The NAC Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of our first research grant call!

Translational Research Grants

Grant recipient 1 – A 3-way deep investigation of DLK1 as a key modulator and target of ACC

Leonardo Guasti · Barbara Altieri · Michaela Luconi · James Pittaway (Queen Mary University of London · University of Würzburg · University of Florence)

Grant recipient 2 – ACC Immunotherapy with glucocorticoid-resistant CAR-T-cells plus CAR-macrophages

Michael Hudecek · Martin Fassnacht · Pierre Val (University Hospital of Würzburg · Université Clermont Auvergne)

Clinical Trial Research Grant

Grant recipient 3 – The ADIUVO-2 randomized trial – a clinical and molecular enterprise to cure ACC

Joakim Crona · Martin Fassnacht · Mouhammed Amir Habra · Rossella Libé · Massimo Terzolo · Alfredo Berruti (Uppsala University Hospital · University Hospital of Würzburg · University of Texas · Cochin Hospital · University of Turin · University of Brescia)

The projects were evaluated on three key criteria: excellence, impact, and quality and efficiency of implementation. Each selected project represents innovative research aimed at advancing our understanding of ACC biology or at developing new diagnostics and therapies.