COVID-19 and Cancer Research Support Recipients Announced

We are pleased to announce the recipients of Lurie Cancer Center-sponsored COVID-19 and Cancer research funding support.

In recognition of the significantly higher risk that SARS-CoV-2 poses to patients with cancer, Lurie Cancer Center will utilize philanthropic funds to support the following research projects focused on COVID-19 and Cancer.

	Expanding Patient-reported Symptom and Needs Assessment and Evaluating Treatment Decision Making Outcomes in Medical and Gynecological Oncology during the COVID-19 Pandemic Sofia Garcia, PhD Medical Social Sciences
	SARS-CoV-2 Immune Suppression and Susceptibility Curt Horvath, PhD Molecular Biosciences
	Master Protocol to Provide Samples to Assess Real-World Performance of COVID-19 Serological Assays Michael Ison, MD, MS Infectious Diseases
	Association of ACE2 expression in CTCs and exosomes with COVID-19 and cancer progression Huiping Liu, MD, PhD Pharmacology
	Statewide Collaboration to Coordinate and Improve Cancer Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic Anthony Yang, MD, MS Surgical Oncology