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CPRIT Present $748,906 To Gradalis, Inc.

CPRIT Check Presentation To Three Austin Companies

Pictured from left to right: Cindy Brinker Simmons (CPRIT), David Shanahan, John Nemunaitis, Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Bill Gimson (CPRIT).


CARROLLTON, TX - Tuesday, July 13, 2010

CPRIT Check Presents Check To LiveStrong (PDF)

CPRIT Check Presentation To Three Austin Companies

Pictured from left to right: Andy Miller, Haley Gardiner, Doug Ulman, Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Kristen Doyle (CPRIT), Dr. Becky Garcia (CPRIT).


AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, July 08, 2010

CPRIT Check Presentation To Three Austin Companies (PDF)

CPRIT Check Presentation To Three Austin Companies

Pictured from left to right: Jerry Cobbs (CPRIT), Senator Kirk Watson, Phil Wilson (CPRIT), Dr. Ralph McDade, Sam LaBrie, Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Karri Ballard, Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Ana Ward, Dr. Andy Bader, Dr. David Brown, Dr. Paul Lammers, Dr. Matt Winkler, Lynne Hohlfeld, Vlad Mitelberg, Lisa Rollins, David Miller, Emily Hakuh, Dr. Dennis McWilliams, Landon Gilkey, Kery Farrell, Donald Jones.


“On July 6th at the Texas State Capitol, CPRIT leadership presented over $18 million in Research Commercialization Grants to Apollo Endosurgery, Mirna Therapeutics, Inc, and Rules-Based Medicine.”

AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, July 06, 2010

"State Grants Will Bolster Cancer Fight"

Op-ed in Houston Chronicle by Kenneth Shine and William R. Brinkley

HOUSTON, TX - Thursday, June 27, 2010

CPRIT Awards $142 Million In Texas' Fight Against Cancer

CPRIT Oversight Committe Meeting on June 18, 2010
AUSTIN, TX - Thursday, June 18, 2010

Hear CPRIT Grant Recipient Dr. Keith Argenbright interviewed by WBAP-AM/FM reporter Ellie Hogue



CPRIT Presents $309,000 in Prevention Grant

CPRIT Presents $309,000 in Research Grants

Pictured from left to right at the University of North Texas Health Science Center Presentation: Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Dr. Richard Kurz, Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Dr. Marcus Martin, Judge Faith Johnson (CPRIT), Charles Senteio, Becky Garcia (CPRIT), Dr. Thomas Yorio.


"The Frazier Community Center was the site of a check presentation on May 25 to researchers at the University of North Texas Health Science Center from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. This award, in the amount of $309,000, will focus specifically on breast cancer prevention education."

DALLAS, TX - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

CPRIT Presents $1,898,000 in Prevention Grants

CPRIT Presents $1,898,000 in Prevention Grants

Pictured from left to right: Dr. Keith Argenbright, Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Judge Mary Horn of Denton County, Judge Mark Riley of Parker County, Becky Garcia (CPRIT), Dr. Samir Gupta, Commissioner Kevin Burns of Wise County, Commissioner Danny White of Wise County, Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Dee Kelly.


"On Tuesday, May 25, the Moncrief Cancer Institute received a check from CPRIT officials in the amount of $1,898,000 for their prevention program efforts specifically targeting breast cancer and colorectal cancer."

DALLAS, TX - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

CPRIT Presents $886,000 in Research Grant

CPRIT Presents $886,000 in Research Grants

Pictured from left to right: Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Dr. David Daniel (UT Dallas President), Dr. John Ferraris (UT Dallas Checmistry Department Head)


“The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas presented a check for $886,000 to The University of Texas at Dallas in a ceremony on May 25, 2010. This research grant will be used to study new treatment options for prostate cancer".

DALLAS, TX - Tuesday, May 25, 2010

CPRIT Presents $21 Million in Research Grant

CPRIT Presents Over $21 Million in Research Grants

Pictured from left to right: Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Dr. Becky Garcia (CPRIT), Cindy Brinker Simmons (CPRIT), Senator Jane Nelson, James Willson (UTSW Director of Simmons Cancer Center), Daniel Podolsky (President of UTSW), Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Dr. Al Gilman (CPRIT)


“On Thursday, May 20th, CPRIT Oversight Committee members Jimmy Mansour and Cindy Brinker Simmons joined Senator Jane Nelson in presenting a $21 million check to UT Southwestern Medical Center to support cancer-related research and prevention programs and services”.

DALLAS, TX - Thursday, May 20, 2010

CPRIT Presents Over $2.2 Million In Prevention Grants

CPRIT Presents Over $2.2 Million in Prevention Grants

Pictured from left to right: Kristi Thibaut, Ellen Cohen, David Jobe, Maria Fernandez, Kathi Wilson, Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Dr. Becky Garcia (CPRIT), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT).


HOUSTON, TX - Thursday, May 13, 2010

CPRIT Grant Recipient Selected as One Of TIME Magazine's "100 Most Influential People"


HOUSTON, TX - Thursday, May 13, 2010


CPRIT Presents Texas Tech Research Grants Totaling Over $1 Million

CPRIT Presents Texas Tech Research Grants Totaling over $1 Million

Pictured from left to right: Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Chancellor Kent Hance.



LUBBOCK, TX - Friday, May 7, 2010

Governor Rick Perry Appoints Joyce King to Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee


AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, May 5, 2010

CPRIT Presents Mercy $300,000 Cancer Outreach Grant  (PDF)

CPRIT Presents Baylor $200,000 Cancer Research Grant

Pictured from left to right: Rosanne Palacios (Mercy Ministries), State Representative Richard Raymond, Dr. Joe Bailes (CPRIT), Sister Rosemary Welsh (Mercy Ministries), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Laredo Mayor Raul G. Salinas, Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Sister Maria Luisa Vera (Mercy Ministries), Dr. Rebecca Garcia (CPRIT)


Click here to see video coverage of the event hosted by KGNS-TV

LAREDO, TX - Monday, May 3, 2010

UCCS Still Benefits As Researcher Leaves for Texas A&M

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Tuesday, April 13, 2010

CPRIT Presents Baylor $200,000 Cancer Research Grant  (PDF)

CPRIT Presents Baylor $200,000 Cancer Research Grant

Pictured from left to right: Jimmy Mansour - Oversight Committee Chairman,
Dr. Truell Hyde, Dr. Kevin Pinney, Bill Gimson - Executive Director,
Dr. Elizabeth Davis, Dr. Mary Lynn Trawick and Dr. Lee Nordt


WACO, TX - Monday, April 12, 2010

Speaker Joe Straus Appoints Barbara Canales to
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Oversight Committee


AUSTIN, TX - Monday, April 12, 2010

CPRIT Presents Over $35 Million in Cancer Research and
Prevention Grants to Houston Recipients
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CPRIT Awards Houston Recipients $35 Million in Grants

HOUSTON, TX - Wednesday, April 7, 2010

TAMU Gets More Than $1.1 Million in Cancer Research Grants  (PDF)

CPRIT Awards TAMU With More Than $1.1 Million in Grants

COLLEGE STATION, TX - Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Governor Rick Perry Appoints Samuel "Phil" Wilson to Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee


AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, March 12, 2010

CPRIT Funds First Cancer Prevention Grants  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, March 10, 2010

UT Austin Gets $3.3 Million in Cancer Research Grants  (PDF)

UT Austin Gets $3.3 Million in Cancer Research Grants
Click here to see video coverage of the event hosted by News 8 Austin

AUSTIN, TX - Thursday, February 25, 2010

CPRIT Awards More Than $60 Million in Research Grants  (PDF)

Bill Gimson, Jimmy Mansour, Al Gilman, Ralph Deberardinis, and Patrick Rose
Pictured from left: Executive Director Bill Gimson, Jimmy Mansour,
Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Alfred Gilman, Dr. Ralph Deberardinis,
and State Representative Patrick Rose


AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, January 20, 2010

CPRIT Awards Grant for 1st Scholar in Cancer Research   (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, December 9, 2009
 

CPRIT Joins First Lady Anita Perry in Response to USPSTF Revised Mammography Screening Guidelines  (PDF)

Becky Garcia, Anita Perry, Bill Gimson
Pictured from left: Chief Prevention Officer Becky Garcia,
First Lady Anita Perry, and Executive Director Bill Gimson


AUSTIN, TX - Monday, December 7, 2009

CPRIT Issues Four Requests for Applications for Prevention Grants  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Monday, December 7, 2009

CPRIT Announces Release of Company Investment Funding Opportunities  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, December 1, 2009

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Moves One Step Closer To Funding First Round of Research Awards  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Friday, November 20, 2009

Stephen W. Wyatt, D.M.D, M.P.H, to head CPRIT Prevention Review Council  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

CPRIT Responds to USPSTF Revised Mammography Screening Guidelines  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

CPRIT’s First Round of Requests for Prevention Funding Exceed Total Budget Amount  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, November 18, 2009

CPRIT Announces Prevention Program Director  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Thursday, November 12, 2009

CPRIT Announces Chief Commercialization Officer  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Tuesday, November 10, 2009

CPRIT Foundation Hosts Policy Roundtable Discussion  (PDF)

The CPRIT Foundation held its inaugural Breakthrough Policy Roundtable to discuss goals and objectives for the groundbreaking mission undertaken by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)

AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, October 21, 2009

CPRIT Receives almost 900 Proposals for Research Funding in First Round  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Monday, October 19, 2009

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CPRIT Announces General Counsel  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Monday, July 20, 2009

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Rebecca Garcia, Ph.D., has been named chief prevention officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT)  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX – Tuesday, July 14, 2009

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Chairman Jimmy Mansour and Dee J. Kelly


CPRIT Presents the First Champion Award for Outstanding Leadership to the State of Texas in the Fight against Cancer


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Legislation Requires Health Benefit Plan Coverage for Routine Health Services Costs for Enrollees Participating in Clinical Trials, Including Cancer Therapeutics  (PDF)



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Nobel Laureate Phillip A. Sharp, Ph.D., to head CPRIT Scientific Review Council  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX – Monday, June 15, 2009

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Commencement Address, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences  (PDF)



Address by Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D. - June 5, 2009

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Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Receives $450 Million in Funding to Begin the Fight on Cancer  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX – Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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Texas Transplant Alfred Gilman Guides $3 Billion Cancer Project  (PDF)



Article in Science magazine, May 15, 2009, Volume 324

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Searching for a Cure - Research institute is working to award grants this year to fight cancer while building biotech and life science in Texas  (PDF)



Article in Health Care Directory, May 2009

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CPRIT Announces Chief Scientific Officer  (PDF)



Alfred G. Gilman, M.D., Ph.D., renowned scientist and Nobel Laureate, has been named chief scientific officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
Texas House of Representatives Audio/Video Archived Press Conferences

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Bill Gimson Named Executive Director of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas  (PDF)

AUSTIN, TX - Monday, March 30, 2009

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Texas Takes On Cancer  (PDF)



Chairman Jimmy Mansour spoke at the Texas Healthcare and BioSciences Institute annual meeting on December 15th at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin, Texas. The above document is a PDF of his PowerPoint presentation.

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TCC is Now CPRIT

The Texas Cancer Council (TCC) became the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) through legislation passed in November 2007. Texas voters approved Proposition 15 - HJR 90, the constitutional amendment which allows the State of Texas to establish the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (the Institute) and allows the Institute to issue $3 billion in general obligation bonds over ten years to fund grants for cancer research and prevention. The Institute may invest the grants strategically in cancer research, clinical trials, and laboratory facility construction in Texas. The Institute will continue to implement the Texas Cancer Plan.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute is charged by the Texas Legislature to:

  • Create and expedite innovation in the area of cancer research and in enhancing the potential for a medical or scientific breakthrough in the prevention of cancer and cures for cancer;

  • Attract, create, or expand research capabilities of public or private institutions of higher education and other public or private entities that will promote a substantial increase in cancer research and in the creation of high-quality new jobs in this state; and

  • Develop and implement the Texas Cancer Plan.

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