Reading time: 5 minutes Nayela Chowdhury Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an exocrine tumor of the pancreas and constitutes up to 95% of all pancreatic cancer cases. PDAC exhibits one of the poorest prognosis of all solid cancers and is associated with a very low overall and progression-free survival rate. Even though many molecular pathways... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 8 minutes Alex DeWalle At the core of translational oncology lies a fundamental problem: how do we kill tumor cells without harming healthy tissue? Novel therapies must directly target tumor cells to achieve this goal in a way that traditional chemotherapies cannot. CAR T-cell therapy (CAR T) is one of the most promising... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 7 minutes Sakshi Dhavale Did you know that pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate among all the major cancers? Because of this, researchers are rigorously working to find a cure for this deadly cancer type. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and is highly lethal due... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 5 minutes Kelsey Woodruff Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are a rare population of cells that have the capacity to differentiate into one of the many types of blood cells that keep your body healthy. Through a complex series of signaling events and carefully timed cell divisions, these cells repopulate the entire blood compartment.... Continue Reading →
Reading time: 7 minutes Sakshi Dhavale Did you know that pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate among all the major cancers? Because of this, researchers are rigorously working to find a cure for this deadly cancer type. Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the most common type of pancreatic cancer and is highly lethal due... Continue Reading →
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