CPRIT gives $52M in grants to advance cancer research in Texas

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The governing body of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas approved $51.8 million in grants to advance the state’s fight against cancer. The grants are a mix of academic research recruitment grants and product development research projects.

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