The W. M. Keck Center for Innovative Cancer Therapies program at M. D. Anderson has assembled over 60 scientists and clinicians with an interest in sharing research ideas and findings worldwide. We all share the common goal of curing cancer.
Vision
The major goals of the Innovative Cancer Therapies Program will be to enhance communication and collaboration among investigators and to develop new funding opportunities. One goal of the program is to obtain sufficient funding to set up a permanent endowment. This endowment would provide continuous funding for a Innovative Cancer Therapies Institute. This would be “an institute without walls” that would be inclusive for all investigators with an interest in relaxed areas of research.
The Innovative Cancer Therapies Program would be highly interactive with existing programs. It is likely that gene therapy research projects will develop in other programs and that these programs will seek expertise in gene therapy. We envision these specific goals:
- Recruitment of faculty with expertise in areas of gene transfer
- Vector Development
- Vector Production
- Laboratory Services Vector Quality Control
- Seed Funding for Pilot Projects
- Seminars and Symposium
- New Funding Initiatives
- Web Site
- Invited Speakers
