In 2019 the Hirshberg Foundation supported UCLA in the recruitment of Miklos Sahin-Toth, MD, PhD, a leading pancreatic disease researcher and a specialist in chronic pancreatitis. The Sahin-Toth Laboratory is located next door and works closely with the The Ronald S. Hirshberg Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, headed by long-standing director Guido Eibl, MD, Professor, […]
Scientific Update: How the Pandemic has Reshaped Research
A few of our 2019 Seed Grant recipients share how they have adapted their work in the face of COVID-19
Collaborative Seed Grant Award Focuses on Understanding Pancreatitis-Promoted Pancreatic Cancer
The Hirshberg Foundation is pleased to announce a multi-researcher project will be funded for the 2020 Seed Grant. Expanding on current research underway at the Hirshberg Laboratory for Pancreatic Cancer Research at UCLA, this project will look at the influence of hereditary pancreatitis on pancreatic cancer development. While there is no one cause for developing […]
Research Identifies Loss of Protein Linking Chronic Pancreatitis to Pancreatic Cancer, May Present New Tailored Therapy
Chronic pancreatitis is a known risk factor for the development of pancreatic cancer. However, the genetic alterations that cause this chronic inflammation and therefore predispose the patient to malignant transformation of the pancreas remain unknown. However, newly published research in Nature Communications by two-time Seed Grant Awardee, Alexandros Tzatsos, MD, PhD, has identified a protein […]
UCLA’s 2019 Hirshberg Activity Summary Report Released
The 2019 Activity Summary from UCLA, a report that outlines the work we’ve funded on campus and evaluates the remarkable advances made in research and patient care, is now available. The Hirshberg Foundation continues to position the UCLA Agi Hirshberg Center for Pancreatic Diseases as a hub for leading-edge investigations and a beacon of hope […]
$5.75 Million Grant to Help Researchers Study Obesity, Inflammation and Pancreatic Cancer
A combined team of Hirshberg Foundation-affiliated researchers from UCLA has been awarded a grant for $5.75 million to study the effects of obesity on pancreatic cancer formation. This grant will build upon work that the Hirshberg Foundation has been funding since it began in 1997. “We know that the biological mechanisms of obesity, such as […]