Arizona Biotech News - ASU teams up with Mayo Clinic to fight cancer

Arizona Biotech News - ASU teams up with Mayo Clinic to fight cancer
By Emily Gersema, Tribune
February 17, 2006

A leading Scottsdale hospital and university researchers are
combining their brain power to fight cancer.

The Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University are forming a
partnership called "MAC-5," which combines the expertise of
scientists from both entities to make research discoveries and
improve cancer treatment, university officials announced Thursday.

Several ASU researchers from various fields, including engineering
and computer science, are taking part in the relationship. They will
work closely with Mayo Clinic physicians in Scottsdale to develop
ther- apies for patients and further study the disease in its
various forms.

George Poste leads ASU's Biodesign Institute, whose researchers are
involved in the partnership. Poste said he believes their efforts
could lead to health care tailored to each patient's unique needs —
a new level of care achieved with help from the institute's biotech
research. This is a growing area of study that applies discoveries
by scientists in various fields — from plant sciences to human
genetics — to create treatments and vaccines.

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