“Nonprofit biomedical research institute in La Jolla with an NCI-designated Cancer Center and PhD program in biomedical sciences.”
Sanford Burnham Prebys is an American nonprofit biomedical research institute in La Jolla, California, conducting basic and translational research in cancer, cardiovascular and muscular diseases, neurologic diseases, metabolic and liver diseases, and regenerative medicine. It operates a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and houses a Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences established in 2006.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
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Research center focused on cancer biology, metabolism, and genomics.
Disease-focused research center within the Institute.
Research center focused on neurologic disease mechanisms and therapeutics.
Research center focused on metabolism and liver disease.
Houses the Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics and translational drug-discovery resources.
Lab-based doctoral program emphasizing collaborative research across cancer, neurologic, metabolic, and cardiovascular disease centers.
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