Grants Organized by Research Priorities



Biology of the Normal Breast
Breast aging: changes that occur in the breast over time 11 $2,675,409
Breast development: exploring the maturation of the breast 20 $4,739,361
Breast function: processes involved in the normal operation of the breast 29 $6,268,453
Defining the danger: separating abnormal breast structures from normal ones 7 $1,629,736
Disparities
Disparities: eliminating the unequal burden of breast cancer 68 $11,117,022
Etiology
Environment and gene/environment interactions: nature vs. nurture 44 $10,480,667
Hormones and nutrition: understanding the modern woman's lifestyle 25 $4,771,519
Other searches for the causes 13 $2,339,278
Health Policy & Health Services
Health Policy and Health Services: better serving women's needs 30 $6,830,608
Imaging, Biomarkers, & Molecular Pathology
Biomarkers and novel screening approaches: unmasking the hidden signs 33 $6,001,985
Developing and Improving imaging technologies: better and easier detection 51 $9,924,049
Improved access to screening: reaching every woman 16 $3,471,050
Innovative Treatments
Gene therapy and other treatments: new frontiers 46 $8,762,919
Hormone and chemotherapy targets: improving today's arsenal 37 $6,590,838
Immune therapy: mobilizing the body's defenses 52 $12,679,912
New drug design: creative science 50 $11,930,545
Pathogenesis
Too much cell growth: defective messages and internal signaling 80 $12,427,673
Mistakes on the master blueprint: molecular genetics and gene regulations 34 $5,316,704
Outbreak -- how cancer spreads: angiogenesis, invasion, and metastasis 93 $17,274,015
Searching the unknown: novel breast cancer genes 36 $7,325,546
Unraveling the path to breast cancer: tumor progression  53 $9,534,754
Prevention & Risk Reduction
Active lifestyle modification: what women can do 8 $1,959,610
Other searches for the causes 32 $12,839,946
Risk reduction and identification 8 $2,066,602
The intersection of environment and disparities 6 $6,435,823
Sociocultural, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues
Sociocultural, Behavioral, and Psychological Issues: the human side 88 $15,388,128