2006 Research Grants

Hartford Hospital

Awarded $25,000 – ($50,000 over the past two years)
Prospective analysis of breast MRI outcomes in a large hospital population.

Andrew Salner, M.D./Director, Radiation, Oncology Cancer Program Michael O’Loughlin, M.D. Department of Radiology


St. Mary’s Hospital

Awarded $8,825.00
The influence of age on the treatment choice in women with breast cancer.

Tiffany T. Fancher, M.D./Department of Surgery (pictured above), Reney Thomas, P.A.C.


UCONN Health Center

Awarded $75,000
Identification of new anticancer drug, CH46.

Joan Caron, Ph.D./Department of Cell Biology


UCONN Health Center

Awarded $50,000.00
Mental and physical stressors in diagnosis of breast cancer.

Susan Tannenbaum, M.D./Asst. Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Kevin Claffey, Ph.D.


UCONN Health Center

Awarded $64,790.00
The effect of anastrozole on bone markers and bone mineral density in postmenopausal women with primary breast cancer.

Pamela Taxel, M.D./Asst. Professor of Medicine