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Tammara Lynn Watts

Associate Professor in Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences
Head & Neck Surgical Oncology

Selected Grants


Computational tumor phenotyping to interrogate treatment resistance and immune dysregulation in head and neck cancer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029

Otolaryngology Surgeon- Scientist career Path (OSSP) program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders · 2022 - 2027

Overcoming Cisplatin Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer with Crenolanib, a PDGFR-¿ Small Molecule Inhibitor

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Elsa U. Pardee Foundation · 2019 - 2022

Targeting Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Head and Neck Cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2021

Targeting the Tumor Microenvironment in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Triological Society · 2019 - 2021

External Relationships


  • Association of Community Cancer Centers

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