The state University at Albany opened its new $45 million cancer research center Tuesday and announced a $200,000 gift from Walter and Anne Robb for the Fund for Memory and Hope. The gift will help equip the Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics and support research. The Imaging and Histology Laboratory will be named in recognition of the gift, UAlbany officials said. Walter Robb is former senior vice president and group executive, medical systems division at General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE). He is an investor in a number of local companies and owns the Albany River Rats hockey team. Sen. Joseph Bruno (R-Brunswick), helped secure $24.9 million in state support to help launch the center, which hosts scientists committed to discovering the genetic origins of cancer and who conduct research into finding a cure for the disease.
