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SUMMARY:How to Save a Billion Lives  A Discovery Dialogues Talk  Lecture by
 Prof. Ani Deshpande
DESCRIPTION:Venue: Classroom 222\n\nAbout the Presenter:  Ani
 Deshpande is a Professor in the Cancer Genome and Epigenetics Program at
 the Sanford Burnham Prebys Institute\, where he leads research focused on
 developing novel targeted therapies for cancer. His work centers on
 understanding how the molecular mechanisms that maintain normal stem cell
 identity are co-opted during malignant transformation\, particularly in
 hard-to-treat cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia. The Deshpande lab
 employs a broad array of state-of-the-art functional genomic and
 small-molecule screening approaches to systematically identify and
 characterize novel therapeutic vulnerabilities.  His work has received
 recognition through multiple awards\, including the American Society of
 Hematology Scholar Award\, the Children’s Cancer Research Foundation
 Emerging Scientist Award\, the V Foundation Scholar Award and several other
 research and teaching awards. In addition to these academic achievements\,
 Prof. Ani has a Diploma in Science Communication from the University of
 California\, San Diego and is passionate about disseminating the importance
 of scientific literacy to the general public. He co-hosts the Discovery
 Dialogues
 Podcast. https://sbpdiscovery.org/scientists/ani-deshpande-phd/\n\nAbout
 the talk:  Designed to inspire a sense of wonder and excitement about
 research\, this engaging\, story-driven presentation reflects on one of the
 most profound transformations in human history. Just over a century ago -
 contrary to how we often imagine the past - most people lived in a world
 where injury\, infection\, and insufficiency routinely turned minor events
 into fatal ones.  In less than a century\, the forces that once made
 illness and scarcity so lethal were reshaped by human ingenuity and
 persistence\, altering everyday life in ways that are now largely taken for
 granted. This talk revisits the world that existed before that shift\,
 traces the ideas and interventions that made it possible\, and brings into
 focus the often-overlooked individuals whose work collectively saved more
 lives than any other human achievement\, without ever becoming household
 names. This is the first of a two-part Discovery Dialogues Series.
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CATEGORIES:Bioscience
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