NCI Funds Stanford R25T Training Grant August 24, 2006 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded Stanford for a R25T Training Grant to train the next generation of molecular imaging scholars (S.S. Gambhir, PI). The 'Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS)' will train approximately 18 post-docs over the next few years to become leaders in the field of multimodality molecular imaging. More info about the SMIS program Download Brochure ( - 12MB PDF)
	NCI Funds $20M Stanford Nanotech Center March 1, 2006 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced that it has allotted roughly $20 million over five years to the Stanford Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE), which will be led by professor of radiology and bioengineering Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD, who directs the Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford. The Stanford CCNE will be one of eight NCI Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence which are research alliances of cancer centers, medical institutions, schools of engineering and physical sciences, nonprofit organizations and private corporations. Their mission is to integrate nanotechnology into cancer research. View MIPS CCNE Grant pages NCI CCNE Press Release Stanford CCNE Press Release Related Announcements The Stanford Daily San Jose Business Journal Palo Alto Online Pharmaceutical Business Review NanoTechwire.com Nanotechnology.net Austin Business Journal Small Times