Ze'ev Ronai and scientists in Cancer Center hallway

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Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Center earns merit extension from NCI

Sanford Burnham Prebys’ Cancer Center has received a rare and prestigious Merit Extension Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), recognizing and rewarding its earlier accomplishments as well as current research plans. The award extends the center’s current 5-year Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) for an additional two years.
In this composite image of the enzyme beta-galactosidase, the steady and dramatic improvement of resolution in cryo-electron microscopy can be seen, with older images on the left and more recent ones on the right. Source: Veronica Falconieri, National Cancer Institute, NIH Director’s Blog
Composite image of the enzyme beta-galactosidase, the dramatic improvement of resolution in cryo-electron microscopy can be seen, with older images on the left and more recent ones on the right. Source: Veronica Falconieri, NCI

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Big Data. Bigger Opportunities.

New and rapidly developing technologies, such as cryo-electron (cryo-EM) and artificial intelligence, are providing the tools to revolutionize biomedical research, but you need scientists who know how to use them.
hand pointing to mammogram results

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Ronai discusses new AI-supported breast cancer findings on Arabic-language TV

This month, researchers in Sweden published a study that compared the efficacy of artificial intelligence-supported mammogram screening versus the standard double reading by radiologists. Ze’ev Ronai, Ph.D. was interviewed.
A breast cancer tumor depicted in this multiphoton micrograph from a live mouse. Experimental animal models used to develop therapies do not capture the greater diversity or heterogeneity of human tumors
A breast cancer tumor depicted in this multiphoton micrograph from a live mouse. Experimental animal models used to develop therapies do not capture the greater diversity or heterogeneity of human tumors. Source: Joseph Szulczewski, NCI

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New grant seeks to parse how the variegated nature of human breast cancer tumors helps cancer cells resist treatment

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a 5-year, $2.7 million grant to researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys to investigate and elucidate the underlying cellular mechanisms that drive the most common form of breast cancer.
2023 SPARK interns

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SPARK interns ignite their passion for research at Sanford Burnham Prebys

Sanford Burnham Prebys welcomed its second cohort of SPARK interns this summer. SPARK is an initiative by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to provide research opportunities for high schoolers from underrepresented groups throughout California.

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