Red meat and milk products have been for a long time the subject of controversy among those who debate the health merits and risks of these staples of the Western diet. While these foods supply valuable nutrients like iron, zinc, calcium, and protein, they've also been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
Newly awarded CRI postdoctoral fellow Oliver Pearce, Ph.D., with his sponsor Ajit Varki, M.B.B.S., at the University of California, San Diego, is exploring the link between these foods and higher instances of epithelial cancers, or carcinomas. Specifically, he's examining the role of a sugar molecule called Neu5Gc, which Dr. Pearce believes is a contributing factor to carcinoma formation and growth.
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At its annual June meeting, the Institute's Board of Trustees approved the recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Council to award 17 new postdoctoral fellowship awards for a total of $2,473,500 in funding for research in basic and tumor immunology. Meet the Fellows >>
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