{"id":17438,"date":"2018-04-19T11:42:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T18:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vermont.salk.edu\/?page_id=17438"},"modified":"2026-03-15T12:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T19:06:02","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/science\/research-centers\/salk-cancer-center\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nachrichten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"news\"><div class=\"entries\"><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2606-pr-evans-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/foundational-research-points-to-new-therapeutic-strategies-for-an-emerging-cancer-drug\/\"><h2>Foundational research points to new therapeutic strategies for an emerging cancer drug<\/h2><\/a><time>June 25, 2026<\/time>\nHighlights\nSalk researchers investigated the impacts of entinostat, a drug that targets HDAC proteins, and found it inactivates DNA damage repair genes in pancreatic cancer cells\nThe discovery led to new treatment \u2026<div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/foundational-research-points-to-new-therapeutic-strategies-for-an-emerging-cancer-drug\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/foundational-research-points-to-new-therapeutic-strategies-for-an-emerging-cancer-drug\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/salk\/images\/news-default-8.jpg\" alt=\"Salk Courtyard\" \/> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/keck-foundation-funds-three-innovative-early-career-salk-projects\/\"><h2>Keck Foundation funds three innovative early-career Salk projects<\/h2><\/a><time>May 28, 2026<\/time>\nHighlights\nW. M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative grants $600,000 to Salk scientist, graduate student pairings\nThe three teams will each tackle their own projects, spanning cancer, neuroscience, and genetics\nThe grants accelerate \u2026<div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/keck-foundation-funds-three-innovative-early-career-salk-projects\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/keck-foundation-funds-three-innovative-early-career-salk-projects\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/260526-pr-evans-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/from-salk-institute-discovery-to-patient-care-vitamin-d-analog-shuts-down-pancreatic-cancers-shield-in-clinical-trial\/\"><h2>From Salk Institute discovery to patient care:  Vitamin D analog shuts down pancreatic cancer\u2019s shield in clinical trial<\/h2><\/a><time>May 26, 2026<\/time>\nHighlights\nPreclinical studies at the Salk Institute laid the foundation for a question now being tested in patients: Can a vitamin D-based therapy \u201creprogram\u201d a pancreatic tumor\u2019s protective microenvironment, making tumors \u2026<div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/from-salk-institute-discovery-to-patient-care-vitamin-d-analog-shuts-down-pancreatic-cancers-shield-in-clinical-trial\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/from-salk-institute-discovery-to-patient-care-vitamin-d-analog-shuts-down-pancreatic-cancers-shield-in-clinical-trial\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/260402-pr-papag-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/top-cancer-scientist-thales-papag-papagiannakopoulos-joins-salk-institute\/\"><h2>Spitzenkrebsforscher Thales \u201cPapaG\u201d Papagiannakopoulos tritt dem Salk Institute bei<\/h2><\/a><time>2. April 2026<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014The Salk Institute has recruited globally renowned cancer scientist Thales \u201cPapaG\u201d Papagiannakopoulos, PhD, to join its faculty as a professor beginning in September 2026. Papagiannakopoulos has served as a \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/top-cancer-scientist-thales-papag-papagiannakopoulos-joins-salk-institute\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/top-cancer-scientist-thales-papag-papagiannakopoulos-joins-salk-institute\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/260216-pr-dixon-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/does-the-motion-of-our-dna-influence-its-activity\/\"><h2>Beeinflusst die Bewegung unserer DNA ihre Aktivit\u00e4t?<\/h2><\/a><time>17. Februar 2026<\/time>\nHighlights\nThe genome\u2019s dynamic 3D shape influences the expression of very specific genes\nThe protein NIPBL is a key facilitator of genome structures that inform cell identity\nFindings may inform new therapeutics for \u2026<div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/does-the-motion-of-our-dna-influence-its-activity\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/does-the-motion-of-our-dna-influence-its-activity\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sue-Kaech-767.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-these-two-genes-make-t-cells-unstoppable\/\"><h2>K\u00f6nnten diese beiden Gene die T-Zellen unaufhaltsam machen?<\/h2><\/a><time>4. Februar 2026<\/time>\nHighlights\nScientists discovered key genetic factors that determine whether a T cell acts as a powerful disease fighter or enters an ineffective, exhausted state.\nTurning off two transcription factors allowed exhausted T \u2026<div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-these-two-genes-make-t-cells-unstoppable\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-these-two-genes-make-t-cells-unstoppable\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/salk\/images\/news-default-7.jpg\" alt=\"Salk Courtyard\" \/> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/eight-salk-scientists-named-among-the-most-highly-cited-researchers-in-the-world\/\"><h2>Acht Salk-Wissenschaftler geh\u00f6ren zu den meistzitierten Forschern der Welt<\/h2><\/a><time>13. November 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Salk faculty members Joseph Ecker,\u00a0PhD, Ronald Evans, PhD,\u00a0Rusty Gage,\u00a0PhD, Christian Metallo, PhD, Satchidananda Panda, PhD,\u00a0Reuben Shaw, PhD, and\u00a0Kay Tye, PhD, as well as research assistant Joseph Nery have all \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/eight-salk-scientists-named-among-the-most-highly-cited-researchers-in-the-world\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/eight-salk-scientists-named-among-the-most-highly-cited-researchers-in-the-world\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/250916-pr-engle-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-boosting-this-molecule-slow-pancreatic-cancer-progression\/\"><h2>K\u00f6nnte die Steigerung dieses Molek\u00fcls das Fortschreiten von Bauchspeicheldr\u00fcsenkrebs verlangsamen?<\/h2><\/a><time>16. September 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA \u2013 Bauchspeicheldr\u00fcsenkrebs hat die h\u00f6chste Sterblichkeitsrate aller gro\u00dfen Krebsarten und seine Inzidenz steigt. Da er in fr\u00fchen Stadien typischerweise asymptomatisch ist, ist Bauchspeicheldr\u00fcsenkrebs besonders schwierig \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-boosting-this-molecule-slow-pancreatic-cancer-progression\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/could-boosting-this-molecule-slow-pancreatic-cancer-progression\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/250723-pr-Hargreaves-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-professor-diana-hargreaves-earns-v-foundation-award-for-pancreatic-cancer-research\/\"><h2>Salk-Professorin Diana Hargreaves erh\u00e4lt Preis der V Foundation f\u00fcr Bauchspeicheldr\u00fcsenkrebsforschung<\/h2><\/a><time>Juli 24, 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Salk 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\u2019 \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-professor-diana-hargreaves-earns-v-foundation-award-for-pancreatic-cancer-research\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-professor-diana-hargreaves-earns-v-foundation-award-for-pancreatic-cancer-research\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/25-pr-evans-homepage.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/boosting-this-molecule-could-help-retain-muscle-while-losing-fat\/\"><h2>Boosting this molecule could help retain muscle while losing fat<\/h2><\/a><time>January 23, 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014About 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 \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/boosting-this-molecule-could-help-retain-muscle-while-losing-fat\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/boosting-this-molecule-could-help-retain-muscle-while-losing-fat\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/250114-pr-kaech-thumbnail.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/bile-acids-exacerbate-liver-cancer-dietary-supplement-may-offer-relief\/\"><h2>Bile acids exacerbate liver cancer, dietary supplement may offer relief<\/h2><\/a><time>January 14, 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Immunotherapy is a modern approach to cancer treatment that uses a patient\u2019s own immune system to help fight tumors. It has made an incredible impact on treating cancers in \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/bile-acids-exacerbate-liver-cancer-dietary-supplement-may-offer-relief\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/bile-acids-exacerbate-liver-cancer-dietary-supplement-may-offer-relief\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/250114-pr-hunter-thumbnail.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/putting-a-lid-on-excess-cholesterol-to-halt-bladder-cancer-cell-growth\/\"><h2>Putting a lid on excess cholesterol to halt bladder cancer cell growth<\/h2><\/a><time>January 14, 2025<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Like 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?<\/p>\n<p>Previous studies showed that \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/putting-a-lid-on-excess-cholesterol-to-halt-bladder-cancer-cell-growth\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/putting-a-lid-on-excess-cholesterol-to-halt-bladder-cancer-cell-growth\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/24_09_KaechScienceIllus_02_square.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/your-immune-cells-are-what-they-eat\/\"><h2>Ihre Immunzellen sind, was sie essen<\/h2><\/a><time>12. Dezember 2024<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014The decision between scrambled eggs or an apple for breakfast probably won\u2019t make or break your day. However, for your cells, a decision between similar microscopic nutrients could determine \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/your-immune-cells-are-what-they-eat\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/your-immune-cells-are-what-they-eat\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/telomeres-image-sq.png\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/unveiling-telo-seq-a-breakthrough-in-telomere-research-on-aging-and-cancer\/\"><h2>Unveiling Telo-seq: A breakthrough in telomere research on aging and cancer<\/h2><\/a><time>June 18, 2024<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Within 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 \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/unveiling-telo-seq-a-breakthrough-in-telomere-research-on-aging-and-cancer\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/unveiling-telo-seq-a-breakthrough-in-telomere-research-on-aging-and-cancer\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><div class=\"row entry\"><div class=\"col-sm-3 col-lg-2 hidden-xs\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive center-block\" src=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Jesse-Dixon-551A9712-0252-767.jpg\"> <\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-lg-9\"><a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-scientist-jesse-dixon-named-2024-pew-biomedical-scholar\/\"><h2>Salk scientist Jesse Dixon named 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar<\/h2><\/a><time>June 18, 2024<\/time><p>LA JOLLA\u2014Salk 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 \u2026<\/p><div class=\"visible-xs\"><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-scientist-jesse-dixon-named-2024-pew-biomedical-scholar\/\">Mehr lesen<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"col-sm-2 col-lg-1 hidden-xs\"><div class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/news-release\/salk-scientist-jesse-dixon-named-2024-pew-biomedical-scholar\/\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <hr \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"btn -expand\" href=\"\/de\/science\/research\/cancer-biology\/news\/\">More News<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LA JOLLA\u2014Salk Institute Assistant Professor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/scientist\/jesse-dixon\/\">Jesse Dixon<\/a> has been named a 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar by The Pew Charitable Trusts. This honor provides funding to early-career investigators who demonstrate outstanding promise in science toward advancing human health. Dixon and the other 21 awardees will each receive $300,000 over four years to support their research.\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":0,"parent":17510,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-sidebar-right.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[551],"class_list":["post-17438","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>News - Salk Institute for Biological Studies<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.salk.edu\/de\/science\/research-centers\/salk-cancer-center\/news\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"de_DE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"News - Salk Institute for Biological Studies\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LA JOLLA\u2014Salk Institute Assistant Professor Jesse Dixon has been named a 2024 Pew Biomedical Scholar by The Pew Charitable Trusts. 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