Thanks to discoveries in both targeted therapy and immunotherapy, melanoma death rates among men and women have decreased nationally. In contrast, incidence rates have increased. Generous gifts to Outrun the Sun bolster our ability to fuel melanoma research that helps patients around the world.
Outrun the Sun Melanoma Research Scholars
We are pleased to recognize the Outrun the Sun Melanoma Research Scholars who actively seek new therapies and a cure for melanoma.
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Harvard University (formerly)
Lyell Immunopharma
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Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
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Mayo Clinic
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-claudia-capparelli-phd.jpg?v=20220310195243)
Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson University
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2024-02-09-jeremy-chang-ms-md.jpg?v=20240221190759)
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2022-08-31-shuyang-chen-phd.jpg?v=20240209181746)
Cleveland Clinic
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-timothy-corson-phd.jpg?v=20240209181623)
Indiana University
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-roxana-dronca-md.jpg?v=20240209181623)
Mayo Clinic
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-valentin-feichtenschlager-md.jpg?v=20240209181623)
University of California, SF
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Wake Forest University School of Medicine
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University of California, Irvine
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Mayo Clinic (formerly)
University of Minnesota
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MD Anderson (formerly)
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-deborah-lang-phd.jpg?v=20240209181614)
University of Chicago (formerly)
Boston University School of Medicine
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-chi-luo-phd.jpg?v=20240209181614)
Dana-Farber (formerly)
Zhejiang University
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-prashiela-manga-phd.jpg?v=20240209181614)
NYU School of Medicine
Federal Drug Administration
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-aaron-mansfield-md.jpg?v=20240209181610)
Mayo Clinic
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-ketankumar-patel-phd.jpg?v=20240209181610)
St. John's University
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-yee-peng-phoon-phd.jpg?v=20240209181605)
Cleveland Clinic
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2023-12-11-roxanna-pirker-md.jpg?v=20240209181605)
University of California, San Francisco
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-privdoz-christian-posch-md-phd.jpg?v=20240209181605)
Harvard University (formerly)
Technical University of Munich
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-tobias-schatton-pharmd-phd.jpg?v=20240209181600)
Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
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Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson (formerly)
Arvinas, Inc.
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-manoela-tiago-phd.jpg?v=20240209181600)
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University
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Boston University School of Medicine
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University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus
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Boston Children’s Hospital Harvard Medical School
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-yiyi-yan-md-phd.jpg?v=20240209181553)
Mayo Clinic
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Case Western Reserve University/Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
OTS Scholarship/IU Fairbanks School of Public Health
The Outrun the Sun Scholarship at the Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health supports students studying epidemiology who are interested in melanoma and skin cancer-related projects. Their work helps us better understand and respond to the genetic and environmental factors that impact both melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers. The scholarship will exist in perpetuity.
![](https://outrunthesun.org/storage/researchers/2021-12-03-andrew-marley-mph-phd.jpg?v=20240209181610)
University of Minnesota Medical School
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Indiana University Fairbanks School of Public Health
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Melanoma Forums
Our Melanoma Forums, whether they are in person or online, give people the opportunity hear directly from our research scholars and learn how their work is impacting patients.