CPRIT News
Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst Reappoints Jimmy Mansour to CPRIT Oversight Committee
AUSTIN, TX - Friday, February 10, 2012
Today, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst reappointed Jimmy Mansour to the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Oversight Committee.
CPRIT Check Presentation to El Paso Grant Recipients
El Paso, TX - Friday, January 27, 2012
The leadership of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) traveled to El Paso on Friday, January 27, 2012 to honor CPRIT grantees from The University of Texas at El Paso, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Center San Vicente.
Pictured are:
Front row: (l to r), Dr. Rebecca Garcia (CPRIT), Melissa Aguirre (Centro San Vicente), Dr. Navkiran Shokar, (TTUHSC), Dr. Zeina Nahleh (TTUHSC), Marc Cox (UTEP), Dr. Robert Osegueda (UTEP)
Second row: (l to r), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Dr. Tedd Mitchell (TTUHSC), Dr. Manuel de la Rosa (TTUHSC PLFSOM), Rep. Marisa Marquez, Rep. Dee Margo, Sen. Jose Rodriguez, Bill Gimson (CPRIT)
Cancer Costs Texas More Than $28 Billion According to The Perryman Group
AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Dr. M. Ray Perryman, President of the economic and financial analysis firm The Perryman Group, presents the 2011 cost of cancer analysis to CPRIT Oversight Committee members on Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
CPRIT Honors Texas A&M Cancer Prevention Grants
AUSTIN, TX - Friday, October 14, 2011
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) honored researchers at the Texas A&M Health Science Center (TAMHSC) for their work in cancer prevention efforts in the Brazos and Rio Grande valleys with an Oct. 14 research grant award. The TAMHSC School of Rural Public Health and College of Medicine received $3,235,597 in July’s grant awards by CPRIT.
Pictured from left are Kristen Doyle, CPRIT general counsel; Dr. Becky Garcia, CPRIT chief prevention officer; John Sharp, chancellor of The Texas A&M University System; Dr. Bolin; James M. Mansour, chairman of the CPRIT Foundation and Oversight Committee; Dr. Richard A. Box, chairman of the A&M Board of Regents; Bill Gimson, CPRIT executive director; Dr. Nancy W. Dickey, TAMHSC president and vice chancellor for health affairs for the A&M System; Dr. David McClellan, TAMHSC; Dr. David S. Carlson, TAMHSC vice president for research and dean of the School of Graduate Studies; Dr. Christopher Beaudoin, Texas A&M University; and Dr. Monica Wendel in the TAMHSC-School of Rural Public Health (accepting on behalf of St. John).
STATE, LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE IMPORTANCE OF BREAST CANCER SCREENINGS
AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, October 12, 2011
An estimated 15,562 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed this year in Texas women, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. More than 2,800 men and women are expected to lose their battle with breast cancer in 2011.
CPRIT HELPING SOUTH TEXANS REDUCE CANCER RISK, INCREASE EARLY DETECTION OF THE DEADLY DISEASE
McAllen, TX - Wednesday, August 17, 2011
With their region having one of the highest rates of cervical cancer in the state, South Texas residents will soon find themselves with new resources for navigating and accessing cancer screening and prevention services as a result of projects funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
CPRIT AWARDS CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH RECRUITMENT EFFORTS AROUND THE STATE
AUSTIN, TX - Wednesday, July 27, 2011
CEO Jacqueline Northcutt of the Texas BioAlliance makes a presentation about the CPRIT-funded Entrepreneur-in-Residence program at the July 27th Oversight Committee meeting.
CPRIT CHECK PRESENTATION TO SAN ANTONIO GRANT RECIPIENTS
SAN ANTONIO, TX - Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Officials from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute (CPRIT) traveled to San Antonio on July 20th for a check presentation to three San Antonio-based grant recipients: The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), University Health System(UHS), and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio(UTHSCSA)
From Left to Right: Dr. Francisco Gonzalez-Scarano (UTHSCSA), Dr. Stacy Young-McCaughan (UTHSCSA), Dr. David Cappelli (UTHSCSA), Dr. Jeffrey Kantor (UTSA), Mr. Bill Gimson (CPRIT), Mr. George Hernandez (UHS), Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Dr. Roberto Villareal (UHS), Dr. Deborah Parra-Medina (UTHSCSA), Dr. Ian Thompson (UTHSCSA), Dr. Cynthia Mojica (UTHSCSA), Dr. Dmitri Ivanov (UTHSCSA), Dr. Yidong Chen (UTHSCSA), Dr. Gail Tomlinson (UTHSCSA), Dr. Susan Naylor (UTHSCSA) and Dr. Rong Li (UTHSCSA).
Pictured: Mr. Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT)
Chairman Mansour’s Remarks, Baylor College of Medicine Commencement Ceremony, May 24, 2011
AUSTIN, TX - Thursday, May 26, 2011
From Left to Right: Marc Shapiro (BCM), Jimmy Mansour (CPRIT), Dr. Paul E. Klotman (BCM)
James Mansour, chairman of the oversight committee of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, was recognized for his leadership and support of CPRIT's work to reduce the burden of cancer on humanity with an honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities in Medicine from Baylor College of Medicine.
CPRIT’s Dr. Becky Garcia Addresses North Texas Workshop
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CPRIT Chief Prevention Officer Dr. Becky Garcia joins CPRIT grantees Terry Wilson-Gray from The Bridge Breast Network and Doris Cheng from the Asian Breast Health Outreach at a Susan G. Komen for the Cure North Texas Affiliate Grants Program Community Workshop on Tuesday, May 03, 2011. The workshop provided information on CPRIT funding opportunities as well as first-hand experience from current grantees.
