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2010-2012
Bekir Cinar, PhD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
The Intersection of MST1 and AR Signaling in Tumor Progression in Prostate Cancer
2009-2011
David C. Miller, MD
University of Michigan Medical School
Provider factors and use of laparoscopy and partial nephrectomy among patients with kidney cancer
Aria F. Olumi, MD
Massachusetts General Hospital
c-FLIP and c-Fos Regulate Sensitivity & Resistance to TRAIL-induced Apoptosis in Prostate Cancer Cells
2008-2010
Jayoung Kim, PhD
Harvard Medical School
PIKfyve and Cullin-2 Are Mediators of the Nuclear EGFR Transcription Function
John E. Speich, PhD
Virginia Commonwealth University
Stiffness Regulation in Detrusor Smooth Muscle
2007-2009
Ganesh S. Palapattu, MD (Completed Only First Year of Award)
University of Rochester Medical Center
Bone Marrow Derived Cells (BMDCs), Inflammation and Prostate carcinogenesis
Steven R. Schwarze, MD
University of Kentucky Medical Center
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Pathway Activation in Prostate Cancer
2006-2008
Hyung L. Kim, MD
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Heat Shock Protein Vaccine Targeting Carbonic and Anhydrase-9 in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Isaac Y. Kim, MD, PhD
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, UMDNJ - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Immuno-Gene Therapy for Prostate Cancer Based on Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Insensitive Macrophages
2005-2007
Rosalyn M. Adam, PhD
Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School
AP-1 as a Mediator of Stretch-Induced Gene Expression in Bladder Smooth Muscle Cells
Douglas S. Scherr, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
BCG and Bladder Tumor Antigen Cross Presentation
2004-2006
Sharron X. Lin, PhD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
The Role of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) in Prostate Cancer Progression
Denise O'Keefe, PhD
University of Pittsburgh, Shadyside Medical Center
Genetic and Epigenetic Mechanisms Regulating Gene Expression Profiles in Prostate Cancer
2003-2005
Yi-Fen Lee, PhD
University of Rochester
Activation of MAP Kinase Pathway by Hydroxyflutamide
2002-2004
Susan Logan, PhD
New York University Medical Center
The Role of Androgen Receptor N-terminal Binding Proteins in Prostate
David K. Ornstein, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
A Novel Approach to Study Prostate Cancer Initiation: The Impact of Annexin I* Dyregulation on Expression and Activation of Pro-Survival and Proliferation-Related Proteins
Jay E. Reeder, PhD
University of Rochester
Temporal Control of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Activity in the Mouse Urothelium
2001-2003
Earl Y. Cheng, MD
The University of Oklahoma
Use of Neuropathic Bladder Cells for Tissue Engineering
Thomas S. Griffith, PhD
University of Iowa
Adenoviral Delivery of the Gene for the Apoptosis-Including Cytokine TRAIL, as a Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Robert Lai, MD
Upstate Medical University
Vanilloid Receptor Quantitation in the Rat Hyperreflecix Bladder Post-Spinal Cord Injury Model
Dix P. Poppas, MD
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Use of Targeted Gene Deletion Strategy to Assess the Role of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in Renal Function in UUO
2000-2002
Christopher P. Evans, MD
University of California Davis, School of Medicine
Signal Transduction-Mediated Expression as an Anti-Angiogenic Target in Human Prostate Cancer
Thomas A. Gardner, MD
Indiana University
Osteocalcin Restrictive Oncolytic Adenoviral Gene Therapy (Ad-OC-Ela) for Metastatic Prostate Cancer
Cathy L. Mendelsohn, Ph.D
Columbia University
Restinoid -Dependent Functions Mediated by Stromal Cells Essential for Renal Development
1999-2001
David Frazier Gerard, MD
University of Wisconsin Medical School
Cell Cycle Alterations Modulate DNA Methyltransferase Function in Human Prostate Epithelial Cells
Simon John Hall, MD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Combination Gene Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Briana Jill Williams, MD
Louisiana State University
The Translation Initiation Factor elF4E: A Novel Mediator of Prostate Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis
1998-2000
Qiang Yuan Liu, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Modulation of Prostate Cancer Cell Apoptotic Proteins by Cytotoxic Chemotherapy
Daniel Theodorescu, MD, PhD
University of Virginia
Molecular Regulation of Bladder Cancer Invasion
1997-1999
Thambi Dorai, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
Gene Therapeutic Strategies for Human Prostatic Carcinoma
Robert E. Reiter, MD
UCLA School of Medicine
Indentification of Bilogical Markers in Androgen Independent Prostate Cancer
1996-1998
Peter Schlegel, MD
The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
Reactive Oxygen Species in Male Fertility
Zhou Wang, PhD
Northwestern University Medical School
Molecular Mechanism of Androgen Action in the Prostate
1995-1997
Lesley Marson, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Brain Control of Sexual Reflexes in the Male and Female
Carrie Rinker Schaeffe, PhD
University of Chicago
Indentification and Mapping of Matastasis-Suppressor Genes for Prostate Cancer
1994-1996
Thomas C. Powell, PhD
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Roles of Protein kinase c Isozymes in Prostate Cancer and Apoptosis
Keven M. Slawin, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Molecular Microdissection of Benign Prostatis Hyperplasia and Prostate Cancer
1993-1995
Wade Bushman, MD
Northwestern University Medical School
Homeotic Gene Expression in Male Urogenital Tract Development
Jamshid Latifpour, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
Effects of Experimental Diabetes on the Endothelin Receptor Subtypes in the Rabbit Urinary Tract
1992-1994
Michael A. O'Donnell, MD
Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Investigation of BCG Anti-tumor Activity by Gene Transfection
Ann Stapleton, MD
Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington
Secretor Status and Recurrent E. coli Urinary Tract Infection
Steven W. Ward, MD
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, UMDNJ
Isolation of DNA Sequences Specifically Associated with the Sperm Nuclear Amulus
1991
Brian Liu, PhD
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Basement Membrane Regulation of Urothelial Cells Gene Expressions: Extracellular Matrix/ Cyt-skelton/ Nuclear Matrix Interaction
Craig A. Peters, MD
The Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Congential Obstructive Uropathy: Structural and Functional Correlates
1990
Ralph Buttyan, PhD
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Genetic Manipulation of the Prostate Gland
James Mohler, MD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Androgen Receptor Quantitation by Confocal Laser Microscopy in Prostatic Carcinoma and Benign Hyperplasia
1989
William Isaacs, PhD
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Genetic Alterations in Human Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Cancer, and Aging
John D. McConnell, MD
University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School of Dallas
Myosin Expressio in the Obstructed Bladder
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Dr. Demetrius H. Bagley Receives 2012 Ferdinand C. Valentine Award
Dr. Demetrius H. Bagley, the Nathan Lewis Hatfield Professor of Urology and Professor of Radiology, in the Department of Urology at Jefferson Medical College, was awarded the 2012 Ferdinand C. Valentine Award during a reception and lecture at NYAM on April 4, 2012. The event was sponsored by the NYAM Section on Urology and attended by more than 250 urologists from around the tri-state region and across the nation.
