Grant Writing Experience

1. “Home-based high-intensity interval training to improve colorectal cancer survivorship: feasibility and relationship with novel surrogate biomarkers of colorectal cancer recurrence”
Role: Principal Investigator
K22 PAR-18-466, NIH/NCI (submitted June 2018)
Status: Under Review

2. “Reducing breast cancer risk through modifying body composition and decreasing inflammation in normal weight women”
Role: Consultant; Assisted in conceptualizing, developing, and writing the diet and exercise intervention.
PI: Karen Basen-Engquist
R21, NIH/NCI PA-18-720 (submitted June 2018)
Status: Under Review

3. “Reducing breast cancer risk through modifying body composition and decreasing inflammation in normal weight women"
Role: Consultant; Assisted in conceptualizing, developing, and writing the diet and exercise intervention. 
PI: Karen Basen-Engquist
AICR, submitted in response to “Investigator-Initiated Research Grant Program (submitted June 2018)
Status: Under Review

4. “High-intensity interval training for colorectal cancer survivors: feasibility and effect on circulating tumor DNA”
Role: The PI and I transformed my K99/R00 application (below) into this R21 application.
PI: Karen Basen-Engquist
R21, NIH/NCI PAR-18-016 (submitted February 2018)
Status: Scored 42nd percentile

5. “High-intensity interval training among colorectal cancer survivors: feasibility and impact on biomarkers implicated in cancer recurrence”
Role: Principal Investigator
K99/R00 PA-16-193, NIH/NCI (submitted October 2017)
Status: Not Reviewed

6. “A combination therapy to treat cancer-related fatigue”
Role: wrote exercise intervention section and edited related sections, developed supporting documents related to exercise intervention
PI: Sriram Yennu
R01, NIH/NCI PA-16-160 (submitted October 2017)
Status: Accepted

7. “Physical activity and dexamethasone for cancer related fatigue in patients with advanced cancer”
Role: wrote exercise intervention section and edited related sections, developed supporting documents related to exercise intervention
PI: Sriram Yennu
PCORI (Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute) grant (submitted October 2017)
Status: Just in time documents submitted

8. “Effects of exercise and diet intervention on circulating tumor DNA in high-risk Stage II-IV colorectal cancer patients”
Role: wrote significant portions of the grant application
PI: Karen Basen-Engquist
CPRIT (Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas) High Impact/ High Risk Letter of Intent (submitted October 2017)
Status: Rejected

 9. “Proof of concept pilot on use of ctDNA to identify high risk Stage II-IV colorectal cancer (CRC) patients to receive a lifestyle intervention, and explore intervention effects on changes in ctDNA”
Role: assisted in developing the diet and exercise intervention and writing the intervention section
PI: Karen Basen-Engquist
MD Anderson Cancer Center/Guardant Health Sponsored Studies (submitted May 2017)
Status: Rejected

10. “The impact of exercise prescription on markers of breast cancer risk,”
Role: Principal Investigator
L’Oreal USA for Women in Science Fellowship (submitted February 2017)
Status: Rejected.

11. “High-intensity interval training for women at heightened risk of breast cancer”
Role: wrote significant portions of this grant application
PI: Susan Gilchrist
MD Anderson Cancer Center/Energy Balance Assessment: Supplemental Funding Application (submitted October 2016)
Status: Accepted. Award: $5,000