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Grants, Honors, Awards & Recognitions

Stories of achievement and discovery from across our research community.

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  • Headshot of Boris Dimitrov with overlaid text reading “Boris Dimitrov, MD-PhD Student” and “National Cancer Institute F30 Fellowship.”
    Aug 3, 2026

    MD-PhD Student Receives NCI Fellowship to Study Ferroptosis Resistance in Metastasis

    Boris Dimitrov is investigating how a small population of triple-negative breast cancer cells evades iron-dependent cell death to initiate metastasis.

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  • Headshot of Sharon Cantor with overlaid text reading “Sharon Cantor, PhD” and “National Cancer Institute R01."
    Jun 1, 2026

    Sharon Cantor Receives NIH Grant to Investigate New Role for BRCA1

    Sharon Cantor, PhD, has received an R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute to explore the role of BRCA1 in coordinating lagging strand DNA synthesis, with implications for developing new treatments for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, including tumors resistant to PARP inhibitors.

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  • Headshot of Michael Lero with overlaid text reading “Michael Lero, PhD” and “Cancer Biology Program Director's Award for Distinguished Graduate Scholarship.”
    May 28, 2026

    Michael Lero Receives Inaugural Director’s Award in Cancer Biology at UMass Chan

    Recent MCCB graduate Michael Lero, PhD, has received the Cancer Biology Program Director’s Award for Distinguished Graduate Scholarship at UMass Chan Medical School.

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  • Headshot of Sharon Cantor with overlaying text "Sharon Cantor, PhD" and "New research published in Molecular Cell."
    Oct 1, 2025

    Cantor Lab Uncovers New Vulnerability in BRCA1-deficient Cancers

    Sharon Cantor has identified a targetable vulnerability in BRCA1-deficient cells—a finding with potential implications for the treatment of inherited breast and ovarian cancers.

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  • Headshot of Nathan MacGilvary with overlaid text reading "Nathan MacGilvary, Grad Student, Cantor Lab" and "National Cancer Institute F31 Fellowship."
    May 12, 2025

    MCCB Student Receives NIH Fellowship to Study Chemoresistance in BRCA-Mutant Cancers

    Nate MacGilvary is investigating how chemoresistance develops in BRCA-mutant breast and ovarian tumors to identify targetable mechanisms that could improve patient outcomes.

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