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How community collaboration shapes leukemia research at Sanford Burnham Prebys

Since 2020, Todd and Rena Johnson have helped fund the research of Associate Professor Ani Deshpande, Ph.D. But it all started with their son Luke.

Peter Adams named Mentor of the Year at 21st Annual Research Trainee Symposium

Professor Peter Adams named Mentor of the Year, a new honor from the Institute’s Office of Education, Training and International Services (OETIS) and the Postdoctoral Training Advisory Group (PTAG). The award was announced at the 21st annual Trainee Research Symposium.

Using stem cells to study the biochemistry of learning

A method for studying human neurons could help researchers develop approaches for treating Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia and other neurological diseases

One plant at a time: How Sanford Burnham Prebys is helping the monarch butterfly

Monarch butterflies were recently declared endangered, so the Institute is planting Milkweed to help support their repopulation.

New internship program ignites a SPARK

For the first time, Sanford Burnham Prebys hosted high school interns from the SPARK program, an initiative by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) that provides biomedical research opportunities for underrepresented groups throughout California.