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PRESS RELEASE: The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Is Now Accepting Applications for its 2022 Prize for Early-Career, Radically Innovative Cancer Researchers

October 4th, 2021 / The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Is Now Accepting Applications for its 2022 Prize for Early-Career, Radically Innovative Cancer Researchers NEW YORK, OCTOBER 4, 2021 (Business Wire) – The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for the 2022 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer … Continued

Why Are Only Some Cells ‘Competent’ to Form Cancer? MSK Scientists Say Context Is Key

September 3rd, 2021 / MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING

Right now, in your body, lurk thousands of cells with DNA mistakes that could cause cancer. Yet only in rare instances do these DNA mistakes, called genetic mutations, lead to a full-blown cancer. Why? The standard explanation is that it takes a certain number of genetic “hits” to a cell’s DNA to push a cell … Continued

When cancer cells “put all their eggs in one basket”

May 28th, 2021 / COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY / JASMINE LEE

Normal cells usually have multiple solutions for fixing problems. For example, when DNA becomes damaged, healthy white blood cells can use several different strategies to make repairs. But cancer cells may “put all their eggs in one basket,” getting rid of all backup plans and depending on just one pathway to mend their DNA. Cold … Continued

PRESS RELEASE: THE PERSHING SQUARE SOHN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE AWARDS $3.6 MILLION TO SIX EMERGING PIONEERS IN CANCER RESEARCH

May 18th, 2021 / The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance

THE PERSHING SQUARE SOHN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE AWARDS $3.6 MILLION TO SIX EMERGING PIONEERS IN CANCER RESEARCH The Pershing Square Sohn Prize Has Committed More Than $30 Million to 52 Scientists in the New York Area to Support Bold Cancer Research NEW YORK, MAY 18, 2021 (Business Wire) – The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research … Continued

Cancer Researchers Discover What’s Driving “Brain Fog” in People With COVID-19

February 10th, 2021 / SCITECHDAILY / MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER

A unique collaboration among experts from several areas within MSK leads to findings about how inflammation appears to be driving the neurologic effects seen in some COVID-19 patients. One of the dozens of unusual symptoms that have emerged in COVID-19 patients is a condition that’s informally called “COVID brain” or “brain fog.” It’s characterized by confusion, headaches, … Continued

PRESS RELEASE: The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Is Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Prize for Early-Career, Radically Innovative Cancer Researchers

October 5th, 2020 / The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance

The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance Is Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Prize for Early-Career, Radically Innovative Cancer Researchers NEW YORK, OCTOBER 5, 2020 (Business Wire) – The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (PSSCRA) today announced the opening of applications for its 2021 Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research. The prize … Continued

PRESS RELEASE: THE PERSHING SQUARE SOHN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE AWARDS $4.2M TO SEVEN RISING LEADERS IN CANCER RESEARCH

July 29th, 2020 / The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance

THE PERSHING SQUARE SOHN CANCER RESEARCH ALLIANCE AWARDS $4.2M TO SEVEN RISING LEADERS IN CANCER RESEARCH The Pershing Square Sohn Prize Has Supported 46 Cancer Scientists in the New York Life Science Ecosystem by Funding High-Risk, High-Reward Research NEW YORK, JULY 29, 2020 (Business Wire) – The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance today announced … Continued

PRESS RELEASE: THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION AWARDS $3 MILLION TO INNOVATIVE SARS-COV-2 RESEARCH PROJECTS

July 7th, 2020 / The Pershing Square Foundation

THE PERSHING SQUARE FOUNDATION AWARDS $3 MILLION TO INNOVATIVE SARS-COV-2 RESEARCH PROJECTS Foundation Supports Leaders in Life Science who have Refocused Work to Combat the Coronavirus Pandemic NEW YORK, July 7, 2020 (Businesswire) – The Pershing Square Foundation (the “Foundation”) today announced that it has awarded $3 million to nineteen recipients at ten academic research institutions … Continued

Why pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is so lethal

May 21st, 2020 / EUREKALERT / COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is a deadly cancer, killing patients within a year. CSHL Professor Christopher Vakoc and his former postdoc Timothy Somerville discovered how pancreatic cells lose their identity, acquire a deadly new identity, and recruit nearby cells to help them grow, promote inflammation, and invade nearby tissues. This understanding could lead to new … Continued

Venture Capitalists Turn to Science in Search for Next Great Investment

November 21st, 2019 / THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS / KARA COLEMAN

THE PEW CHARITABLE TRUSTS / KARA COLEMAN (NOVEMBER 21, 2019) — Although Silicon Valley is often considered the birthplace of modern entrepreneurial leadership and ideas, scientists across the country are getting attention for groundbreaking work. Investment in health research and development grew 27 percent from 2013 to 2017, for example, and several members of the Pew biomedical … Continued

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