Newswise — On September 9th, millions of people across the United States and Canada are expected to tune into the fifth biennial Stand Up to Cancer broadcast raising money for cancer research. Since 2008, SU2C has raised more than $370 million and dedicates 100% of funds raised to support collaborative research via its multi-institutional, multidisciplinary Dream Teams.

UCSF involvement and updates from the fieldResearchers with UCSF’s Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center have been involved in four Dream Teams and awarded a grant for innovative research.

Alan Ashworth, PhD, FRS, president of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, is known for his work on BRCA2 and participated on the original Breast Cancer Dream Team project.

"The team research model supported and promoted by SU2C and its scientific partner, the American Association for Cancer Research, is critical to making progress against this complex disease,” Ashworth said. “It’s the model we follow at UCSF, and it yields discoveries that might not be made otherwise.”

Learn more UCSF's work on SU2C Dream Teams: http://cancer.ucsf.edu/news/2008/08/31/ucsf-investigators-reflect-on-dream-