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Recent Salk news from the Conquering Cancer team
El científico líder en cáncer Thales “PapaG” Papagiannakopoulos se une al Salk Institute
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 …
¿Podrían estos dos genes hacer que las células T sean imparables?
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 …
Ocho científicos de Salk nombrados entre los investigadores más citados del mundo
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 …
¿Podría potenciar esta molécula ralentizar la progresión del cáncer de páncreas?
LA JOLLA—El cáncer de páncreas tiene la tasa de mortalidad más alta de todos los cánceres principales, y su incidencia va en aumento. Debido a que típicamente es asintomático en sus etapas tempranas, el cáncer de páncreas es especialmente difícil…
Salk Professor Diana Hargreaves earns V Foundation award for pancreatic cancer research
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 …
Tus células inmunitarias son lo que comen
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 …
This time, it’s personal: Enhancing patient response to cancer immunotherapy
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 receives $5 million gift from Paul M. Angell Foundation to develop pancreatic cancer diagnostics and therapies
LA JOLLA—El Instituto Salk recibirá una donación de $5 millones de dólares durante cuatro años de la Paul M. Angell Family Foundation para apoyar la investigación del cáncer de páncreas. Los líderes del proyecto, la profesora asistente del Salk 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 …
Un paso hacia organoides derivados de pacientes listos para uso clínico
LA JOLLA—El cáncer de páncreas tiene la tasa de mortalidad más alta de todos los cánceres importantes y se proyecta que se convierta en la segunda causa principal de muertes relacionadas con el cáncer en los Estados Unidos para 2030.
Lung cancer hijacks immune cell metabolism to fuel its own growth
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 honored with Japan Prize
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 …