Salk Cancer Center

Message from the Director

Everyone knows someone impacted by cancer. One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Worldwide, cancer rates are expected to increase by as much as 63 percent by 2040.

Current therapies remain insufficient to address the threat. Through innovative biomedical expertise and collaborations, the Salk Cancer Center is working to develop new therapies and cures to enhance the lives of current and future generations.

Salk’s Conquering Cancer Initiative is a scientific and philanthropic initiative to bring together scientists in collaboration to harness new strategies against five deadly cancers: pancreatic, ovarian, lung, brain (glioblastoma) and triple negative breast. Together, Salk researchers will identify cancer’s vulnerabilities and find new methods to attack tumors and leave healthy tissues alone. Our Conquering Cancer Initiative launched in April 2018 and we are pleased to share our Year One Progress report thanks to supporters and collaborators who serve as our valued partners.

We are at a unique and momentous time in cancer research. We invite you to be a part of our Conquering Cancer Initiative.

Conquering Cancer Initiative
year one update

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Sandy Liarakos, CFRE

Senior Director of External Relations
Phone: (858) 453-4100 x2067
E-mail: sliarakos@salk.edu

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Upcoming Seminars

Wednesday Cancer Center Trainee Research Seminar Series
Date: Wednesday, August 19
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Talk title: Mammary epithelial cell states in obesity and menopause
Speaker: Nikki Lytle, PhD (Wahl Lab)
Talk title: Replication Stress at Telomeres: Using yeast to model a possible pathway for cancer cell proliferation
Speaker: Cynthia Reyes, PhD (Lundblad Lab)
Host: Leona Flores
Location: Virtual

Salk Cancer Center “Bench-to-Bedside-to-Bench” Series
Date: Thursday, August 20
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Targeting Ferro-Addiction in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
Speaker: Eric Collisson, MD, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Hosts: Reuben Shaw, Dannie Engle
Location: Virtual