Completed
Hassan Brim, Ph.D., (HUCC) Cynthia Sears, M.D., (SKCCC)	"Gut Flora and Colon Cancer in African Americans" Pilot	09/01/08 08/31/11	Completed
Carla Williams, Ph.D., (HUCC) Lee Bone, Ph.D., (SKCCC)	"Partnerships to reduce tobacco use in 18-35 year olds urban, disenfranchised adults: developing individuals and community-level interviews" Pilot	01/01/08 12/31/10	Moving to full project in this application
Yanfei Zhou, Ph.D. (HUCC) Saraswati Sukumar, Ph.D., (SKCCC)	Targeted Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Treatment of MDR in Breast Cancer Pilot	09/01/09-8/31/11	Completed