Laboratory
Clinical
Behavioral
"Cancer research in Indiana would have been pretty sleepy had the Walther Cancer Foundation not existed to enable it to achieve national prominence." ~ Marietta Harrison, Director, Purdue University Oncological Sciences Center
"Without the support of the Walther Cancer Foundation, it is unlikely that the IU Simon Cancer Center would exist in its present form." ~ Patrick Loehrer, Director, IU Simon Cancer Center
"The faculty recruitment programs funded by Walther have been the central piece of building cancer research at Notre Dame." ~ Thomas Burish, Provost, University of Notre Dame
"Following unconventional lines of research requires support from unconventional sponsors. [Walther’s] willingness to sponsor visionary 'out-of-the-box' research has been unparalleled." ~ Don Bergstrom, Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University
"Sustaining great research requires consistent funding. Institutions like the Walther Cancer Foundation have played important roles in supporting high-impact research. Great discoveries today will mean new treatment for cancer tomorrow." ~ Jack Dixon, Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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2009-2010 Grants

July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010

Grant Title
Principal Investigator
Grant Amount Start Date Term: Mos.
Hoosier Oncology Group, Inc.      
Hoosier Oncology Group Partner Development

$125,000.00 10/1/09 24
Hoosier Oncology Group Allyce J. Zon Research Restricted Fund for Research
P. Quake Pletcher
$60,118.37 12/1/09 1
Indiana University      
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Patients with Persistent Cancer Related Fatigue
Dr. Kurt Kroenke
$9,224.00 3/1/10 12
Indiana Translational Research Acceleration Collaboration (ITRAC)
Dr. Patrick Loehrer
$100,000.00 9/1/09 10
Walther Oncology Center Transitional Funding
Dr. Patrick Loehrer
$706,186.00 7/1/09 48
Walther Scholars Program - Indiana University Simon Cancer Center
Dr. Patrick Loehrer
$3,300,000.00 7/1/09 60
Walther Scholar
Dr. Hal Broxmeyer
$1,300,000.00 7/1/09 60
Pilot Project - Mary Margaret Walther Program
Dr. Victoria L. Champion
$30,000.00 7/1/09 12
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group Fellowship Training Program
Dr. Victoria L. Champion
$151,975.68 7/1/09 12
Mary Margaret Walther Program School of Nursing
Dr. Victoria L. Champion
$229,546.05 7/1/09 12
Indiana University Bloomington      
Basic Cancer Science Faculty Recruitment - Dr. Peter Hollenhorst
Dr. P. Sarita Soni
$333,333.00 1/1/10 24
Michigan State University      
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group Fellowship Training Program
Drs. Barbara and Charles Given
$92,286.09 7/1/09 12
Purdue University      
Walther Oncology Physical Sciences and Engineering Research Embedding Program
Dr. Joseph Pekny, Dr. Marietta Harrison, Dr. Patrick Loehrer
$1,000,000.00 3/1/10 60
Molecular Discovery and Evaluation Shared Resource
Dr. Timothy L. Ratliff
$58,500.00 2/1/10 12
The Ohio State University      
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group Fellowship Training Program
Dr. Mary Ellen Wewers
$38,038.66 7/1/09 12
The Regents of the University of Michigan      
Behavioral Cooperative Oncology Group Fellowship Training Program
Dr. Laurel Northouse
$84,877.34 7/1/09 12
University of Notre Dame      
Post-doctoral and Junior Faculty Research Support
Dr. Robert Bernhard
$477,213.44 7/1/09 12
Research Faculty Support
Dr. Amanda Hummon
$97,280.00 7/1/09 12
Grand Totals $8,193,578.63    
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