Launching 50 for 50: 50 discoveries from 50 years at Sanford Burnham Prebys.
Some transformed fields. Some opened doors others walked through. All worth knowing.
More stories coming.
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What can we learn from people who live past 100 in good health?
Researchers from the U.S. and Europe gathered at Sanford Burnham Prebys to share new findings from the CIAO Study, an ongoing effort to uncover the secrets of healthy aging and longevity. 🧬🌿
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The Freeze lab and an international team of collaborators discovered a new rare genetic disease that interferes with brain development. They published findings in @hggadvances.bsky.social that identify the faulty mutated gene and show how it interferes with normal cellular function.
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Cholesterol-craving cancers need lipid enzymes to use metabolites for growth |Study finds kinases move cholesterol in the cell to where it can activate a growth pathway in many aggressive cancers. The @bemerling.bsky.social Emerling lab published in #ScienceAdvances. sbpdiscovery.org/press/choles...
An international team including the Kaufman lab published in Nature.com showing that liver cell stress can both drive cancer and make tumors less resistant to immunotherapy. The findings may help physicians identify which patients are most likely to benefit from existing treatments.
The Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes (CIAO) held its 11th annual research symposium at Sanford Burnham Prebys, with more than a dozen scientists and physicians from Europe and the US presenting ne...
Thank you to The San Diego Union-Tribune for helping share the story of Sanford Burnham Prebys as we mark 50 years of discovery and impact. We’re grateful for the spotlight on the people, science and community that have shaped our Institute since 1976.
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Nearly 40% of U.S. adults have metabolic syndrome, a condition that can lead to liver damage and fibrosis.
A new study from Sanford Burnham Prebys highlights LARP6, an RNA-binding protein that helps drive fibrosis and may be a promising therapeutic target.
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🎓 Congratulations to the newest graduates of the Sanford Burnham Prebys Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences!
We're proud to welcome these talented scientists to our alumni community and look forward to celebrating their achievements in the years ahead.
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Today, on International Day of #WomenAndGirlsInScience, we gathered for the latest Women in Science Lecture Series.
Thank you for the thoughtful and engaging conversation
Cheryl Anderson, PhD, MPH, MS and Angela Liou, MD.
Grateful to everyone who joined us. #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience
Sanford Burnham Prebys scientists published in @cp-cellreports.bsky.social showcasing a new approach for measuring the activity of enzymes linked to cell death and a more complicated picture where protein activation cannot always be presumed by protein production.
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The La Jolla-based research institute continues its founding principle of collaboration across multiple fields
