Dr. Timothy Frankel, MD, University of Michigan, has received the NIH Clinical Scientist Career Development Award. This award is a 5 year study totaling $875,000. The NIH funded project is […]
New Hope for Treating Pancreatic Cancer
Stephen Pandol, MD, and Mouad Edderkaoui, PhD, from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center have developed a novel drug, Metavert, to treat pancreatic cancer. The drug is designed to prevent metastasis of pancreatic […]
2015 Seed Grant Awardee Published
I am pleased to share the following publication featured in the prestigious journal “Nature, April 16, 2016”. George Miller, MD, one of our Seed Grant Awardee’s in the 2015-16 cycle, […]
New method of drug delivery may be safer and more effective against pancreatic cancer
UCLA researchers use nanoparticles to send chemotherapy drug directly to the tumor site, reducing damage to healthy tissues By Shaun Mason The overall five-year survival rate for people with pancreatic […]
Supported Research Finds New Cause for Cancer Growth
Great news to start the new year!!! László G. Boros, MD, a former Hirshberg Seed Grant recipient to study novel mechanisms that lead to the development of pancreatic cancer, recently […]
More Female Seed Grant Recipients in the News
This has certainly been a newsworthy summer for women in sports, from our US Soccer team taking the World Cup title to Serena Williams winning her 21st Grand Slam title. […]