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Grants & Foundations Web Quest: The V Foundation for Cancer Research

Using the V Foundation website www.jimmyv.org, complete the following. You can use
bulleted lists for everything except #1, which states that you must write a GOOD high
school level paragraph.

1. Describe the purpose of the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Write a

GOOD high school level paragraph. The V Foundations mission has always
been a focused one: to save lives by finding cures for cancer. Since
awarding the first grant in 1994, The V Foundation has funded hundreds of
grants to the brightest physicians and scientists as they pioneer
techniques to make breakthroughs in cancer research.

2. Under the Research tab, read about the Funding Process. Describe how
the funding process was established and who is eligible to receive funding from
the V Foundation. Jim Valvanos dream and The V Foundations mission of
finding a cure for cancer can best be accomplished through funding
essential cancer research. Since the Foundations inception, research
projects have been conducted by some of the brightest young scientists in
laboratories conducting basic cancer research. The recipients of these two-
year, $200,000 grants are designated V Scholars. Our V Scholar Grant
provides the essential funds to support young tenure-track faculty as they
begin their cancer research career, allowing the V Scholar to decide how
best to use these funds in his or her research project.

3. Under the same tab, what are the 3 research grants available from the V
Foundation? Pick one and describe it in detail.The V Foundation awards three
types of grants: The V Scholar Grant, The V Foundation Grants in
Translational Cancer Research and Designated Grants.

4. In the same section, click on Grants Awarded by State on the left side.
Pick 5 grand recipients. Give their name, location, and how the grant was
funded. Randall S. Davis, M.D.

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Role of Fc Receptor Homologs in B Cell Malignancy

Jin Biao Ma, Ph.D.

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Structures and mechanisms of RNA-binding proteins in the post-transcriptional

regulation Of microRNAs associated with tumorigenesis

Akinyemi Ojesina, M.D., Ph.D.

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

Birmingham, AL

Metatranscriptomic Biomarkers for Predicting Tumor Recurrence Funded by the Stuart

Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund

Chuanyue Wu, Ph.D.

UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

The role of the integrinlinked kinase signaling in Anchorage-independent cell growth

John Gasdaska, M.D.

Arizona Cancer Center

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Thioredozin and the control of cancer cell growth

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5. Describe the grant application process. How do doctors receive funding

from a V Foundation grant? The V Foundation for Cancer Research does not
accept unsolicited funding applications.

6. Under the Events tab, pick one event, read about it and describe it. The
Jimmy V Classic is a big basketball tournament held for both men and
women

7. How could YOU get involved with the V Foundation? Jim Valvanos
dream and The V Foundations mission of finding a cure for cancer can
best be accomplished through funding essential cancer research. So I
could help do this.

8. Under the Partners tab, pick one of the Silver sponsors and describe how
their sponsorship benefits the V Foundation. So inspired by this passion, the
people of ESPN now freely give their time, resources and creativity to
support the mission of The V Foundation for Cancer Research and carry on
the spirit of Jimmy V. From the ESPN V Committee that was established by
ESPN President George Bodenheimer, to the growing number of Team
ESPN members across the company, the ESPN community demonstrates
its commitment to the Foundation in ways both big and small, throughout
the entire year.