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The mission of the AHNS is to advance Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the head and neck oncology patient.

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AHNS Research Announcements and Opportunities

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.

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Congratulations to the 2022 AHNS Award Winners!

AHNS Pilot Grant

Robert Saddawi-Konefka, MD, PhD
Entitled work: Interaction-Dependent Identification of TSA-T Cells for Adoptive Therapy in HNC

AHNS Pilot Grant sponsored by AHNS Translational Innovator Award

Brennan Olson, PhD
Entitled Work: Elucidating Catabolic Mechanisms of LCN2 in Head and Neck Cancer Cachexia

Luana Guimaraes de Sousa, MD
Entitled Work: Oral Cavity Carcinoma Immune Microenvironment and its Impact on Clinical Outcome

Danielle Trakimas, MD, MSE
Entitled Work: Open-Label Trial of Conditioning Therapy in Head & Neck Cancer Patients

AHNS Alando J. Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant

Laith Mukdad, MD
Entitled Work: Intraoperative DOCI-Guided Detection of Oral and Head and Neck Cancer

AHNS Alando J. Ballantyne Resident Research Pilot Grant sponsored by AHNS Translational Innovator Award

Emily Miller, MD
Entitled Work: Gut Microbiome: A Biomarker of Readiness for Major Head and Neck Cancer Surgery

AHNS Presidential Award: Understanding Long-Term and Late Toxicities of Treatment in Head and Neck Cancer

Jacqueline Tucker, BS
Entitled Work: Dysgeusia and Anosmia in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: Long Term Outcomes

AHNS Presidential Award: Understanding Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer

Joshua Smith, MD
Entitled Work : Exosomes Mediate Resistance To PD-1/PDL1 Inhibition in Head and Neck Cancer

AHNS Presidential Award: Head and Neck Cancer in Underserved Populations

David J Hernandez, MD
Entitled Work: Tumor Immune Microenvironment in an Underserved Hispanic HN Cancer Population

AHNS/AAO-HNSF Young Investigator Combined Award

Richard Harbison, MD
Entitled Work: Polyamine Transport and Anti-Tumor Immunity in Head and Neck Cancer

 

Myers’ Summer Travel Fellowship in Otolaryngology for under-represented minority medical students

This program is sponsored by the American Head and Neck Society Research and Education Foundation, thanks to the very generous contributions of Dr. Eugene Myers and Dr. Jeffrey Myers, as well as other AHNS donors.  It is intended to expose an under-represented minority medical student to the field of Head and Neck surgery specifically and Otolaryngology in general.
A grant of $5,000 will be awarded to a medical student to cover travel, lodging and food expenses for the summer experience.  This summer program offers the interested candidate the opportunity to work in a Department of Academic Excellence in Head and Neck Surgical Oncology that has an approved Fellowship Training Program from the Advanced Training Council of the AHNS.  Participants will be assigned to a clinical faculty mentor and will rotate on his or her clinical service and have the chance to participate in the care of Head and Neck Cancer patients in the outpatient setting, inpatient environment, as well as the operating room.  Summer fellows will also have the opportunity to perform basic, translational, clinical, or population based research under the guidance of a chosen/assigned research mentor.
We are requesting applicants to submit: 
  • A personal statement, not more than 500 words (one page, single-spaced) detailing why you want this fellowship experience. Please include in the personal statement your underrepresented minority status
  • A copy of your CV to be included with the personal statement
  • A letter of recommendation
  • Students must be in good standing at an accredited US medical school
The 2023 Myers’ Summer Travel Fellowship Application is Open – Apply Here
 
Recipients of this travel fellowship award will be expected to engage in a research project with a mentor of their choosing or one of our volunteer mentors from the AHNS. This could be a new project, or an ancillary project nested within an ongoing investigation.
At the end of the fellowship, the awardees are expected to provide a summary of their experience in its totality, a brief summary of what they learned and the most impactful experiences throughout the summer. This should include feedback on what worked well and what did not.
In addition, the awardees will be required to submit an abstract-like document summarizing their research project including objectives, methods, results and conclusions. Submission to an otolaryngology-related meeting is encouraged but not required and this would be at the discretion of the mentor.

Congratulations to the recipients:

2022: Priya Arya

Mercer University School of Medicine in Savannah, GA
MD Candidate, Class of 2025

2021: Symone V. Jordan

University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY
MD Candidate, Class of 2024
“Parathyroid Carcinoma: An NCDB Analysis to Understand Diagnostic Challenges and
Outcomes of a Rare Endocrine Tumor”

2020: Derrick B. Lewis

Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
MD Candidate, Class 2023
“Improving Care for Patients with HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma”

2019: Ezinne U. Agwaramgbo 

University of Miami Florida, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
MD Candidate, Class of 2022
“Determining correlation between point of care and ELISA tests in detecting P16 biomarker protein”

2018: Frantzlee LaCrete

University of Nebraska Medical Center
MD Candidate, Class of 2024

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  • AHNS ES Townhall on Focused Practice Designation for Adult Complex Thyroid/Parathyroid Surgery January 26, 2023
  • Margaret F. Butler Outstanding Mentor of Women in Head and Neck Surgery Award January 25, 2023
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