David Kashatus, PhD
David Kashatus, PhD, an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Cancer Biology, was awarded a 2023 Innovation and Collaboration Program grant from the Lustgarten Foundation, for his study “The Role of Lipid Droplets in Pancreatic Cancer Metastasis.” The one-year, $110,000 seed funding is awarded to investigators like Dr. Kashatus who have “highly innovative research with significant potential to accelerate the mission to transform pancreatic cancer into a curable disease.”
Dr. Kashatus is grateful for Lustgarten Foundation’s support stating, “This funding will allow us to examine the issue of pancreatic cancer metastasis to better understand how cancer cells adapt to challenges, providing the opportunity to develop therapies to target the metastatic process and improve patient outcomes.”
Read more about the Lustgarten Foundation 2023 Innovation and Collaboration Program Grants.
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