Ovarian Cancer Institue
Cause Area
- Community
- Health & Medicine
- Women
Location
1266 W Paces Ferry Rd NW339Atlanta, GA 30327 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The primary mission of the OCI is to develop innovative research leading to earlier detection and more effective treatment of ovarian cancer as well as to educate and heighten awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer and treatment options.
Description
At the Ovarian Cancer Institute, we are dedicated to ovarian cancer awareness and funding ovarian cancer research. Our first-class research team includes world-renowned gynecologic oncologist Dr. Benedict Benigno and leading cancer researcher Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick. He seeks out researchers from other disciplines - engineering, nanotechnology, medicine, computer science and chemistry - to see if their work can apply to cancer research. This innovative fight to ovarian cancer research can only be provided at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
OCI was established with the mission of supporting promising new approaches to the early diagnosis and more effective treatment of ovarian cancer. The Institute seeks to fund the development of research strategies that have the potential to revolutionize the care of ovarian cancer patients. Such novel approaches are often considered "high risk" and thus not considered fundable by federal agencies. OCI is designed to fill this gap.