Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog Eradicating cancer by bridging the gap between lab science and the patient Tue, 17 May 2011 14:34:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is an international organization dedicated to curing and preventing cancer. The Foundation is a pioneer in cancer research, focusing on uncovering the causes of cancer and reprogramming cancer cells. Our mission is to eradicate cancer by bridging the gap between lab science and the patient. Visit www.WaxmanCancer.org for more information. Eradicating cancer by bridging the gap between lab science and the patient Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation http://waxmancancer.org/blog/images/swcrf_podcast_logo.jpgSamuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundationhttp://www.waxmancancer.org/blog cancer, waxman foundation, therapy, survivor, cancer research, samuel waxman research foundation, cancer patient, cancer information, no Jenny Song jsong@waxmancancer.org Podcast – How Grants Are Made http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/05/podcast-how-grants-are-made/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/05/podcast-how-grants-are-made/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 16:08:41 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=915 Continue reading →]]> The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation awards research grants to some of the best scientific minds in differentiation therapy and epigenetics all over the world. Learn about the Waxman Foundation’s grant-making process and how we choose which grants to fund each year.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/05/podcast-how-grants-are-made/feed/ 1 The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation awards research grants to some of the best scientific minds in differentiation therapy and epigenetics all over the world. Learn about the Waxman Foundation’s grant-making process and how we choose which grants to fund each year. LISTEN online: (Length: 2 min. 7 sec.) The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation awards research grants to some of the best scientific minds in differentiation therapy and epigenetics all over the world. Learn about the Waxman Foundation’s grant-making process and how we choose [...] clean Podcast – Searching for Clues to Pancreatic Cancer http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/03/podcast-searching-for-clues-to-pancreatic-cancer/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/03/podcast-searching-for-clues-to-pancreatic-cancer/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:02:25 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=869 Continue reading →]]> Nabeel Bardeesy, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is conducting vital research in pancreatic cancer. He received a $100,000 individual grant from the Waxman Foundation in 2010 to investigate new therapeutics and was the previous recipient of a collaborative grant from the Foundation. He was also the recipient of the Randy Pausch, PhD – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Pilot Grant in 2008. Funding from both the Waxman Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has furthered Bardeesy’s critical work to find clues against this deadly disease.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/03/podcast-searching-for-clues-to-pancreatic-cancer/feed/ 0 Nabeel Bardeesy, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is conducting vital research in pancreatic cancer. He received a $100,000 individual grant from the Waxman Foundation in 2010 to investigate new therapeutics and was the previous recipient of a collaborative grant from the Foundation. He was also the recipient of the Randy Pausch, PhD – Pancreatic Cancer Action Network – AACR Pilot Grant in 2008. Funding from both the Waxman Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has furthered Bardeesy’s critical work to find clues against this deadly disease. LISTEN online: (Length: 5 min. 1 sec.) Nabeel Bardeesy, Ph.D., of Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center is conducting vital research in pancreatic cancer. Funding from both the Waxman Foundation and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network has furthered Bardeesy's critical work [...] 5:01 pancreatic cancer, cancer cell, Waxman Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network clean Podcast – Investing in Cancer Research Part 2 http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/02/podcast-investing-in-cancer-research-part-2/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/02/podcast-investing-in-cancer-research-part-2/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:39:06 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=854 Continue reading →]]> Gwen Darien, the Executive Director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, shares how she became involved in cancer research advocacy.

As an 18-year cancer survivor, Darien considers herself a beneficiary of cancer research and is keenly aware of the importance of supporting cancer research.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/02/podcast-investing-in-cancer-research-part-2/feed/ 0 Gwen Darien, the Executive Director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, shares how she became involved in cancer research advocacy. As an 18-year cancer survivor, Darien considers herself a beneficiary of cancer research and is keenly aware of the importance of supporting cancer research. LISTEN online: (Length: 4 min. 40 sec.) Gwen Darien, the Executive Director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, shares how she became involved in cancer research advocacy. <a [...] 4:40 cancer, survivor, advocate, clean Podcast – Investing in Cancer Research: Part 1 http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/01/podcast-investing-in-the-cancer-research-part-1/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/01/podcast-investing-in-the-cancer-research-part-1/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:19:40 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=823 Continue reading →]]> The Millennial Society of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about the Foundation. The goal of the Society is to raise funds to support research in young adult cancers. Alissa Jacob, the Chair of the Millennial Society, shares why she became involved with the Society and why investing in cancer research is so crucial.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2011/01/podcast-investing-in-the-cancer-research-part-1/feed/ 0 The Millennial Society of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about the Foundation. The goal of the Society is to raise funds to support research in young adult cancers. Alissa Jacob, the Chair of the Millennial Society, shares why she became involved with the Society and why investing in cancer research is so crucial. LISTEN online (Length: 4:00 minutes) The Millennial Society of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is dedicated to raising awareness about the Foundation. The goal of the Society is to raise funds to support research in young adult cancers. Alissa Jacob, the Chair of the … [...] Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation 4:00 waxman foundation, Millennial Society, cancer research clean Podcast – Understanding Epigenetics http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/10/podcast-understanding-epigenetics/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/10/podcast-understanding-epigenetics/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:11:20 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=619 Continue reading →]]> Stephen Baylin, M.D., a professor in oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics. He discusses how researchers are learning the way genes are turned on and off to deliver therapies to cancer patients in a new way.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/10/podcast-understanding-epigenetics/feed/ 0 Stephen Baylin, M.D., a professor in oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics. He discusses how researchers are learning the way genes are turned on and off to deliver therapies to cancer patients in a new way. LISTEN online (Length: 4 min. 50 sec.) Stephen Baylin, M.D., a professor in oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, is a pioneer in the field of epigenetics. He discusses how researchers are learning the way genes are turned on and off to deliver therapies … <a [...] samuel waxman cancer research foundation 4:50 epigenetics, cancer research clean Podcast – Cancer Stem Cells and Metastasis http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/09/weinberg-podcast-mp3/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/09/weinberg-podcast-mp3/#comments Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:31:38 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=518 Continue reading →]]> Cancer researcher Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., co-founder of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., who discovered the first human oncogene, explains the importance of cancer stem cells and the role they play in the spread of cancer, including breast cancer.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/09/weinberg-podcast-mp3/feed/ 0 Cancer researcher Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., co-founder of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., who discovered the first human oncogene, explains the importance of cancer stem cells and the role they play in the spread of cancer, including breast cancer. LISTEN online (Length: 7 min, 10 sec.) Cancer researcher Robert A. Weinberg, Ph.D., co-founder of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research in Cambridge, Mass., who discovered the first human oncogene, explains the importance of cancer stem cells and the role they play in the [...] cancer stem cells, breast cancer, mestastasis, Robert. A. Weinberg clean Podcast – Delving Deeper into Cancer Research http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/08/podcast-delving-deeper-into-cancer-research/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/08/podcast-delving-deeper-into-cancer-research/#comments Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:10:46 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=385 Continue reading →]]> Jonathan Licht, M.D., an associate scientific director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains how investigators have deepened their understanding of cancer research  over the years and the innovative ways in which Foundation-funded investigators are trying to understand cancer’s growth and development to potentially treat the disease and prevent it.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/08/podcast-delving-deeper-into-cancer-research/feed/ 0 Jonathan Licht, M.D., an associate scientific director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains how investigators have deepened their understanding of cancer research  over the years and the innovative ways in which Foundation-funded investigators are trying to understand cancer’s growth and development to potentially treat the disease and prevent it. LISTEN online (Length: 5 min, 20 sec.) Jonathan Licht, M.D., an associate scientific director of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains how investigators have deepened their understanding of cancer research over the years. <a [...] Podcast – SWCRF Awards $1.54 Million in Research Grants http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/07/podcast-swcrf-awards-1-54-million-in-research-grants/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/07/podcast-swcrf-awards-1-54-million-in-research-grants/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:50:49 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=243 Continue reading →]]> The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) has awarded 13 collaborative research grants and 3 individual research grants, totaling $1.54 million. The 16 grants represent a portion of the science grant program at the Foundation, which will award more than $2 million this year to cancer research.

The grant recipients represent some of the best scientific minds in differentiation therapy—reprogramming cancer cells—a hallmark of the Waxman Foundation.

To read the full press release click here.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/07/podcast-swcrf-awards-1-54-million-in-research-grants/feed/ 0 The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) has awarded 13 collaborative research grants and 3 individual research grants, totaling $1.54 million. The 16 grants represent a portion of the science grant program at the Foundation, which will award more than $2 million this year to cancer research. The grant recipients represent some of the best scientific minds in differentiation therapy—reprogramming cancer cells—a hallmark of the Waxman Foundation. To read the full press release click here. LISTEN online (Length: 1 min, 10 sec.) The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation (SWCRF) has awarded 13 collaborative research grants and 3 individual research grants, totaling $1.54 million. <a [...] Podcast – A Breakthrough in BRCA-Mutated Cancers http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/05/podcast%e2%80%94a-breakthrough-in-brca-mutated-cancers/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/05/podcast%e2%80%94a-breakthrough-in-brca-mutated-cancers/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 16:46:37 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=71 Continue reading →]]> Alan Ashworth, who helped discover the BRCA2 breast cancer gene in 1995, says understanding basic biology can help researchers find targeted cancer treatments. He shares about his research with PARP inhibitors to treat BRCA-mutated cancers.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/05/podcast%e2%80%94a-breakthrough-in-brca-mutated-cancers/feed/ 0 Alan Ashworth, who helped discover the BRCA2 breast cancer gene in 1995, says understanding basic biology can help researchers find targeted cancer treatments. He shares about his research with PARP inhibitors to treat BRCA-mutated cancers. LISTEN online (Length: 5 min, 24 sec.) Listen to our new podcast with Alan Ashworth, who helped discover the BRCA2 breast cancer gene in 1995. Ashworth is the recipient of the Fifth David T. Workman Memorial Award from the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. <a [...] 5:24 alan ashworth, triple-negative breast cancer, David T. Workman Award, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation clean Podcast – Pioneering Differentiation Therapy http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/04/podcast-01/ http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/04/podcast-01/#comments Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:13:22 +0000 admin http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/?p=31 Samuel Waxman, M.D., the Scientific Director and Founder of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains the unique concepts that set the Foundation apart in cancer research.

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]]> http://www.waxmancancer.org/blog/2010/04/podcast-01/feed/ 0 Samuel Waxman, M.D., the Scientific Director and Founder of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains the unique concepts that set the Foundation apart in cancer research. LISTEN online (Length: 5 min) Samuel Waxman, M.D., the Scientific Director and Founder of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation, explains the unique concepts that set the Foundation apart in cancer research. LISTEN online (Length: 5 min) Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation 5:00 cancer, samuel waxman, samuel waxman cancer research foundation, acute promyelocytic leukemia, APL, institute without walls, differentiation therapy clean