Advancing Research
Since its inception, the Foundation has awarded over 500 research grants totaling more than $86.4 million.
Research is in our name—and at the heart of everything we do. Our funding, support, and people have been instrumental in driving some of the most significant innovations in treating lymphoma. For us, research is the beginning of a cure.
The Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), comprised of 45 world-renowned lymphoma experts, guides the Foundation’s research activities, seeking out the most innovative and promising lymphoma research projects for support.
We help to ensure that the best and brightest scientific minds can continue their commitment to blood cancer research.
Through an aggressively-funded program we award grants to researchers at all stages of their careers.
Scientific Workshops and Initiatives
Our consortia, research initiatives, and scientific workshops, mobilize the research community to address challenges and advance research.
We announce requests for proposals (RFP’s) for our research grant awards on a regular basis each year.
Who We Fund:
Meet Our 2026 Researchers
Neha Akkad, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Career Development Award
Alexander Boardman, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Career Development Award
Mengyang Di, MD, PhD
University of Washington
Career Development Award
Andrew Jallouk, MD, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Career Development Award
Christina Poh, MD
City of Hope
Career Development Award
Sandeep Raj, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Career Development Award
Seda Tolu, MD
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Career Development Award
Federico Mario Aletti, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Thomas Corner, DPhil.
Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Xin Meng, PhD
Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Shelby Sloan, PhD
The Ohio State University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Herman Van Besien, MD
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Oliver W. Press, MD, PhD Memorial Fellow
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Yulai Zhou, MD, PhD
Yale University
Postdoctoral Fellowship Grant
Amaris Balitsky, MD
McMaster University
Stephanie A. Gregory, MD, FACP Distinguished Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Yun Choi, MD
The Ohio State University
Kristie Blum, MD Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Hunter Cochran, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Kellie and Jeff Fellinge Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Efrat Luttwak, MD, MPH
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Condon Family Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Graham Wehmeyer, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kanti R. Rai, MD Clinical Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Amin Aalipour, MD, PhD
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Paul Walker Schaffel Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Makoto Iwasaki, MD, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harwood Family Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Anouchka Laurent, PhD
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
John Patton, MD, PhD
The Ohio State University
Warwick Foundation Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Reid Shaw, MD
The University of Chicago
Errol M. Cook Memorial Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Anli Zhang, PhD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chike Springer Legacy Scholar
Lymphoma Scientific Research Mentoring Program Grant
Protect the Next Generation of Researchers
Every breakthrough in lymphoma research is made possible by the generosity of our donors. Supporting the Foundation fuels the discoveries that bring us closer to new treatments and cures. Join us in driving progress—because research can only move forward with the dedication of our community.