Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, led by Donald Buchsbaum, PhD, received a $2.2 million grant from the NIH this year to study pancreatic cancer. According to the University of Alabama website, Dr. Buchsbaum is quoted as saying of his research goals: "My interests are focused on the use of monoclonal antibodies that bind to the tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) receptors for cancer therapy in combination with chemotherapy agents and radiation.” Dr. Buchsbaum and his research team began receiving funding for their studies of pancreatic cancer six years ago, though funding was limited at that time. The NIH RePORTER sheds light on the project that has received $2.2 million from the NIH this year in the proposal’s abstract:
“This proposal has 4 major projects: Project 1 is utilizing proteomic techniques in transgenic animal models to identify biomarkers that are predictive of early stage pancreatic cancer; Project 2 is a continuation project which is examining multiple methods to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of anti-DR5 monoclonal antibodies in pancreatic cancer animal models and patients; Project 3 is utilizing genomic and genetic data obtained from human pancreatic cancer (PCa) samples and observations from mouse models of PCa to understand the genetic events that drive metastasis and treatment resistance in this disease. These studies will lead to a phase I clinical trial; Project 4 is engineering novel conditionally replicative adenoviral vectors that target pancreatic cancer stem cell-like tumor cells for the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. The four important and effective Cores are: 1) Administration; 2) Tissue Resource and Molecular Pathology; 3) Biostatistics; and 4) Clinical Management and Trials (Advocacy Sub-Core).”
Birmingham BioResearch Product Faire™ Event 2012
In addition to this latest NIH grant, the University of Alabama receives a great deal more NIH and NSF research funding. Lab suppliers marketing life science products and lab products may be interested to know that in 2012, the NIH awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham $207.4 million. For a full list of schools receiving funding from the NIH at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, please visit the NIH website. What’s more, the NSF awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham $6.1 million in 2012. For more NSF funding statistics on the University of Alabama, please visit the NSF website.
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