Funding

The Griffith Lab is located at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis and is primarily affiliated with the Department of Medicine, Division of Oncology. The Griffith lab is also affiliated with the McDonnell Genome Institute.

In addition to support from Washington University, the Griffith Lab has received support from the following external funding agencies, non-profit foundations, and other organizations.

Malachi Griffith

Dr. Malachi Griffith is currently supported by several National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants primarily from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Dr. Griffith received a Pathway to Independence Award (K99) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI Award: R00 HG007940) and an Early-Stage Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management award from NCI (U01 CA248235). He also received a V Scholar Award from the V Foundation for Cancer Research (Award: V2018-007). Additional funding is provided by several R01, U01 and U24 grants from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the St. Louis Children’s Hospital Children’s Discovery Institute, Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences, and a gift from the Jaime Leandro Foundation for Therapeutic Vaccines. His primary academic appointment at Washington University is in the Department of Medicine and he has a secondary appointment in the Department of Genetics. The McDonnell Genome Institute supports the computational and sequence data production aspects of his research. He is also a member of the Siteman Cancer Center.

Obi Griffith

Dr. Obi Griffith is currently supported by the Children’s Discovery Institute, and Small-Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Consortium: Therapeutic Development and Mechanisms of Resistance (U01), and Advanced Development of Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (U24) awards from the NCI. His primary academic appointment at Washington University is in the Department of Medicine and he has a secondary appointment in the Department of Genetics. The McDonnell Genome Institute supports the computational and sequence data production aspects of his research. He is also a member of the Siteman Cancer Center.