Bragg Cancer Research Endowment Grants (Cycle 5)

Bettie and Oscar Bragg Cancer Research Endowment Grants

Funder: Bettie and Oscar Bragg Cancer Research Endowment

Background: Created in 2015 with funds raised through a philanthropic campaign led by community volunteers Steve and Becky South

Focus: Cancer research projects on the campus of UT Medical Center and UT Graduate School of Medicine

Geographic Scope: UT Medical Center and UT Graduate School of Medicine campuses in Tennessee

Cycle 4 Results (Most Recent - 2023)

Total Awarded: $200,000 distributed to six impactful research projects

Cycle 4 Awardees and Projects:

Manasi Balachandran, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - Development of Novel Chimeric Antigen Receptor Macrophages (CAR-M) for Light Chain Amyloid Clearance

Ashton Brooks, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery - The Impact of Patient Education and Pain Management Pathways on Opioid Utilization and Patient Reported Outcomes for Breast Surgery Patients

Laura Enomoto, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery - AI-Enabled Robot for Genetic Risk Assessment Education in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Pilot Study

Joseph Jackson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine - Treatment of Murine GBM Using an Oncolytic HSV Engineered to Improve Immunogenic Tumor Destruction

Kristopher Kimball, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Clinical Recommendations for Adult HPV Vaccination: Exploring Patient and Provider Perspectives

Jillian Lloyd, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery - Understanding the Negative Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on Breast Cancer Treatment Complications: Exploring Mechanisms and Moderators to Inform Future Interventions for High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients

Cycle 5

Applications Accepted: Beginning November 15, 2023 Award Announcement: Spring 2024

Contact: Cancer Institute or Ways to Give (UT Medical website) for more information or to donate