Mayo Clinic pancreatic cancer SPORE awardees announced

The Mayo Clinic Pancreatic Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) announced the 2019 award recipients of its Developmental Research Program. The program supports innovative, scientifically sound research projects from which findings can be translated into clinically relevant applications that will impact the screening, diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer.

Steven Johnsen, Ph.D. (MBIO '03)
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
"Improving Patient Outcome in Basal-like Pancreatic Cancer Enhancer Reprogramming"

Peter Storz, Ph.D. (CB '05)
Department of Cancer Biology
Mayo Clinic in Florida
"Contribution of Smoking-induced Carcinogens to the Development of Pancreatic Cancer"