• UA Study Shows Glucosamine Is Ineffective - Read Article

    UA Study Shows Glucosamine Is Ineffective

    2014-03-12T16:30:11-07:00

    A short-term study led by C. Kent Kwoh, MD, director of the University of Arizona Arthritis Center, and a collaborative team of researchers has found that oral glucosamine supplementation is…

  • PCH, Barrow and TGen earn NIH grant - Read Article

    PCH, Barrow and TGen earn NIH grant

    2014-03-11T09:01:53-07:00

    Under a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Barrow Neurological Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) are studying the role of extracellular…

  • SHC’s Von Hoff honored for cancer advances - Read Article

    SHC’s Von Hoff honored for cancer advances

    2014-03-11T06:16:23-07:00

    In association with its 50th anniversary, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has named Daniel D. Von Hoff, M.D., FACP, one of ASCO’s 50 Oncology Luminaries, celebrating 50 doctors…

  • TGen identifies key lung cancer enabler - Read Article

    TGen identifies key lung cancer enabler

    2014-03-04T11:44:56-07:00

    Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have discovered a protein, Mcl-1, that helps enable one of the most common and deadly types of cancer to survive radiation and…

  • TGen’s Von Hoff inducted into Joshua Lederberg Society - Read Article

    TGen’s Von Hoff inducted into Joshua Lederberg Society

    2014-02-25T06:44:45-07:00

    Dr. Daniel D. Von Hoff, Distinguished Professor and Physician-In-Chief of the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), was inducted into the Joshua Lederberg Society for his work in developing the drug…

  • TGen, Mayo find key targets for bile duct cancer - Read Article

    TGen, Mayo find key targets for bile duct cancer

    2014-02-20T06:14:51-07:00

    Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and physicians at Mayo Clinic’s Individualized Medicine Clinic have personalized drug treatments for patients with cholangiocarcinoma using genomic sequencing technologies. Potential new…

  • Ivy Foundation grants $885K to Barrow - Read Article

    Ivy Foundation grants $885K to Barrow

    2014-01-04T08:50:14-07:00

    The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation  has awarded an $885,294 grant to Barrow Neurological Institute for brain cancer research. The Ivy Foundation is the largest privately funded brain cancer research foundation…

  • Arizona Telemedicine Sets Standard of Innovation - Read Article

    Arizona Telemedicine Sets Standard of Innovation

    2014-01-02T08:32:04-07:00

    Investments by state governments in their own state universities can yield large returns and help create new industries.  In Arizona, telemedicine is a good example of a success story. The…

  • Alzheimer's prevention initiative launches - Read Article

    Alzheimer's prevention initiative launches

    2013-12-23T16:02:33-07:00

    The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) trial in cognitively healthy individuals has reached a significant milestone with the first participants in Colombia receiving doses of an experimental anti-amyloid antibody, crenezumab designed…

  • Ivy funds $3 million brain cancer research - Read Article

    Ivy funds $3 million brain cancer research

    2013-12-18T09:19:08-07:00

    The Ben & Catherine Ivy Foundation today announced a $3 million grant to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Nemucore Medical Innovations Inc., and Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph’s…

  • TGen’s Zenhausern is named an NAI fellow - Read Article

    TGen’s Zenhausern is named an NAI fellow

    2013-12-11T09:13:19-07:00

    Dr. Frederic Zenhausern, a Professor at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and developer of a rapid DNA processor, has been named to the Fellows of the National Academy of…

  • TGen-Barrow-PCH study brain injuries - Read Article

    TGen-Barrow-PCH study brain injuries

    2013-12-04T10:00:54-07:00

    In an effort to lower medical costs, identify patients at risk for injury, and speed patient recovery, scientists will attempt to identify a molecular signal that indicates severity of brain-injury…

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