Other Cancer Research Programs in Arizona

The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)

TGen, or the Translational Genomics Research Institute (www.tgen.org ), is a non-profit research entity with headquarters in Phoenix.  (Its Pathogen Genomics division, TGen North, is located in Flagstaff and collaborates closely with NAU’s Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics.)  Several of TGen’s research divisions (Cancer and Cell Biology, Clinical Translational Research, Genetic Basis of Human Disease, and Integrated Cancer Genomics) host productive researchers and excellent facilities for cancer-related research.  Because TGen’s primary facility is located adjacent to the Phoenix Bioscience Core, where several of NAU’s health professions degree programs operate, collaboration with TGen researchers is both desirable and relatively easy.

Cancer Research at Arizona State University

Arizona State University hosts several research groups and entities engaged in cancer research.  A major point of contact for these is the Center for the Convergence of Physical Science and Cancer Biology (http://cancer-insights.asu.edu/ ), one of 12 physical sciences and oncology centers in a nationwide PS-OC network established by the NCI.

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale

The world-renowned Mayo Clinic has a major research campus and clinical facilities in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Two of their departments with cancer-related expertise and researchers are the Hematology/Oncology Division (http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/hematology/hematology-oncology-arizona/overview ) and the Radiation Oncology Program (http://www.mayoclinic.org/departments-centers/radiation-oncology/arizona/overview ).

Arizona Biomedical Research Commission (ABRC)

The Commission is a state-funded entity under the Arizona Department of Health Services(http://www.azdhs.gov/biomedical/ ). ABRC administers a competitive research grants program that supports work spanning the range from disease mechanisms and treatment through development of therapies to health behaviors and prevention.  ABRC also leads an initiative to strengthen and coordinate access to bio-specimens (both healthy and diseased tissue samples) from multiple Arizona hospitals and clinical sites.

The American Cancer Society

The American Cancer Society is one of the nation’s oldest and largest disease-focused advocacy groups.  ACS raises and disburses millions of dollars each year to support cancer patients and their families but also to support research into cancer prevention, cancer biology, treatment, and survivorship (https://www.cancer.org/sitemap.html ).