The Ovarian Cancer Institute (OCI) was founded on the notion that there is a dire need for novel, more productive approaches to ovarian cancer research. OCI is an innovative collaboration between noted Atlanta gynecologic oncologist Benedict B. Benigno M.D. and internationally-recognized scientist John F. McDonald Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director of the Integrated Cancer Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
OCI is not your traditional research institute. Dr. McDonald and his colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology are taking an “outside the box” integrative approach to ovarian cancer research. Rather than operating in “academic silos” of research specialization, the OCI approach is to combine state-of-the-art molecular biology with new, emerging technologies and expertise in nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and high-throughput computer science to take a multi-discipline approach to ovarian cancer research and is already generating dramatic results.
The goal of the Ovarian Cancer Institute is to find an early screeening test for cancer of the ovary as well as more efficacious and less toxic ways of treating this disease.
To learn more about OCI visit www.ovariancancerinstitute.org or call (404) 300-2997.