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Revolutionary Stem Cell Breakthrough Battles Gastroesophageal Cancer

Dr Saar Gill

The DeGregorio Family Foundation, with support from the Torrey Coast Foundation Gastro Esophageal Investigator Network Initiative (GEMINI), has awarded $300,000 to Dr. Saar Gill of the University of Pennsylvania. This award is in recognition of the progress he has made in less than a year on his grant, which is in addition to the $250,000 […]

Grant Awarded to Develop Genetically Engineered Stem Cell Products to Fight Gastroesophageal Cancer

Dr Saar Gill

NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The DeGregorio Family Foundation with support from the Torrey Coast Foundation Gastro Esophageal Investigator Network Initiative (GEMINI) has awarded $250,000 to Saar Gill, MD, PhD, of the University of Pennsylvania, to improve immunotherapy in gastroesophageal cancer by using the tools of genetic engineering to modify human blood-forming stem cells to produce highly specialized cancer-eating cells called […]