Peter Wilhoit Memorial Grant
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Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Overview
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.
2026 Funded Project
- 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
Contact Information
- Application/Administrative Inquiries: sandy.m@minnesotacolorectal.org
- Scientific/Grant Requirements Questions: star0044@umn.edu
What Minnesota Colorectal Cancer Research Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $375K
- Median grant
- $188K
- Range
- $75K–$300K
- By dollars: Minnesota 100%. Top recipient cities: Minneapolis, MN.
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University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN
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Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Science research
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