Don’t believe the smokescreen: Prop 29 boosts cancer research
In a May 27 article, L.A. Times columnist Michael Hiltzik sided with the tobacco companies, urging Californian voters to reject Proposition 29, a measure to raise state cigarette taxes by $1 per pack,...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Prop 29 for cancer research: still too close to call
Yesterday, California voters considered Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, on the statewide primary ballot. The measure aims to increase state tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack and...
View ArticleThank you to everyone who supported Prop 29, the California Cancer Research Act
After weeks of counting absentee and provisional ballots following California’s June 5 primary election, Proposition 29, the California Cancer Research Act, was defeated today. The measure failed by a...
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Stand up to cancer with us on September 7
We’ve made remarkable progress in the war on cancer over the past four decades, but we haven’t won yet. One in two men and one in three women are still expected to get cancer at some point in their...
View ArticleSanford-Burnham’s Erkki Ruoslahti named to Thomson Reuters’ Nobel Prize watch...
Thomson Reuters has selected Erkki Ruoslahti, M.D., Ph.D., cancer researcher and distinguished professor at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, as one of its 2012 Citation Laureates. Citation...
View ArticleSpotlight on disease: breast cancer
What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer in women. In 2007 (the most recent year for which data is available), 202,964 women in the U.S. were diagnosed with breast...
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John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D., resigns as Sanford-Burnham CEO to accept position...
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute Board of Directors (trustees) announced today that John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D., has accepted the position of Head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development...
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Reflections on a decade of growth
It’s a good idea for the people within an organization to stop and look around once in a while. And there is perhaps no better time for reflection than during a time of transition. As John C. Reed,...
View ArticleThank you to T. Denny Sanford for a generous donation toward breast cancer...
Philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has reaffirmed his commitment to Sanford-Burnham and expressed his confidence in our interim chief executive officer, Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., by pledging a...
View ArticleKudos to Ze’ev Ronai, Ph.D., newly appointed Scientific Director
Editor’s note: below is a message that Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., our President and Interim CEO, sent to Sanford-Burnham scientists and staff today. Dear All: I’m pleased to announce the appointment...
View ArticleBreakthrough Prize winner and a “Manhattan Project” for brain cancer
Napoleone Ferrara, Ph.D., was propelled into the national spotlight last week, when he was named one of 11 winners of the first Breakthrough Prizes in Life Sciences. This new prize—awarding a...
View ArticleIntroducing C3: San Diego’s new cancer center council
San Diego is a powerhouse for cancer research, home to two National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated centers for basic research—our Cancer Center and the Salk Institute Cancer Center—and the...
View ArticleCollaborating with Mayo Clinic to speed drug discovery
We announced today that we’ve signed a new collaborative agreement with Mayo Clinic to build a pipeline of therapeutic drugs aimed at a variety of diseases with serious unmet medical needs. Under this...
View ArticleSanford-Burnham hosts Pedal the Cause–San Diego kick-off
Pedal the Cause–San Diego, the region’s only multi-day cycling fundraiser for cancer research, will announce their first annual event today at 11 a.m. PT, on our La Jolla campus. Sanford-Burnham is...
View ArticleLife science roundtable with Rep. Darrell Issa
San Diego is a hub for life science research. According to San Diego Regional EDC, the region is home to more than 600 life science companies and 80 research institutes, which employ more than 42,000...
View ArticleSanford-Burnham saddened by loss of friend and colleague Duane Roth
We are extremely sad to hear of the passing of our friend and colleague Duane Roth. Duane died on Saturday afternoon from complications of head injuries he suffered in a bicycling accident on July 21....
View ArticleGregory T. Lucier joins Sanford-Burnham Board of Trustees as chairman
We’re excited to share the news that Sanford-Burnham’s Board of Trustees has elected Gregory T. Lucier chairman of the Institute’s Board. Lucier is chairman and CEO of Life Technologies and will assume...
View ArticleKristiina Vuori joins California Breast Cancer Research Council
Sanford-Burnham president and interim CEO Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., has been named to the California Breast Cancer Research Council, the official advisory body for the California Breast Cancer...
View ArticleStuart Lipton Receives Alzheimer’s Award
Stuart Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., has been honored by the San Diego/Imperial Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association with its 2013 Courage and Hope Award. The recognition was bestowed at the chapter’s “A...
View ArticleSanford-Burnham elects two new trustees
Two new trustees have been elected to Sanford-Burnham’s Board of Trustees. The Board will grow to 24 members with the addition of William Gerhart, a San Diego, Calif.-based pharmaceutical pioneer, and...
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