Colleen’s Dream Foundation Awards $40,000 Grant to Develop Early Detection Test for Ovarian Cancer

Cheng Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, has received a continuation grant in the amount of $40,000 from Colleen’s Dream Foundation (www.colleensdream.org).

Colleen’s Dream Foundation started in 2012 and funds ovarian cancer research with the primary goal of developing an accurate and accessible early detection test.

Dr. Wang’s research involves a quest to discover new and more effective ways to treat ovarian cancer. He has been working in the area of ovarian biology and ovarian cancer for more than 18 years and has published 38 peer-reviewed articles in this field. His research aims to identify new molecules and signaling pathways involved in the initiation and progression of epithelial ovarian cancers.

Colleen’s Dream is a qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Nicole Cundiff and her husband, Billy, a 12-year veteran kicker in the NFL. Colleen’s Dream is dedicated to funding investigational scientific research with the primary goal of developing and establishing an accurate and accessible early detection test for ovarian cancer. For more information about Colleen’s Dream Foundation, visit www.colleensdream.org.