ALEXANDRIA, VA. — Conquer Cancer®, the ASCO Foundation, today announced the recipients of the Conquer Cancer – Breast Cancer Research Foundation Advanced Clinical Research Award in Breast Cancer Research. This award provides $450,000 in funding over three years to independent mid-career investigators who wish to conduct original, patient-oriented breast cancer research that is not currently funded. 

The 2025 recipients are: 

Filipa Lynce, MD, FASCO
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
“Deciphering Mechanisms of Response to Novel Therapies in HER2 Expressing Stage III Inflammatory Breast Cancer”

Enrique Soto Pérez de Celis, MD, PhD, FASCO
University of Colorado, Denver
“Aging, Disparities, and Breast Cancer: Unveiling the Impact on Older Adults from Diverse Populations”

Neil Vasan, MD, PhD
Columbia University 
“Clinical Mechanisms of Resistance and Sensitivity to AKT Inhibitors in Metastatic Breast Cancer”

As of May 30, 2025, reflects institutions at the time of application submission.

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The Advanced Clinical Research Awards are generously supported by Breast Cancer Research Foundation®.