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Jaye Gardiner awarded $225,000 Black in Cancer postdoctoral fellowship for pancreatic cancer research

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Jaye Gardiner, a postdoctoral researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has received the inaugural Black in Cancer postdoctoral fellowship, which will provide $75,000 annually for three years to support her research into pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

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