Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards $36.7 Million to Ut Southwestern Investigators for Cancer Studies

U.S. Newswire › March 25, 2011

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DALLAS, March 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded more than $36.7 million in new grants to investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related projects and to recruit pre- eminent cancer investigators. CPRIT was established in 2007 after Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment that authorized the state to fund cancer research and prevention programs.

These awards, made after a rigorous peer-review process, resulted in UT Southwestern receiving the most funding of any individual Texas institution in CPRIT's latest round of grants. Awards to UT Southwestern researchers were part of $116 million allocated for 22 projects at 16 Texas-based academic institutions and private firms. This round of grants is part of $216 million expected to be awarded by the institute this year.

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Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Awards $36.7 Million to Ut Southwestern Investigators for Cancer Studies

Funding for UT Southwestern announced March 24 included more than $30 million to support projects involving 20 pre-eminent researchers. Among these are new imaging technology and techniques for identifying and tracking cancers; repairing damaged DNA strands; ...

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