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New Research Shows Chronic Stress and Obesity Accelerate Pancreatic Cancer Growth

March 12, 2025

A new study led by Hirshberg-funded investigators at UCLA sheds light on how chronic stress and an unhealthy diet may work together to accelerate the early development of pancreatic cancer. […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

Dr. Jami Saloman: Advances Groundbreaking Research on Pancreatic Cancer and Pain Management

January 29, 2025

Since 2005, our Seed Grant Program has fostered an environment for research to bloom. As we mark 20 years since our first cohort of grantees, it is more exciting than […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

Dr. Pasca di Magliano: An Exceptional Career of Collaboration

January 29, 2025

Since 2005, our Seed Grant Program has fostered an environment for research to bloom. As we mark 20 years since our first cohort of grantees, it is more exciting than […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

Researchers receive $4 million to advance immunotherapy treatment for pancreatic cancer

August 8, 2024

We are proud to share that our collaborative efforts with the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have led to a transformative $4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

Updates from our UCLA Seed Grant Recipients

November 8, 2023

In early October, we hosted a gathering of scientists and researchers working on pancreatic cancer at UCLA, highlighting some of our recent Seed Grant awardees. With the goal to share […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

New insights into pancreatic cancer drug resistance and metastasis

April 2, 2023

Ethan V. Abel, PhD, a 2021 Seed Grant recipient at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has provided an update on his research in deciphering the role of the HNF1A-SKP2 axis […]

Filed Under: Foundation News, News, Research, Seed Grants

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