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(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) A new skin cancer drug tested for the first time in the world five years ago at the Virginia G.

Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare just received expedited approval by the US Food and Drug Administration, a remarkable accomplishment in new drug development.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The US National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity today published a precedent-setting policy statement warning about the "unusually high magnitude" risk from unrestricted publication of avian flu research.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute have begun to identify mutations and cellular pathway changes that lead to lung cancer in never-smokers -- a first step in developing potential therapeutic targets.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) A son's passion to find a cure for the cancer that claimed the life of his mother has led to a new series of clinical trials under a Translational Genomics Research Institute initiative to find a cure for pancreatic cancer.

Roger Magowitz, President of the Seena Magowitz Foundation, has donated $1 million to the TGen pancreatic cancer initiative.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Patients at Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials at Scottsdale Healthcare were the first in the nation to participate in a clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and effectiveness for usage of a new drug combination consisting of a standard drug called gemcitabine and a drug called nab-paclitaxel for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

The study results are published in the prestigious Journal of Clinical Oncology.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Two Arizona university graduate students working at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) have each received $50,000 grants from the Salt River Project (SRP).

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Translational Genomics Research Institute is part of a team of medical investigators receiving a $3.5 million grant from Susan G.

Komen for the Cure to study triple-negative breast cancer, a highly aggressive form of this cancer that disproportionately affects African-Americans.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) The Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation (IBCRF) has awarded $50,000 to the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) to discover the genetic origins of this rare and most deadly form of breast cancer.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Waters Corporation today recognized the Center for Proteomics at the Translational Genomics Research Institute as a Waters Center of Innovation.

In particular, Waters recognized Dr. Konstantinos Petritis, Head of TGen's Center for Proteomics, and his team for their leadership in the research of proteomics and biomarker discovery and verification.

(The Translational Genomics Research Institute) Mattress Firm, a leading specialty mattress retailer with more than 720 stores nationwide, is committed to supporting the fight against pancreatic cancer by raising funds for clinical trials through the Translational Genomics Research Institute globalCure initiative.