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Recent Salk news from the Conquering Cancer team
Spitzenkrebsforscher Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos tritt dem Salk Institute bei
LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute has recruited globally renowned cancer scientist Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos, PhD, to join its faculty as a professor beginning in September 2026. Papagiannakopoulos has served as a …
Does the motion of our DNA influence its activity?
Highlights The genome’s dynamic 3D shape influences the expression of very specific genes The protein NIPBL is a key facilitator of genome structures that inform cell identity Findings may inform new therapeutics for …
Könnten diese beiden Gene die T-Zellen unaufhaltsam machen?
Highlights Scientists discovered key genetic factors that determine whether a T cell acts as a powerful disease fighter or enters an ineffective, exhausted state. Turning off two transcription factors allowed exhausted T …
Acht Salk-Wissenschaftler gehören zu den meistzitierten Forschern der Welt
LA JOLLA—Salk faculty members Joseph Ecker, PhD, Ronald Evans, PhD, Rusty Gage, PhD, Christian Metallo, PhD, Satchidananda Panda, PhD, Reuben Shaw, PhD, and Kay Tye, PhD, as well as research assistant Joseph Nery have all …
Könnte die Steigerung dieses Moleküls das Fortschreiten von Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs verlangsamen?
LA JOLLA—Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, and its incidence is climbing. Because it is typically asymptomatic at early stages, pancreatic cancer is especially difficult …
Salk-Professorin Diana Hargreaves erhält Preis der V Foundation für Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebsforschung
LA JOLLA—Salk Institute Professor Diana Hargreaves was named a 2025 All-Star Translational Award Program grantee by the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The award comes as a recognition of Hargreaves’ …
Boosting this molecule could help retain muscle while losing fat
LA JOLLA—About one in eight adults in the United States has tried or currently uses a GLP-1 medication, and a quarter of those users cite weight loss as their main …
Bile acids exacerbate liver cancer, dietary supplement may offer relief
LA JOLLA—Immunotherapy is a modern approach to cancer treatment that uses a patient’s own immune system to help fight tumors. It has made an incredible impact on treating cancers in …
Putting a lid on excess cholesterol to halt bladder cancer cell growth
LA JOLLA—Like all cancers, bladder cancer develops when abnormal cells start to multiply out of control. But what if we could put a lid on their growth?
Previous studies showed that …
Ihre Immunzellen sind, was sie essen
LA JOLLA—The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won’t make or break your day. However, for your cells, a decision between similar microscopic nutrients could determine …
Unveiling Telo-seq: A breakthrough in telomere research on aging and cancer
LA JOLLA—Within each of our cells, long strands of DNA are folded into chromosomes and capped with protective structures called telomeres. But telomeres shorten as we age, eventually getting so …
Salk scientist Jesse Dixon named 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar
LA JOLLA—Salk Institute Assistant Professor Jesse Dixon has been named a 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This honor provides funding to early-career investigators who demonstrate outstanding …
Dieses Mal ist es persönlich: Verbesserung der Patientenreaktion auf Krebsimmuntherapie
LA JOLLA—Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way we treat cancer in recent years. Instead of targeting the tumor itself, immunotherapies work by directing patients’ immune systems to attack their tumors more …
Salk Institute erhält $5-Millionen-Spende der Paul M. Angell Foundation zur Entwicklung von Diagnostika und Therapien für Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs
LA JOLLA—The Salk Institute will receive a four-year, $5 million gift from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation to support pancreatic cancer research. The project’s leaders, Salk Assistant Professor Dannielle …
Salk immunologist Susan Kaech elected to National Academy of Sciences
LA JOLLA—Salk Institute Professor Susan Kaech has been elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Kaech is one of 120 new members and 24 international members to be elected …
Ein Schritt in Richtung klinikreife Organoide aus Patienten
LA JOLLA—Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers and is projected to become the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States by 2030. It …
Lungenkrebs kapert den Stoffwechsel der Immunzellen, um sein eigenes Wachstum anzukurbeln
LA JOLLA—Lung adenocarcinoma is the most common lung cancer and the cause of most cancer-related deaths in the United States. There are several ways lung adenocarcinoma can arise, one of …
Salk Institute-Professor Ronald Evans mit Japan-Preis geehrt
LA JOLLA—Salk Professor Ronald Evans has been named the 2024 recipient of the Japan Prize in the field of Medical Science and Pharmaceutical Science. The Japan Prize Foundation awards this …