'Karl's Tourney' is on with an online fundraiser Auction, matching funds, and more move online to support childhood cancer research AUSTIN, Minn. – August 3, 2020 – Cancer research will be moving forward with the 23rd Annual "Karl's Tourney" going forward in a new format so pediatric cancer research can continue. This year, due to [...]
Exploring the dynamics of living cells through technology Institute scientists get cutting edge confocal microscope to further research AUSTIN, Minn. – July 22, 2020 – Scientists at The Hormel Institute know technology precedes important discoveries. Their latest acquisition to help further answers to cancer and other diseases is a state-of-the-art confocal microscope. The $350,000 Zeiss [...]
Institute researchers further cancer research online Scientists shift seminars, meetings, and more in remote work environment AUSTIN, Minn. – July 9, 2020 – Scientists at The Hormel Institute continue their mission to accelerate answers to cancer despite the COVID-19 environment and inability to meet in person. The 20+ section principle investigators, researchers and post docs [...]
The Hormel Institute hires new Chief of Staff Administrator joins Institute from Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota AUSTIN, Minn. – June 29, 2020 – In the midst of the COVID-19 quarantine, Elizabeth (Liz) Fedie joined The Hormel Institute University of Minnesota in May as the new Chief of Staff. Fedie came to The Hormel [...]
Breakthrough in lung cancer research at The Hormel Institute Dr. Luke Hoeppner links specific protein to tumor growth AUSTIN, Minn. – June 10, 2020 – Dr. Luke Hoeppner, head of the Cancer Biology lab at The Hormel Institute, has published new lung cancer research, shedding light on a protein that causes small cell lung cancer [...]
Major skin cancer research study to begin at The Hormel Institute Institute scientist to study epithelial cells in bone marrow AUSTIN, Minn. – June 8, 2020 – Dr. Rebecca Morris leader of the Stem Cells and Cancer lab at The Hormel Institute received a multi-year grant to study stem cells originating in adult bone marrow and [...]
The Hormel Institute's CryoEM discovery may support new antibiotic Institute scientist makes key gene transcription discovery AUSTIN, Minn. – June 4, 2020 – Using CryoEM technology, Dr. Bin Liu and his team at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota discovered how bacteria use gene transcription to produce the flagellum that allow them to move and [...]
