American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

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May is Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month!

May is Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month! Members of the American Head and Neck Society are encouraged to reach out to the general public and providers in their community to spread the word on the risks of exposure to Ultraviolet light from the sun and tanning beds and the signs and symptoms of malignant and premalignant skin lesions. With the incidence of many of these diseases increasing, it is critical for all of us to play a part in disease prevention.

Thanks for all you do!

The AHNS Skin Cancer and Melanoma Section and The AHNS Cancer Prevention Service

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2018 AHNS Research Award Grants

AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Combined Award

PI:  Travis P. Schrank, MD, PhD
Institution:  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Proposal:  NRF2 Mediated Radiation Resistance in HNSCC

AHNS Eddie Mendez Memorial Pilot Grant

PI:  Hannan A. Qureshi, MD
Institution: University of Washington
Proposal:  Functional analysis of the immune microenvironment in head and neck cancer

AHNS Alando J. Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant

PI:  Andrey Finegersh, MD, PhD 
Institution:  University of California, San Diego, CA
Proposal:  HPV regulation of microRNA in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

AHNS Pilot Research Grant

PI:  Shethal Bearelly, MD
Institution:  University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Proposal:  The Role of Oral Tactile Sensation in Dysphagia

 

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2018 AHNS Manuscript Award Winners

Best Prevention Early Detection Paper 

Winner: Heidi Kletzien, MD
Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Manuscript Title: “The Post-Thyroidectomy Voice: The Disconnect Between Patient-Perceived Voice Changes and Quantitative Voice Measures in the First Postoperative Year”

Best Resident Basic Science Paper 

Winner: Farshad Chowdury, MD
Institution: University of Colorado, Denver
Manuscript Title: “Invasive Front Or Tumor Core: Cancer Stem Cell Location And Correlations With Cellular Behavior And Patient Outcome”

Robert Maxwell Byers Award

Winner: Caitlin P. McMullen, MD
Institution: Moffitt Cancer Center
Manuscript Title: “Occult nodal disease and occult extranodal extension in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma patients undergoing primary TORS with neck dissection”

Best Resident Clinical Award

Winner: Patrick Carpenter, MD
Institution: The University of Utah School of Medicine
Manuscript Title: “Celecoxib Decreases Acute Postoperative Opioid Requirements after Head and Neck Reconstruction with Free Tissue Transfer: A Matched-Cohort Study”

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2016 AHNS Manuscript Award Winners

Best Prevention Early Detection Paper Award 

Winner:  Chwee Ming Lim, MD
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, National University Health System Singapore
Manuscript Title:  Real time near-infrared auto-fluorescence Raman spectroscopy system in the surveillance of patients with nasopharyngeal cancer

Robert Maxwell Byer Award

Winner:  Chang-Han Chen, PhD
Institution: Institute for Translational Research in Biomedicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Manuscript Title:  Angiotensin II type 1 receptor contributes to malignant progression in oral squamous cell carcinoma through modulation of FUI0540/S100A9 signaling

Best Resident Basic Science Award

Winner:  Moran Amit, MD
Institution: The Laboratory for Applied Cancer Research, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Manuscript Title:  Thyroid cancer response to radioiodine treatment is post-translationally regulated

Best Resident Clinical Award

Winner:  Michelle Chen, MD
Institution: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University
Manuscript Title:  Post-operative radiation therapy associated with improved survival in Nl oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancer patients

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2016 Prevention & Early Detection / Community Service Grants – Applications due February 29, 2016

The American Head and Neck Society’s Prevention and Early Detection Committee is pleased to open the application process for its 2016 Community Service grants. These grants are awarded in support of a project or community activities related to Oral Head and Neck Cancer Awareness (OHANCA) Program. Each grant, in the amount of $1,000.00, will be given to an individual, department, organization, or institution in support of a patient or community-oriented project held in conjunction with the annual Oral Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Week, taking place April 10-16, 2016.

A total of three grants are awarded – two AHNS Community Service Grants and a third international grant funded by the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance – the HNCA/AHNS International Outreach Cancer Prevention Grant.

Applicants should submit a letter, not to exceed 2 typed pages, containing a detailed description of the project, which should include:

  • The targeted population;
  • The methods to be used;
  • The expected outcome;
  • The expected impact on community health and/or on our knowledge and understanding of head and neck cancer prevention and early detection;
  • The estimated/actual cost, of the project;
  • Any other available funding.
  • Please also include a contact name, address, phone number and email.

Submit your application to:
Terri Lin-White, AHNS Administrative Associate
American Head and Neck Society
11300 W. Olympic Boulevard, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: 310-437-0559 ext 172

Applications are due Monday night, February 29st at 11:59pm Eastern Time. Recipients will be announced in mid March.

Please note that indirect support and salary are not supported as part of this grant.

Recipients of this award, upon completion of their project, will be requested to submit a brief report describing how the funding was spent, the results of the project and an overall evaluation.