Phoenix News: Phoenix Grant Laboratory Receives A Cancer

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

The share of federal funding for research on the genetic roots of cancer more than three times as much laboratory work in Phoenix, said his boss.

International Genomics Consortium in downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus will receive a share of 275 million dollars in federal grants for the establishment of the genetic roots of cancer of the name. Cancer Genome Atlas project.

Although the laboratory director did not know exactly how much they get, they think they can add more than 100 highly paid professional works, as scientists and technicians.

Some government scientists with the support of 101 grant totaling more than $ 33 million. The “Atlas” is probably the biggest. They are among the 5 million dollars has been announced in the financing of the stimulus; last week, President Obama.

New grants to come to the Council in funding treatments against cancer.

“There was no increase in federal funding for cancer research over five years – it is devastating,” said Dr. David Alberts, director of the Cancer Center of Arizona in Tucson, said. “Now, I’m very encouraged.”

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