Yale Cancer Center Members Receive Faculty Innovation Awards

The annual Yale Faculty Innovation Awards are an opportunity to recognize the significant contributions of faculty investigators who launch startups in order to address global challenges. The discoveries from these investiagtors launch innovations from Yale into the world and these companies are poised to change the world. This year, 9 of the 12 Yale faculty recognized are Yale Cancer Center Members and represent some of the 60 new ventures launched at Yale in recent years. This year’s Yale Cancer Center award winners are:

Demetrios Braddock, MD, PhD, Associate Professor (Pathology): Petragen

Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD, Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Professor of Pathology; Scientific Director, Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center and Seth Herzon, PhD, Milton Harris ’29 PhD Professor of Chemistry: Modifi

Ranjit Bindra, MD, PhD, Harvey and Kate Cushing Professor of Therapeutic Radiology and Professor of Pathology; Scientific Director, Chênevert Family Brain Tumor Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center: Alphina Therapeutics

Sidi Chen, PhD, Associate Professor (Genetics): Cellinfinity Bio

Craig Crews, PhD, John C. Malone Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry, of Pharmacology, and of Management: Siduma Therapeutics

Akiko Iwasaki, PhD, Sterling Professor of Immunobiology and Professor of Dermatology and of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and of Epidemiology (Microbial Diseases); Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Anna Marie Pyle, PhD, Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Professor of Chemistry: RIGGImmune

Aaron Ring, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Immunobiology: Seranova Bio

Farren Isaacs, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology: Pearl Bio