Focusing on the causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pancreatic cancer is the mission of our foundation.

Severely limited funding for pancreatic cancer research has likewise limited the size of the research community pursuing progress against the disease. Greater commitment of financial resources and scientific expertise are needed to achieve significant improvements in pancreatic cancer diagnosis and management.

The Hirshberg Foundation supports basic science, translational research and most recently started a tissue bank as listed below.

1) The Ronald S. Hirshberg Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research Laboratory, located in the MacDonald Research Laboratories (MRL) Building, is directed by Howard A. Reber, M.D., Professor of Surgery, Chief, Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine. Opened in 1998.

2) Ronald S. Hirshberg Chair in Translational Pancreatic Cancer Research, located in Warren Hall, is held by Enrique Rozengurt, Ph.D., Professor of Medicine, UCLA Division of Digestive Diseases. Opened in 2000.

3.) UCLA  Human Tissue Research Center under the leadership of Dr. David Dawson and Dr. Sarah Dry, in collaboration with Dr. Howard Reber, Director of the Ronald S. Hirshberg Translational Research Laboratory, started in 2004.