Summertime in the lab
As summer begins, books get shelved and schools close, but for many teens and young adults, leaving the classroom doesn’t mean learning stops. On the contrary, they pursue internships that allow them...
View ArticleWhere are they now? Meet three entrepreneurial alumni
Brendan Eckelman, Quinn Deveraux, and John Timmer are three Sanford-Burnham alumni who turned to the entrepreneurial side of science, with a goal to translate research findings into new therapies....
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Going for the Au
The symbol for "gold" on the periodic table. (Image from Wikimedia Commons) What makes someone a great athlete? As the 2012 Summer Olympics open, that’s a question that people worldwide might be...
View ArticleSanford-Burnham CEO Dr. John C. Reed named editor-in-chief of “Molecular...
John C. Reed, M.D., Ph.D. was named editor-in-chief of the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Reed is chief executive officer,...
View ArticleProminent San Diego philanthropists fund new Neuroscience Research Initiative
Sanford-Burnham is grateful to prominent San Diego philanthropist and businessman Andrew Viterbi, his wife Erna, and their family, who recently presented us with a $1 million gift to establish the...
View ArticleXconomy: the state of Sanford-Burnham’s drug discovery pipeline
Earlier this month, Dr. John Reed, CEO and the Donald Bren Chief Executive Chair at Sanford-Burnham, spoke with Bruce Bigelow of Xconomy—a network of biotechnology-related blogs, events, and other...
View ArticleCelebrating Science in Washington, D.C.
Beginning tomorrow, scientists of all backgrounds will come together in Washington, D.C., for the first Celebration of Science event, organized by the Milken Institute and FasterCures. The three-day...
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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Lake Nona Impact Forum: health care technology of the future
More than 100 health care leaders from across the country came together last week for the first Lake Nona Impact Forum. The Forum was initiated by the Lake Nona Institute to create an opportunity for...
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Disease in a dish: the ultimate personalized medicine
The latest episode of Developments to Watch, our collaborative video series produced by Medscape, is now available online: Disease in a Dish: The Ultimate Personalized Medicine. In the video,...
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Top 10 most-read blog posts of 2012: #9
Translational Research Institute establishes new research paradigm for metabolic diseases Originally published March 27, 2012 Florida Hospital and Sanford-Burnham today celebrate the opening of the...
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Top 10 most-read blog posts of 2012: #3
Researchers discover mechanism that promotes lung cancer growth and survival Originally published June 18, 2012 Sanford-Burnham researchers and their collaborators uncovered a new mechanism that may...
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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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Cancer drug targets hard-to-reach leukemia stem cells
Researchers find that certain types of drug-resistant leukemia stem cells are vulnerable to sabutoclax, a novel cancer stem cell-targeting drug based on Sanford-Burnham research. New experiments show...
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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 ArticleMeet the 2013 Fishman Fund award winners
Five outstanding young scientists comprised a living tribute to the vision of Institute co-founder Lillian Fishman when they received their 2013 Fishman Fund awards at the September 26 prize ceremony....
View ArticleImpressions from the 2015 Lake Nona Impact Forum
Health and tech leaders from across the country gathered in Orlando’s Medical City last week for the 2015 Lake Nona Impact Forum. Organized by the Lake Nona Institute, the Impact Forum strives to...
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Expanding the options to treat melanoma
New research expands the number of molecular targets to treat melanoma, the most deadly type of skin cancer.
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Protecting pancreatic cells from stress could hold promise for treating diabetes
New research shows that antioxidants may improve beta cell functions and glucose metabolism in type 2 diabetes.
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Discovery of new role of SOX2 protein sheds light on neurogenesis in the...
Sanford-Burnham researchers recently discovered a key role of a protein called SOX2 in neuronal development. SOX2 promotes the activation of genes involved in differentiation, enabling neural...
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