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Tammara Lynn Watts
Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology
tammara.watts@duke.edu
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Selected Grants
Ascertaining Multilevel drivers of hEad and Neck cancer Disparities (AMEND)
Research
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2026 - 2031
Computational tumor phenotyping to interrogate treatment resistance and immune dysregulation in head and neck cancer
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Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Cancer Institute ·
2024 - 2029
From bench to bedside: a multifaceted integrated approach to improve head and neck cancer outcomes.
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ·
2024 - 2029
Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders ·
2022 - 2027
Understanding How High Risk Human Papilloma Virus Serotypes Impacts Racial Disparities in Orophayrngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by NRG Oncology ·
2021 - 2023
Overcoming Cisplatin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer with Crenolanib, a PDGFR-¿ Small Molecule Inhibitor
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Elsa U. Pardee Foundation ·
2019 - 2022
Targeting Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Head and Neck Cancer
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2019 - 2021
Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Triological Society ·
2019 - 2021
