Kenneth J. Pienta

Johns Hopkins University

Full Professor(heuristic)

Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research · Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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h-index142
i10-index543
Publications1,425
Citations84,513

Grants

8 total · 1 active

NIH #P50CA272391

Project 2: Dual Targeting of B7-H3 in mCRPC

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2024-09-01 → 2029-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #U01CA196390

Multidiciplinary Integrative Genomic Approach to Distinguish Lethal from Indolent Prostate Cancer in Men of Europena and African Ancestry

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2015-09-10 → 2023-08-31
PIs
2

NIH #U54CA210173

The Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Oncology Center

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2016-08-29 → 2021-07-31
PIs
2

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All Grants

8 total · 1 active

NIH #P50CA272391

Project 2: Dual Targeting of B7-H3 in mCRPC

Active
Amount
$300K–$400K
Period
2024-09-01 → 2029-08-31
PIs
1

NIH #U01CA196390

Multidiciplinary Integrative Genomic Approach to Distinguish Lethal from Indolent Prostate Cancer in Men of Europena and African Ancestry

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2015-09-10 → 2023-08-31
PIs
2

NIH #U54CA210173

The Johns Hopkins Physical Sciences Oncology Center

Amount
$2M–$3M
Period
2016-08-29 → 2021-07-31
PIs
2

NIH #U54CA163124

Human Sample Acquisition Core (HSAC)

Amount
$100K–$200K
Period
— → 2017-07-31
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR

NIH #UM1HG006508

Exploring Precision Cancer Medicine for Sarcoma and Rare Cancers

Amount
$1M–$2M
Period
2013-07-19 → 2017-05-31
PIs
3

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR

NIH #U01CA143055

Reactive Stroma and Tumor Associated Macrophages in Prostate Cancer Progression

Amount
$500K–$600K
Period
2010-09-07 → 2015-08-31
PIs
2

NIH #P30CA006973

Prostate Cancer Program - 07

Amount
<$100K
Period
— → —
PIs
1

NIH #P01CA093900

Macrophages induce a tumor-promoting stable EMT in prostate cancer

Amount
$400K–$500K
Period
2004-06-05 → —
PIs
1

Awarded at UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR

Recent Public Signals

  1. New preprint: Indirect genomic effects shape cancer risk across species2026-06-30
  2. New paper: Supplemental Figure S5 from Cells in the Polyaneuploid Cancer Cell State Are Prometastatic2026-06-17
  3. New NIH award: Project 2: Dual Targeting of B7-H3 in mCRPC2024-09-01

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