Preventing, diagnosing, treating, and curing diseases caused by tobacco use is the primary objective of the King Program, and the results achieved since the Program’s inception are impressive. The purpose of the Bankhead-Coley Program is to "advance progress toward cures for cancer..." With each new study, scientists come closer to the end goals of the King and Bankhead-Coley Programs. Grantees in these Programs are adding significant data to the body of knowledge that will eventually provide cures to many tobacco-related diseases and cancer. We have made progress in understanding the type of pharmacology that will help smokers quit using tobacco and finding correlations between damaged DNA and cancer, smoking and developmental disabilities, and we continue to increase our awareness and understanding of the social influences on smoking behaviors. What makes these research grants worthy of continued support is the exciting advances that have already been made.
The James & Esther King Program portfolio of grants awarded through 2008 includes 143 projects. Of these, 42 were for work beginning in 2001, three were awarded for one year of work beginning in 2003, 18 projects were awarded in 2004, 16 projects were awarded in 2005, 17 projects were awarded in 2006, 24 projects were awarded in 2007, and 23 projects were awarded in 2008.
2001 King Awards. The inaugural grants extended by the Biomedical Research Program included 14 New Investigator Research awards and 28 Investigator-Initiated Research awards.
2003 King Awards. Three Small Business Technology Transfer grants were awarded in 2003 and completed in 2004.
2004 King Awards. Eighteen projects were awarded in the 2004 Program. There were 13 New Investigator Research awards, two Small Business Technology Transfer awards, and three Team Science Program awards.
2005 King Awards. Sixteen projects were awarded in the 2005 Program. There were 11 New Investigator Research awards, two Small Business Technology Transfer awards, and three Team Science Program awards.
2006 King Awards. Seventeen projects were awarded in the 2006 Program. There were 12 New Investigator Research awards, two Small Business Technology Transfer awards, and three Team Science Program awards.
2007 King Awards. Twenty-four projects were awarded in the 2007 Program. There were 14 New Investigator Research awards, eight Bridge Grants awards, and two Team Science Program awards.
2008 King Awards. Twenty-three projects were awarded in the 2008 Program. There were 16 New Investigator Research awards, three Bridge Grants awards, two Small Business Technology Transfer and two Team Science Program awards.
The Bankhead-Coley Program portfolio of grants awarded through 2008 includes 85 projects. Of these, 33 were for the inaugural year of 2006 for work beginning in January 2007, 25 were awarded in 2007 for work beginning in July 2007, and 27 were awarded in 2008 for work beginning in July 2008.
2006 Bankhead-Coley Awards. The inaugural grants extended by the Cancer Research Program included 23 one-year Bridge Grants, three two-year Bridge Grants, and seven Shared Instrument Grants.
2007 Bankhead-Coley Awards. Twenty-five projects were awarded in the 2007 Program. There were 11 Bridge awards, 10 New Investigator Research awards, two Special Emphasis Projects, and two SPORE Planning (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) awards.
2008 Bankhead-Coley Awards. Twenty-seven projects were awarded in the 2008 Program. There were 15 Bridge awards, 10 New Investigator Research awards, and two SPORE Planning awards.
The profiles of the awardees can be found below in Grantee Information.
Individual grantee information such as program year, type of grant, institution, project summary and progress is available. To view this information, click here.
Through the four King Program grant mechanisms and a diverse group of researchers and grantee institutions, a breadth of groundbreaking research has flourished since the Program’s inception. With each new study, scientists come closer to the end goals of reducing human suffering and eradicating tobacco-related deaths. Grantees in this Program are adding significant new information to the body of knowledge that will eventually provide more effective treatments—and even cures—to many tobacco-related diseases. As demonstrated by the profiles of only a few of the many Program grantees, it is clear that research funded by the James & Esther King Biomedical Research Program is making a difference. The 2007 Annual Report includes the profiles of select grantees including:
- Dr. Ceylan Isgor, 2005 New Investigator Research grant from Florida Atlantic University;
- Dr. Teng Ma, 2004 New Investigator Research grant from Florida State University;
- Dr. Jeffery Goldberg, 2005 New Investigator Research grant from University of Miami;
- Dr. Stephen Grobmyer, 2006 New Investigator Research grant from University of Florida; and
- Dr. Alan Fields, 2006 Team Science Program grant from Mayo Clinic.
Click on the follow link to access the King Program 2007 Annual Report (.pdf,9.8M)
. The profiles begin on page 8 of the annual report. The annual report also includes quotes and statements from many other current grantees about their research and the Program.
During 2007, the Bankhead-Coley Cancer Research Program began building a foundation to accelerate progress in Florida toward preventing and curing cancer through grant awards. To illustrate how these grants fit with the Program goals, the profiles of a few of the current grantees introduces specific cancer research projects and the teams of talented Florida investigators who lead them. The Bankhead-Coley 2007 Annual Report includes the profiles of these select grantees including:
- Dr. George Sarosi, 2006 Bridge grant from University of Florida;
- Dr. Margaret Byrne, 2007 Special Emphasis Project grant from University of Miami;
- Dr. Mia Liza A. Lustria, 2007 New Investigator Research grant from Florida State University; and
- Dr. Vernon Sondak and Dr. James J. Mule, 2007 SPORE Planning grant from H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute.
Click on the follow link to access the Bankhed-Coley Program 2007 Annual Report (.pdf,6.4M). The profiles begin on page 11 of the annual report.
