U. Researcher Receives a $100,000 Grant
Posted on: Monday, 20 February 2006, 15:00 CST
University of Utah cancer researcher Lewis Charles Murtaugh, Ph.D. has just been awarded a one-year $100,000 grant from the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most fatal cancer among men and women. More than 30,000 Americans are diagnosed each year. Pancreatic cancer is also highly resistant to current chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and is often detected too late for surgery to help. The grants will help researchers explore cutting edge technology and novel ideas to improve the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this disease.
Murtaugh, an assistant professor of Human Genetics at the U., is researching "Interdependence of Notch and K-ras Signaling in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis."
Source: Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
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