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Ramakrishnan receives Cancurables grant

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Left to right: Kristine Greer, Cancurables Foundation; Sundaram Ramakrishnan, Ph.D.; Hemant Joshi and Indira Subramanian, Ph.D., who work in Ramakrishnan's lab; and Douglas Yee, M.D., Cancer Center Director.

(June 5, 2007) Sundaram Ramakrishnan, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and member of the Cancer Progression and Metastasis Research Program, received a $15,000 grant from the Cancurables Foundation for his continued research in anti-angiogenic gene therapy for ovarian cancer.

The Twin Cities-based Cancurables Foundation supports cancer research dedicated to finding a cure for ovarian cancer, along with methods of early detection.