What We Have Funded

CLL Society’s Research Program funds the most promising research that is being conducted by bold scientists at leading academic institutions. These investigators represent the nation’s leading experts who are working diligently to advance the field. Since launching the Research Program in 2022, CLL Society has already dedicated a total of $1,500,000 towards funding some of the nation’s top CLL / SLL researchers!

CLL Society’s Research Program award recipients are announced annually in July. Each awardee receives a varied amount of funding towards their research proposal, depending upon the type of grant they applied for and the funding available the year that the award was offered, to advance their important research in CLL / SLL. Recipients of CLL Society’s Research Program Awards are chosen through a rigorous selection process with the guidance and oversight of formal Research Review Committees comprised of volunteer members from our Medical Advisory Board and Expert Medical Council.

2025

Dr. Matthew Davids - CLL Society

Optimizing Glofitamab Combination Therapy in Richter’s Transformation

Clinical Scholar Award
Matthew Davids, MD, MMSc
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Quinlan Sievers, MD, PhD - CLL Society

Discovery and Overcoming Mechanisms of Resistance to BTK Degraders

Young Investigator Award
Quinlan Sievers, MD, PhD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
New York City

Dr. Nancy Musoke

Curcumin, Exercise and Placebo Effects on CLL / SLL Progression and Immune Function

Integrative Medicine Award
Nancy Musoke, MD
Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute
Cleveland, OH

2024

Jennifer Brown - CLL Society

Venetoclax and Obinutuzumab in Combination with Roginolisib in CLL / SLL Patients After BTK Inhibitor Failure

Clinical Scholar Award
Jennifer Brown, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Delineating the Role of Mitochondrial Dysregulation in Richter’s Transformation

Young Investigator Award
Prajish Iyer, PhD
City of Hope
Duarte, California

Christopher Jensen - CLL Society

Combating Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Personalized Supportive Care Program

Integrative Medicine Award
Christopher Jensen, MD, MSCR
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

John Byrd - CLL Society

Understanding and Targeting Hematopoiesis in CLL

Integrative Medicine Award
John Byrd, MD
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio

2023

Andres Chang - CLL Society

The Adaptive Immune Response in CLL

Andres Chang, MD, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine
Winship Cancer Institute
Atlanta, Georgia

2022

BH3 Profiling to Identify Novel Vulnerabilities in Richter’s Syndrome

Christine Ryan, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts

Nathalie Javidi-Sharifi, MD, PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts