News and Stories About research grants

Career Development Awards bring more researchers and ideas to the field.

Donors’ investments are leveraged to accelerate progress against pancreatic cancer.

Meet this year’s research grant recipients and learn about their projects.

In addition to supporting patients and families, PanCAN is advancing research.

Brothers’ hunch led them to fund research in their dad’s memory.

Editor’s note: In honor of International Women’s Day, we are celebrating several PanCAN research grant recipients whose experiences in different […]
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Editor’s note: Today’s article looks back at scientific and clinical advances made in 2020 and kicks off our Year in […]
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After losing her mom and uncle to pancreatic cancer, Nancy made an impact by donating to PanCAN to fund Ingunn’s early-career research […]

Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like to introduce you to each grantee to […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Annual Scientific Summit may have looked different this year, but some things stayed the […]
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Applications are now being accepted for Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Career Development Awards. PanCAN has awarded Career Development Awards […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) 2020 research grants. Now we’d like […]
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Thanks to the generosity of our donors and supporters, we are pleased to announce that the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network […]
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Editor’s note: May is National Cancer Research Month, which provides an opportunity to highlight the incredible scientific and clinical research […]
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All the way across the country from one another, two pancreatic cancer researchers made similar discoveries in their labs. Rushika […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) research grantee Kenneth Olive, PhD, is dedicated to keeping his lab as connected as possible […]
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Editor’s note: This article kicks off our 2019 Year in Review series – highlighting the research advancements that you – […]
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New research suggests that pancreatic tumors can be classified into two broad categories – and this information can help guide […]
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The goal of cancer treatment is to identify – and attack – vulnerabilities that make cancer cells different from healthy […]
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Editor’s note: The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s (PanCAN) Annual Scientific Summit took place earlier this month in Coral Gables, Fla. […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is accepting applications for its 2020 Research Grants Program. Two types of grants are […]
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When immunology expert Ingunn Stromnes, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Minnesota, unexpectedly discovered a […]
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A new study out today in Cell links tumor bacteria to long-term pancreatic cancer survival. Examining tumor samples from pancreatic […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of our 2019 research grants, awarded through a competitive, peer-review process. Now we’d […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of our 2019 research grants, awarded through a competitive, peer-review process. Now we’d […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of our 2019 research grants, awarded through a competitive, peer-review process. Now we’d […]
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Editor’s note: We recently announced the recipients of our 2019 research grants, awarded through a competitive, peer-review process. Now we’d […]
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Dedicated to improving patient outcomes, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) has announced the recipients of its 2019 research grants. […]
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How does someone trained in spin physics – the study of the “magnetic moment” of elementary particles – apply that […]
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A new treatment combination – combining chemotherapy and radiation therapy with a common blood pressure drug – has shown promise […]
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Nearly $178 million was invested in pancreatic cancer research by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in 2017 – a 17 […]
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“I’ve been attending the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meetings for several years, and this year’s conference was […]
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A study published in Nature today describes how mutant KRAS impacts pancreatic cancer cells’ ability to gather nutrients – and […]
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The largest-ever molecular analysis of pancreatic cancer tissue samples – from more than 3,500 patients – revealed some new clues […]
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New donor-funded research published today in the journal Nature describes signals that prepare the liver in advance for pancreatic cancer […]
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Even before certain cells of the pancreas become cancer, changes occur in their ability to break down nutrients, according to […]
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Editor’s note: Stephanie Dougan, PhD, is an immunologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston. She is also the recipient of […]
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Editor’s note: Andrew Aguirre, MD, PhD, is an oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, where he also heads a […]
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Editor’s note: Anirban Maitra, MBBS, is Scientific Director of the Sheikh Ahmed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Center for Pancreatic Research […]
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Editor’s note: Michael Curran, PhD, is a 2018 Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Translational Research Grant recipient. He is an […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is accepting applications for its prestigious research grants from scientists who want to further […]
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In a study recently published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Oncology, researchers investigated the accuracy of a biomarker panel […]
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The fitting theme for this year’s Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) Annual Scientific Summit, occurring Aug. 23-26, 2018, in San […]
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The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) announces the funding of eight new, innovative pancreatic cancer research projects through its Research […]
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Editor’s note: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month kicked off a few weeks early this year and continues through November. Our focus […]
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This fall, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) is accepting applications for exciting research funding mechanisms through a competitive peer-reviewed […]
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While most people are familiar with types 1 and 2 diabetes, there is a third, less common type, known as […]
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It was announced on Monday that the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas will give UT Southwestern a grant […]
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Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Today is the perfect opportunity to show appreciation for the Pancreatic […]
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“This is a meeting like no other – and this is an organization like no other!” Thus began the Pancreatic […]
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Downtown San Diego will be filled with purple people today through Sunday as the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) convenes […]
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Editor’s note: Our focus for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month is “Demand Better. For Patients. For Survival.” Each week, we’re bringing […]
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Did you read about The New York Times article featuring breakthrough gene therapy and its potential applications to pancreatic cancer? […]
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We are delighted to announce the addition of five national leaders in the pancreatic cancer space to our prestigious Scientific […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network invests in precision medicine and early detection to change outcomes for the world’s toughest cancer MANHATTAN […]
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While missing teeth and poor dental health were previously believed to be associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, […]
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Thanks to the generosity of donors, we awarded our largest-ever grant of $2 million in 2016 to accelerate a large-scale […]
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Two new research studies offer encouraging steps toward developing effective therapies to target the notoriously challenging RAS mutations. About 95 […]
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A novel peptide (small piece of protein) developed by a Pancreatic Cancer Action Network grantee was shown to benefit a […]
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Pancreatic Cancer Action Network Awards Coveted Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants to Promising Early-Career Scientists Grants awarded by the Pancreatic Cancer […]
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With a five-year survival rate of just 8 percent, patients with pancreatic cancer deserve targeted treatment options and better ways […]
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PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK ANNOUNCES NEW PRECISION MEDICINE, EARLY DETECTION TARGETED GRANTS AMONG ITS 2017 RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES MANHATTAN BEACH, […]
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Promising Early-career Scientists Receive Coveted Pancreatic Cancer Research Grants PHILADELPHIA — The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the Pancreatic […]
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pancreatic cancer researchers receive PRESTIGIOUS grants to tackle deadliest major cancer MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. – (June 30, 2016) By the […]
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