2006 ONS Foundation Funded Projects
2006 ONS Foundation Research Fellowship
September, 2006
Angela Starkweather, PhD, RN
Washington State University
“IL-6 Trans-signaling in Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy”
Mentor: Mel Haberman, PhD, RN, FAAN
Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Genentech, Inc.
Kathleen A. Griffith, PhD, CNRP
Johns Hopkins University
“Screening Barriers: Relatives of Black Colon Cancer Patients”
Mentor: Victoria Mock, DNSc
Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the ONS Foundation Endowment
Ida M. Moore, DNS, RN, FAAN
University of Arizona
“Gene Expression Methods to Study Methotrexate-Induced CNS Toxicity”
Mentor: Carrie J. Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Genentech, Inc.
2006 ONS Foundation Breast Cancer Research Grant
Judith A. Paice, PhD, RN
Northwestern University
“Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in Breast Cancer”
Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Breast Cancer Fund of the National Philanthropic Trust
2006 ONS Foundation Small Grant Recipients
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Terri S. Armstrong, DSN, APRN, BC
University of Texas M.D.
"Validation of the MDASI-BT in Patients with Brain Metastases"
$8,152
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Ann M. Berger, PhD, RN, AOCN®
University of Nebraska Medical Center
"Fatigue and Related Factors During Colorectal Cancer Chemotherapy"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Lynne M. Buchanan, PhD, RN, APRN
University of Nebraska Medical Center
"Smoking Cessation Intervention for High Risk Populations"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation
Judith M. Fouladbakhsh, PhD(c), APRN, BC, AHN-C, CHTP
Wayne State University
"Complementary and Alternative Therapy Use in a Cancer Population"
$9,877
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Society and Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing
Michele E. Gaguski, MSN, RN, AOCN®, APN-C
Ocean Medical Center
"Impact of Fatigue Education in Patients with NSCLC During RT"
$9,694
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation
Anne M. Hughes, RN, MN, AOCN®, FAAN
University of California, San Francisco
"The Meaning of Dignity to the Urban Poor with Advanced Disease"
$10,000
Trish Greene Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Purdue Pharma L.P.
Jacquelyn A. Keehne-Miron, RN, MSN, AOCN®
Michigan State University
"Frequency, Intensity and Distress Associated with Chemotherapy Symptom"
$7,500
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the Oncology Nursing Society
Lois J. Loescher, PhD, RN
University of Arizona
"Melanoma High-Risk Patients' Perceived Risk, Worry, Risk Communications"
$10,000
Oncology Nursing Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Oncology
Carrie J. Merkle, PhD, RN, FAAN
University of Arizona
"Role of NK Cells in Breast Cancer Metastasis in Diabetic Rats"
$10,000
Neuro-Oncology Research Grant, Funded by the ONS Foundation through an unrestricted grant from the American Brain Tumor Association
Paula R. Sherwood, PhD, RN, CNRN
University of Pittsburgh
"Biobehavioral Interactions in Neuro-Oncology Caregivers"
$10,000