Hayes awarded for lung cancer research achievements

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By UCLA Health
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DMMP Assistant Professor Tiki Hayes, Ph.D., was recently awarded the 2024 Lung Cancer Research Foundation Minority Career Development Award in Lung Cancer and the Cynthia M. Page Merit Award for Innovation in Lung Cancer Research.

The two-year, $150,000 awards support Dr. Hayes’ efforts to develop new strategies to combat drug resistance in EGFR-mutant lung cancers.

The Minority Career Development award honors physicians and scientists whose work shows profound promise in advancing lung cancer research and promotes greater representation of underrepresented groups in the lung cancer research workforce. The Cynthia M. Page Merit Award recognizes the exceptional scientific merit and innovation of Hayes’ research, which pushes the boundaries of lung cancer studies through creative and forward-thinking approaches.

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