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RESEARCH ALERT: City of Hope scientists identify new therapeutic target for metastatic cancer
CONTACT Letisia Marquez lemarquez@coh.org (626) 476-7593 FINDINGS In a recent study led by Lei Jiang, Ph.D., an assistant professor of molecular and cellular endocrinology, a team of researchers from...
Scientists present potentially groundbreaking new treatments at AACR
City of Hope scientists shared breakthrough research and innovative studies at this year's American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, which took place April 14 to 19 in Orlando...
Powerful new therapy doubles treatment targets
For many years, chemotherapy has been the standard treatment for most cancers. While these drugs are often effective, they can come with a host of side effects. Thankfully, City of...
Third treatment’s the charm for lymphoma patient
When postal worker Juan Yee was told that his non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma had relapsed for a second time in 2018, he was ready to let nature take its course.  “I couldn’t...
Progress in the fight against type 1 diabetes
The more than 100 ingenious scientists, physicians and other staff who are part of The Wanek Family Project for Type 1 Diabetes in the Arthur Riggs Diabetes & Metabolism Research...
Stopping type 1 diabetes before it starts
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease most often seen in children that causes the body to launch an attack on insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas, rendering the organ unable...
Innovative biochemist studies causes and effects of diabetes complications
Rama Natarajan, Ph.D., the National Business Products Industry Professor in Diabetes Research, first joined City of Hope in 1990 as an assistant research scientist. Soon after, she identified the role of...
Chronic marijuana use by donors tied to poor outcomes in islet transplantation
As more states and countries legalize marijuana, it stands to reason that more people are using the drug for medical and recreational reasons. In fact, a recent Gallup survey found...
City of Hope develops tests to categorize pancreatic cancer risk
Ajay Goel, Ph.D., M.S. Researchers led by Ajay Goel, Ph.D., M.S., founding chair of the Department of Molecular Diagnostics and Experimental Therapeutics and founding director of Biotech Innovations at Beckman Research Institute...
Innovative City of Hope research featured at 2021 ADA Conference
City of Hope scientists are devoted to unraveling the cellular intricacies of how diabetes occurs and developing leading-edge therapies.   At the recent 81st Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes...