DISCOVERIES December 2018

Dear colleagues and friends, This issue of Discoveries features a research advance that may help people with an aggressive form of colorectal cancer and a story about how SBP researchers helped identify a rare genetic condition in two children whose families had gone years without answers.  We also invite you to learn more about SBP in 2019. Please join us at our February SBP Insights event, a panel-driven speaker series featuring a scientist, a doctor and a patient discussing the latest treatments and research for heart disease. And this spring we hope to see you at our popular game show–style fundraising event, Bring It!  Finally, we are looking back at some of the most widely read Discoveries stories in 2018. We look forward to sharing more important research with you next year.  Best wishes to you this holiday season and in the year ahead. Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D. President Pauline and Stanley Foster Presidential Chair

SCIENCE NEWS

New research could help identify people with a deadly form of colorectal cancer Scientists are learning that serrated colorectal cancer is deadlier than other subtypes. However, development of an effective treatment has been hindered by the lack of a diagnostic test. Now, Jorge Moscat, Ph.D., and Maria Diaz-Meco, Ph.D., have uncovered potential biomarkers that could identify patients with this type of cancer, and a drug combination that has treated the cancer in mice. The study published in Immunity. Read more >>

Parents gain answers about their child’s mysterious condition For the parents of a six-year-old Hispanic boy and a seven-year-old Qatari girl, answers remained elusive. Both children had alarming symptoms, including developmental delays, seizures and “floppy baby syndrome.” But the disease's origin remained unknown despite doctors' best efforts. Now, these families have answers thanks to Hudson Freeze, Ph.D., whose team determined that a malfunctioning enzyme called fucokinase is to blame. Read more >>

Year in review: Highlights from SBP The science never stops at SBP, and 2018 was no different. From an Alzheimer’s breakthrough to advancing promising medicines for pancreatic cancer and autoimmune disorders, our hardworking scientists were busy at the bench and beyond. Here is a selection of our most widely read stories from the past 12 months.  Read more >>

UPCOMING EVENTS

SBP Insights: Heart disease SBP Insights brings together a scientist, a physician and a patient to share their unique perspectives on current disease treatments and promising research. Our goal is to inspire ideas, discussions and connections that may ultimately improve patients’ lives. We hope you can attend this interactive panel discussion on heart disease on February 7, 2019. Register >>

Get groovy at Bring It! Co-chairs Juli Oh and Matthew Browne and Sarah and David Szekeres invite you to bring your sense of fun and humor while you team up and boogie down for the most unique event in San Diego: Bring It! This year our game show–style fundraising event has a disco theme and will take place on May 2, 2019, at the Del Mar Fairgrounds. Register>>

PHILANTHROPY

Catalyst Club Become part of a special community of SBP supporters by joining our new monthly giving club. You will also receive a beautiful, sleek black SBP Catalyst Club tote bag, perfect for your everyday needs. Learn more >>

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