News and Media Releases

A number of topics in research from this laboratory have been the subject of notable press and media attention. Articles are listed below the topic to which they relate.

Adipotide and Obesity Reversal

MD Anderson Cancer Center News Release, "Obese Monkeys Lose Weight on Drug that Attacks Blood Supply of Fat Cells", 11/9/11

MD Anderson Cancer Center News Release, 5/9/04

Pasqualini Wins Prestigious International Award

Renata Pasqualini, Ph.D., professor of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, is the 2011 recipient of the Sergio Lombroso Award in Cancer Research.

The prestigious international award, given by the Sergio Lombroso Trust and the Weizmann Institute of Science, will be presented to Pasqualini on Monday, June 27, at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot, Israel.

The Lombroso Award, which comes with a $20,000 personal prize, is given once in two years to an internationally distinguished scientist, medical researcher or physician who has made highly significant contributions to the understanding of the causes and mechanisms of cancer or to its diagnostics and therapy.

Pasqualini joins a distinguished list of past recipients:

Axel Ullrich, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry (2008-2009)
Steven Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., National Cancer Institute (2006-2007)
Tony Hunter, Ph.D., The Salk Institute (2002-2003)
Pier Paulo Pandolfi De Rinaldis, M.D., Ph.D., Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2000-2001)
Ron Prywes, Ph.D., Columbia University (1998-1999)

The Weizmann Institute of Science is one of the world's leading multidisciplinary research institutions. The award is given through the estate of Sergio Lombroso, a lawyer of Verona, Italy who died in 1988. The award honors Lombroso's wish to advance the fight against cancer by supporting research and medical efforts of the highest level throughout the world.