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New research offers hope to women with POI Dr. Ilana Chefetz publishes research on chemotherapy-induced menopause AUSTIN, Minn – March 31, 2021 – Dr. Ilana Chefetz, head of the Cancer Stem Cells & Necroptosis lab at The Hormel Institute, has recently published two scientific papers on possible new treatments for primary ovarian insufficiency – a Read more

Bowling for the Battle joins forces with Casey O’Brien Gopher football player and cancer survivor donates signed jersey to support cancer research AUSTIN, Minn – March 10, 2021 – Having to cancel their annual fundraiser hasn’t held Bowling for the Battle back from continuing to raise funds for prostate cancer research at The Hormel Institute. Read more

Institute hosts MN Chemoprevention Consortium Researchers meet to exchange new ideas on chemoprevention AUSTIN, Minn – February 24, 2021 – Today researchers from The Hormel Institute, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Mayo Clinic, and Hormel Foods gathered virtually for the Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium meeting. The Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium (MC2) is a group of MN Read more

University of Minnesota, UMN Hormel Institute, and Mayo Clinic collaborate on new citizen science project Project will help biologists understand the complex roles that lipids play in health and disease MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL (02/17/2021) — A University of Minnesota-Mayo Clinic partnership has joined with the Zooniverse citizen scientist platform and the Francis Crick Institute in Read more

Paint the Town Pink Power Hour February 18 Learn how PTTP dollars are used during this seminar and Q&A AUSTIN, Minn – February 10, 2020 – How do your Paint the Town Pink donations get used? Learn the answer and why those Paint the Town Pink donations are so important during the Paint the Town Read more

The Great Paint the Town Pink Challenge on Feb 6 Adventure around Austin to support cancer research at The Hormel Institute AUSTIN, Minn – January 28, 2020 – A new event, The Great Paint the Town Pink Challenge, joins the Paint the Town Pink lineup this year as an option for people to have fun Read more

Institute researcher uses CryoEM to study cardiovascular disease Dr. Raja Dey publishes two articles in collaboration with worldwide scientists AUSTIN, Minn – January 20, 2020 – Dr. Raja Dey, a researcher in the Nucleotide Metabolism and Drug Discovery lab at The Hormel Institute, a biomedical research institute at the University of Minnesota, recently published two Read more

Eagles Cancer Telethon auction and on-air this week Funds raised furthers cancer research at The Hormel Institute, UMN and Mayo Clinic AUSTIN, Minn – January 19, 2020 – The Eagles Cancer Telethon will look slightly different this year, but the mission is the same – support for FURTHER CANCER RESEARCH discoveries.  The spirit of generosity Read more

  Institute Scientist Awarded ~ $4 Million for Leukemia Research Dr. Shujun Liu research will focus on new target to control leukemia AUSTIN, MN – Jan 13, 2021 – Dr. Shujun Liu, head of the Cancer Epigenetics & Experimental Therapeutics lab and an Associate Professor at The Hormel Institute, was awarded a major grant from Read more

Paint the Town Pink 2021 kicks off Business After Hours introduces events, ambassador for the cancer research campaign AUSTIN, Minn – January 12, 2020 – The 2021 Paint the Town Pink cancer research fundraising season was kicked off tonight with the annual Chamber of Commerce’s January “Business After Hours” event. The virtual meeting was cohosted Read more