The links below provide information about AHNS grants being offered to researchers, reports from those already funded, resources sponsored by AHNS or its members, new discoveries in clinical and basic science research pertinent to head and neck cancer along with information about grants from NIH, ACS and other sources.
Congratulations to the 2015 AHNS Manuscript Winners!
- Laura J. White, MD Best – Resident Clinical Paper Award
Emory University Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
“Applying ACS-NSQIP Methodology to Assess Patients Undergoing Fibula Free Flap Reconstruction: Examining Factors that Impact Hospital Length of Stay”- Brian Nussenbaum, MD – Robert Maxwell Byer Award
Washington University School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
“Treatment Outcomes for T4 Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma”- Brittny N. Tillman, MD – Best Resident Basic Science Paper Award
University of Michigan Health System Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
“Targeted Sequencing of an Epidemiologically Low Risk patient define Fibroblast Growth Factor Family Aberrations as a driver of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma”
Congratulations to the 2014 AHNS Award Winners!
- AHNS/AAO-HNSF Translational Innovator Award
Seungwon Kim, MD
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
“Mechanism of Perineural Invasion in Head and Neck Cancer”- AHNS/AAO-HNSF Young Investigators Combined Grant
Joseph Curry, MD
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
“Multicompartment glycolytic metabolism in head and neck cancer”- AHNS Pilot Grant
Monika Freiser, BS
Miller School of Medicine of the University of Miami, FL
“HNSCC Disparities: Identifying Critical Barriers and Intervention Targets”- AHNS Ballantyne Resident Research Grant
Jennifer Wang, MD
University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario
“Chromatin Remodeling and Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma”AHNS Research & Best Paper Awards
- Best Resident Clinical Paper Award
Moran Amit, MD MSc
Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Rambam Medical Center
“Clinical Nodal Stage Is A Significant Predictor Of Outcome In Patients With Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma And Pathologically Negative Neck Metastases: Results Of The International Consortium For Outcome Research”- Best Resident Science Paper Award
Liam Masterson, MD
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust
“Cell Mediated Immune Response in HPV Associated Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (UKCRN11945 Trial)”- Robert Maxwell Byers Award
Ardalan Ebrahimi, MPH
Liverpool, Macquarie University, St George Private and Sydney Southwest Private Hospitals
“An International Multicenter Study of Primary Tumor Staging for Oral Cancer: A Proposed Modification Incorporating Depth of Invasion”