The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation said this week that it has awarded 20 one-year research grants, worth nearly $1.6 million in total, to researchers investigating new approaches to treating the disease.

Among the award winners is Jennifer Lisa Bromberg-White, of the Van Andel Research Institute. White was awarded a $50,000 fellowship by MMRF for her project entitled “Validation of Melphalan-Resistance Targets In Vitro in Human Multiple Myeloma Cell Lines Utilizing a Retroviral-Based RNAi Delivery System.”