Targeted Therapeutics Research Award
          Funded equally by LUNGevity Foundation and the American Thoracic Society
      
            George M. Verghese, MD
      
            University of Virginia
      
            Charlottesville
      
            VA
      
            Dr. Verghese is determining the roles of prostatin and its inhibitor, placental bikunin, in regulating the spread of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to other parts of the body; his research may identify new tumor markers and therapeutic targets.
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