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Wistar Institute Researcher Receives New Innovator Award from NIH

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 7th, 2008

A Wistar Institute researcher's novel approach to understanding genetic causes of human disease has earned him an NIH Director's New Innovator Award and grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Ken-ichi Noma, Ph.D., an assistant professor in Wistar's Gene Expression and Regulation Program, is working to develop a new method of mapping the three-dimensional structure of the human genome. These efforts aim to identify the molecular basis for many diseases, including cancers, and may aid in the development of new diagnostic tests and treatments.

New Innovator Awards support exceptionally creative scientists who take highly innovative — and often...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-10-07)

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