Peter Wilhoit Memorial Grant
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Peter Wilhoit Memorial Grant
Status: Actively funding research
Geographic Scope: Minnesota, United States
Focus Areas: Colorectal cancer immunotherapy, particularly CAR-T cell therapy and novel approaches to treating solid tumors
Background: Memorial grant supporting innovative immunotherapy research for colorectal cancer treatment.
- Recipient: Omar Gutierrez Ruiz, PhD - Post Doctoral Research Fellow, Mayo Clinic
- Project: "Dual-Targeting CAR-T Cells as a Novel Strategy to Remodel the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment and Eliminate Colorectal Cancer"
- Focus: Engineering smart CAR-T cells with built-in safety mechanisms using inducible synNotch system to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in advanced colorectal cancer, representing a potential paradigm shift in solid tumor treatment
2026 Funded Project
- Application/Administrative Inquiries: sandy.m@minnesotacolorectal.org
- Scientific/Grant Requirements Questions: star0044@umn.edu
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