2026 Research Grants

We are so happy to announce that Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board approved the funding of 7 new Medical Research Awards, totaling $1,575,000! 

Keep an eye out for more news on these brilliant early career scientists and their work!


Robert Bowman, PhD 
University of Pennsylvania

Title of Proposal:  
Evaluating cytokine dependencies in leukemic evolution


Theodoros Karantanos, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University 

Title of Proposal: 
Pyrrolobenzodiazepine-conjugated antibody-drug conjugates for TP53-mutated myeloid neoplasms


Karlo Perica, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 

Title of Proposal:
Enhancing allogeneic CAR T persistence through gene engineering 


Martin Rivas, PhD
University of Miami

Title of Proposal: 
Differential Roles Of Stag2 And Rad21 Mutations In Driving Ds-Amkl Transformation And Creating Unique Therapeutic Vulnerabilities


Courtney Jones, PhD
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Title of Proposal: 
Plasmanylethanolamine Desaturase 1 is essential in leukemia stem cells


Simone Minnie, PhD 
University of California San Francisco 

Title of Proposal: 
Augmenting in vivo CAR T cell therapy with engineered cytokines


Marlon Wong, PhD 
University of Miami

Title of Proposal: 
Self-Applied Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy