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Garth Powis, D. Phil.
Jeanne and Gary Herberger Leadership Chair in Cancer Research
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Cancer
The Institute’s Cancer Center is one of only seven NCI-designated basic cancer research centers in the nation. We couple fundamental biological research with early translational studies to find new, innovative therapies that restore hope to cancer patients and their families.
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Francesca Marassi, Ph.D.
Professor, Cancer Metabolism and Signaling Networks Program
Immunity
The human immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues and organs that fight off disease. It can also turn against the body causing autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis. Increasingly, scientists are learning how to help the body’s immune system to combat cancer.
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Adam Godzik, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics and Structural Biology Program
Neuroscience and Aging
Diseases associated with aging and development are already a leading cause of death and disability, and their prevalence is rising fast—to give one example, by 2050, the number of Alzheimer’s patients age 65 and older may nearly triple from 5 million to 13.8 million.
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Huaxi Xu, Ph.D.
Jeanne and Gary Herberger Leadership Chair in Neuroscience Research
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Rolf Bodmer, Ph.D.
Director and Professor, Development, Aging and Regeneration Program
Sanford Children's Health Research Center
Genetic diseases in children are rare, and often incurable. Research insights into the genes and environmental factors that play a role in the development of childhood diseases are leading to better ways to more accurately diagnose, treat and cure children with disease.
Cancer
The Institute’s Cancer Center is one of only seven NCI-designated basic cancer research centers in the nation. We couple fundamental biological research with early translational studies to find new, innovative therapies that restore hope to cancer patients and their families.
Meet a Scientist
Francesca Marassi, Ph.D.
Professor, Cancer Metabolism and Signaling Networks Program
Meet a Scientist
Garth Powis, D. Phil.
Jeanne and Gary Herberger Leadership Chair in Cancer Research
Immunity
The human immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues and organs that fight off disease. It can also turn against the body causing autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Crohn’s disease and psoriasis. Increasingly, scientists are learning how to help the body’s immune system to combat cancer.
Meet a Scientist
Adam Godzik, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics and Structural Biology Program
Neuroscience and Aging
Diseases associated with aging and development are already a leading cause of death and disability, and their prevalence is rising fast—to give one example, by 2050, the number of Alzheimer’s patients age 65 and older may nearly triple from 5 million to 13.8 million.
Meet a Scientist
Rolf Bodmer, Ph.D.
Director and Professor, Development, Aging and Regeneration Program
Meet a Scientist
Huaxi Xu, Ph.D.
Jeanne and Gary Herberger Leadership Chair in Neuroscience Research
Sanford Children's Health Research Center
Genetic diseases in children are rare, and often incurable. Research insights into the genes and environmental factors that play a role in the development of childhood diseases are leading to better ways to more accurately diagnose, treat and cure children with disease.
Drug Discovery and Technology
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Prebys Center
Through development and application of modern drug discovery technologies, SBP is uniquely positioned to make next-generation medicines.
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SBP innovates and maintains key technologies and partnerships to facilitate research.
Prebys Center
Through development and application of modern drug discovery technologies, SBP is uniquely positioned to make next-generation medicines.
Shared Resources
Our cores provide advanced technology, expertise and instrumentation to investigators.
Other Platforms
SBP innovates and maintains key technologies and partnerships to facilitate research.
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March 21, 2019
WARF Therapeutics announces partnership with Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
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March 7, 2019
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute welcomes new trustees
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February 28, 2019
Rare Disease Day unites patients, doctors, researchers, and companies
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Increased Serine and One-Carbon Pathway Metabolism by PKCλ/ι Deficiency Promotes Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer
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5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million. SBP research hopes to change that.
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