The Wistar Institute Announces New Caspar Wistar Fellow, Dr. Irene Bertolini
Wistar Institute is pleased to announce the recruitment of Irene Bertolini, Ph.D., to pursue research in breast and brain cancers.
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Wistar Institute is pleased to announce the recruitment of Irene Bertolini, Ph.D., to pursue research in breast and brain cancers.
When cancer that starts in the body metastasizes to the brain, it is almost always lethal, in part because so few treatment options exist. Now a new study by Wistar scientists published in Nature Communications shows that a type of brain cell called astrocytes plays an important role in promoting brain metastasis by recruiting a specific subpopulation of immune cells.
With a $35 million gift from researcher, philanthropist and race car driver Theodore Giovanis, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine will study the biological roots of the most fatal aspect of cancer: how it metastasizes, or spreads, through the body.
Gift from researcher, philanthropist, and race car driver Theodore Giovanis will help scientists find ways to stop the spread of cancer in the body
Are differences due to disparities in care, or biology? Research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium offers new clues.