The Funding Imbalance in Pancreatic Cancer - And Why It Matters

Описание: In this powerful conversation, Sergey Badalyan, Assistant Managing Editor at OncoDaily Medical Journal, speaks with Dr. Jennifer Chun Kim, Executive Director of the Stephenson Global Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute. This discussion explores whether cancer research is entering a structural shift in how innovation is funded.

Dr. Jennifer Chun Kim talks about:

✅ Funding challenges in pancreatic cancer and its impact on survival rates

✅ Why young investigators are leaving academic science

✅ Why the $128M boost to the National Cancer Institute still feels insufficient for researchers on the ground

✅ Groundbreaking work on KRAS targeted therapy

✅ Why investing early in young scientists is critical to doubling survival rates in the next decade

00:00 - Introduction
01:42 - Why isn't NCI Funding Increase Enough?
04:17 - $1M prize and breakthrough in KRAS
09:32 - Why venture philanthropy is “fearless capital”
14:57 - Brain drain in oncology: Are young scientists leaving?
19:47 - Hope for optimistic future and a call for global collaboration
23:04 - Why Pancreatic Cancer Remains Underfunded
25:22 - Closing remarks

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