As the end of the year approaches we wanted to sincerely express our deepedt gratitude to those of you who have supported our research. Thanks to private giving this has been one of the most productive years ever for our pancreatic cancer research team. To give just one example, thanks to your generous support we were able to discover a gene (called PalB2) responsible for some of the cases of familial pancreatic cancer. Scientists at Johns Hopkins are now developing new therapeutic approaches to target this gene specifically. Gene-specific therapy if you will!
Importantly, we have also used your support to hire summer students and fellows (trainees who have completed an advanced degree). These young scientists are our future and, simply put, your generosity has had a significant impact on their careers. We believe they are the future of the war against pancreatic cancer.
As January 1st approaches many of you are considering year-end donations for tax purposes. We sincerely thank you for your past support and ask you to consider pancreatic cancer research at Johns Hopkins. For more information visit:
http://pathology.jhu.edu/pancreas/Support.php