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.
2024
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
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
Understanding and Targeting Hematopoiesis in CLL
Integrative Medicine Award
John Byrd, MD
University of Cincinnati Cancer Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
2023
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