2018-2019 Funded Collaborations

International Collaborative Grants

With New Study, Researchers Strive to Lower Risk of ALL Recurrence Among Children


Markus Müschen, M.D., Ph.D. The Norman and Sadie Lee Foundation Endowed Professor in Pediatrics Professor and Chair, Department of Systems Biology	Shai Izraeli, M.D. Director, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel

Scientists Exploring How Specific Bacteria Hamper Cancer Treatments In New Study


Dan Raz, M.D. Co-director, Lung Cancer and Thoracic Oncology Program Assistant Professor, Division of Thoracic Surgery	Ravid Straussman, M.D., Ph.D. The Roel C. Buck Career Development Chair, Department of Molecular Cell Biology Weizmann Institute of Science

Study Aims To Uncover Role Of Tumor-Suppressing WWox Gene In Triple-Negative Breast Cancer


Victoria Seewaldt, M.D. Ruth Ziegler Professor Chair, Department of Population Sciences	Rami Aqeilan, Ph.D. Professor, Lautenberg Center for Immunology and Cancer Research Hebrew University/Hadassah Medical School

Scientists Embark On Study To Develop More Inclusive, Cost-Effective Breast Cancer Screening


Jeffrey Weitzel, M.D. Dr. Norman & Melinda Payson Professor in Medical Oncology Director, Division of Clinical Cancer Genomics, Department of Population Sciences	Gad Rennert, M.D., Ph.D. Director, Clalit National Israeli Cancer Control Center Professor and Chairman, Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology, Carmel Medical Center

About the Israel Cancer Research Fund

Israel Cancer Research Fund, a 501(c)(3) organization, is the largest nationwide charitable organization in North America solely devoted to supporting cancer research in Israel. Since its establishment in 1975, ICRF has provided more than 2,200 grants to outstanding cancer researchers whose laboratories are located in all of the leading research institutions, universities and hospitals across Israel. For more information, visit www.icrfonline.org.