Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation

THE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS BOLDY LEADING THE WAY THROUGH HOPE AND INNOVATION, TURNING FEAR INTO ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVANCING THE BEST SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. SEE SCHEDULE OTHE LUSTGARTEN FOUNDATION IS BOLDY LEADING THE WAY THROUGH HOPE AND INNOVATION, TURNING FEAR INTO ACTION THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT, AND ADVANCING THE BEST SCIENCE TO TRANSFORM PANCREATIC CANCER INTO A CURABLE DISEASE. THE FOUNDATION FOCUSES ON TRANSLATING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERLYING BIOLOGY OF PANCREATIC CANCER INTO CLINICAL APPLICATIONS TO CHANGE, EXTEND, AND ULTIMATELY SAVE PATIENTS' LIVES. IN FY24, THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $21.8 MILLION TO FUEL CUTTING-EDGE PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH, INCLUDING 10 NEW GRANTS TO RESEARCHERS AT SEVEN LEADING INSTITUTIONS. RESEARCH EFFORTS ARE CONCENTRATED ON THREE KEY PILLARS: EARLY DETECTION AND INTERCEPTION, DRUG DEVELOPMENT, AND PERSONALIZED MEDICINE.