CLEVELAND & BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2006--Case Western Reserve University and the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) announced today the establishment of a new NFCR Center for Molecular Imaging. This center, funded by a 5-year grant from the NFCR, will be led by James P. Basilion, Ph.D., associate professor of radiology and biomedical engineering at Case, and will be focused on assisting cancer scientists in identifying specific genes that are ideally suited for molecular imaging and diagnosis improvement that will lead to earlier-stage treatments for cancer patients.
