Grant Programs.
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MD Anderson Cancer Center: $500,000
This continues to fund the first scholar program within the Pancreatic Cancer department of MD Anderson. The five-year commitment will help fund an early physician-scientist establish accreditation within the field and help mold a career path in pancreatic cancer research. This program will be overseen by MD Anderson's Pancreatic Moonshot Program co-leader, Dr. Anirban Maitra.
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The University of Arizona Cancer Center: $500,000
This five-year commitment will provide research initiatives and accelerate the ability to prevent, detect, and eventually cure pancreatic cancer. Specifically, this donation establishes a program to facilitate tissue collection. The funding will also support critical trials involving immunotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Previous Support
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MD Anderson Cancer Center: $300,000
This grant establishes the first scholar program within the Pancreatic Cancer department of MD Anderson. The three-year commitment will help fund an early physician-scientist establish accreditation within the field and help mold a career path in pancreatic cancer research. This program will be overseen by MD Anderson's Pancreatic Moonshot Program co-leader, Dr. Anirban Maitra.
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The University of Arizona Cancer Center: $150,000
This three-year commitment will provide research initiatives and accelerate the ability to prevent, detect, and eventually cure pancreatic cancer. Specifically, this donation establishes a program to facilitate tissue collection. The funding will also support critical trials involving immunotherapy for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
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Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University: $150,000
This three-year commitment will provide crucial funding to support promising research in the field of pancreatic cancer. These dollars assist scientists and clinicians with the resources to ask "out of the box" research questions and to explore new ideas relating to cancer. The grant allows faculty members at the Lurie Cancer Center to apply for grants who are pursuing key research within pancreatic cancer.