Ivy Foundation Gives TGen $3M to Launch Genetic Brain Cancer Initiative

Jul 16, 2008

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With a $3 million grant to the Translational Genomics Research Institute, the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation has launched an investigation into the gene patterns that could help researchers develop targeted drugs and diagnostics for brain cancer and allow doctors to personalize treatment for the disease.

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