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UT MD Anderson researchers receive over $25.5 million in CPRIT funding
UT MD Anderson was awarded 16 grants totaling over $25.5 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) in support of cancer screening, early detection and prevention programs, faculty recruitment and groundbreaking cancer research across all areas of the institution. Recipients include Joseph Ludwig, M.D., principal investigator, and Danh Truong, Ph.D., co-investigator, for "The Epigenetic Impact and Therapeutic Opportunity of AR-Directed Therapy for DSRCT."
UT MD Anderson Research Highlights AACR 2023 Special Edition
UT MD Anderson’s Research Highlights showcase the latest breakthroughs in cancer care, research and prevention. These advances are made possible through seamless collaboration between UT MD Anderson’s world-leading clinicians and scientists, bringing discoveries from the lab to the clinic and back.
This special edition features presentations by UT MD Anderson researchers at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2023, including Danh Truong, Ph.D., and Joseph Ludwig, M.D.
External Media
April 2026
- Drs. Ludwig (PI) and Truong (Co-I) were awarded the Departmern of Defense (DoD) Resource and Community Development Award.
- Viola was recognized with an AACR Scholar-in-Training Award.
- Kevin was recognized with an AACR Early-Career Scholar in the Field of Cancer.
December 2025
- Dr. Truong was awarded the DoD Career Development Award.
August 2025
- Dr. Truong was awarded an SFA Research Grant for the project "Investigating lineage plasticity and EMT through the ZEB1-GRHL2 axis in DSRCT".
April 2025
- Dr. Truong was awarded a Rally Young Investigator Grant for the project "Investigating the Spatial Heterogeneity and Cellular Taxonomy of DSRCTs".
August 2024
- Dr. Truong was awarded an SFA Research Grant for the project "Identifying EWS::WT1 Control and The Utility of Neogenes in Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumors".
April 2024
- Dr. Truong was awarded a Rally Young Investigator Grant for the project "Investigating the Spatial Heterogeneity and Cellular Taxonomy of DSRCTs".
August 2023
- Dr. Truong was awarded an SFA Research Grant for the project "Omic characterization of DSRCT and establishing the role of fibroblasts".
June 2023
- Dr. Truong was awarded the SARC Career Development Award.
April 2023
- Dr. Truong was recognized with an AACR Scholar-in-Training Award.
January 2023
- Dr. Ludwig was awarded a research grant through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Earlier News
- Research Funding Updates: Trial of a revolutionary new microdevice (ChemoWarrior Foundation)
- Cancer treatment models get real: Scientists mimic biological conditions to view effect on tumor samples (Texas Medical Center News)