Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D., has received a grant from the Department of Defense for $1 million to advance the research of a small molecule that kills pancreatic cancer cells by disrupting their pH ...

LA JOLLA, CALIF. – NOV 14, 2022 Two faculty members from Sanford Burnham Prebys have been awarded grants from the American Cancer Society (ACS), the largest not-for-profit funding body for scientists ...

Cancer cells are like booming cities without urban planners. They expand quickly, and in doing so, the resulting tumors consume more energy and other resources than they can acquire from nearby blood ...

Cosimo Commisso, PhD, is the deputy director of the NCI-Designated Cancer Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys and a professor in the Cancer Metabolism and Microenvironment Program. He is the senior and ...

Cosimo Commisso, PhD, is the interim director and deputy director of the NCI-Designated Cancer Center at Sanford Burnham Prebys, and the senior and corresponding author of the manuscript. Cancer cells ...

New research published in Cancer Discovery suggests that manipulating the pH of pancreatic cancer cells can deter cell growth. The study was conducted by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys.

While the rapid spread of COVID-19 infections chews up the daily news cycle, other swiftly progressing and devastating diseases such as pancreatic cancer still ravage the population. “Pancreatic ...