New NCI Physical Sciences-Oncology Centers (PS-OC) U54 Grant awarded to USC in collaboration with Stanford for $16M October 26, 2009 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded $16M to University of Southern California in collaboration with Stanford University to establish a Physical Sciences-Oncology Center (PS-OC). Professor of engineering at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering and professor of research medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, W. Daniel Hillis, is the principal investigator. Collaborators at Stanford are Dr. Sam Gambhir, Dr. Shan Wang, Dr. Steve Quake, and Dr. Garry Nolan. The goal of the five year initiative is to engage trans-disciplinary scientific teams from fields of physics, mathematics, chemistry and engineering to examine new, non-traditional approaches to cancer research. NCI PS-OC Press Release USC Press Release
	NIBIB Funds T32 Training Grant in Cardiovascular Imaging September 30, 2008 The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has funded Stanford for a T32 Training Grant to train the next generation of cardiovascular imaging researchers (PI: M.V. McConnell, Co-PIs: S.S. Gambhir, J.M. Pauly). The "Multi-Disciplinary Training Program in Cardiovascular Imaging" will train 4 post-doctoral fellows every 2 years, bringing together MD's and/or PhD's from clinical, bioengineering, and molecular imaging backgrounds. Aided by 16 faculty mentors from Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology, Engineering, and MIPS, the fellows will pursue advanced research while also training together in collaborative problem-solving and biodesign.
	NCI Funds Stanford NTR Grant September 10, 2008 Stanford Investigators led by Dr. Christopher Contag have been awarded a grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as part of the Network for Translational Research (NTR): Optical Imaging in Multimodal Platforms. The aims of this proposal are to develop microscopes that reach inside the body for the early diagnosis of cancer and to guide therapy.
	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