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LCI Awards $100,000 to Four North Carolina Research Fellows


July 10, 2024

LCI Awards $100,000 to Four North Carolina Research Fellows

RALEIGH, NC – Lung Cancer Initiative (LCI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Lung Cancer Research Fellows grants.

Researchers/Projects receiving awards include:

Aakriti Arora, MBBS, East Carolina University

Project: “Characterizing Plasma Inflammatory Cytokines Associated with Immune-Related Adverse Events (irAEs)” (Mentor: Li Yang, PhD)

Aaron Chack, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Care Center

Project: “Dynamic Ablation of Circular RNAs as a Novel Target in Lung Cancer” (Mentor: Chad Pecot, MD)

Huihua Li, MD, PhD, Duke University

Project: “CXCR2 Expression in Lung Neuroendocrine Neoplasms” (Mentor: Elizabeth Pavlisko, MD)

Gray Magee, MD, Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute

Project: “Molecular Profiling and Clinical Outcomes of Young Adult Patients with Metastatic NSCLC” (Mentor: Kathryn Mileham, MD)

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