The Brain Tumor Center at UC San Francisco is receiving $13 million over the next five years from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to investigate genomic and imaging biomarkers of glioblastoma and meningioma.
Jacob Young, MD, earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago, where he became interested in translational neuro-oncology working in the lab of Matt Lesniak, MD.
Next week, over 2,600 brain tumor researchers and clinicians are gathering in Vancouver, Canada for the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO).
With a renewed Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant, the UC San Francisco Brain Tumor Center is receiving $12 million dollars over five years to translate scientific findings into improved care for people with brain tumors.