BCRFA Funds Cancer-Related Research Grants Through O’Neal Invests Fall 2025 Cycle

The UAB O’Neal Cancer Center is pleased to announce that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama (BCRFA) has generously funded two grants through the 2025 fall cycle of O’Neal Invests.

• Sooryanarayana Varambally, Ph.D.
  • Department of Pathology
  • Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology
  • Pre-R01
  • Evaluation of ATPase TRIP13 as Biomarker in Breast Cancers and Investigation of its Functions
• Nicole Henderson, Ph.D.
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Hematology/Oncology
  • Catalyst
  • Communication of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) Results in Women’s Cancer Care

There are two O’Neal Invests RFAs per year, in the spring and fall. O’Neal Cancer Center membership is not a requirement to apply, but awardees must become members. The grants are peer-reviewed by a panel of UAB faculty.

In addition to these recipients, three more awardees received funding through O’Neal Invests as part of the 2025 fall cycle; read more here.