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May 21, 2012
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Senate Majority Policy Committee to Hold Hearing on Economic Impact of the CURE Program

Harrisburg – The Senate Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Erickson (R-Delaware), will hold a public hearing tomorrow on the economic impact of the Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement Program (CURE) program.

The hearing will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Senate Majority Caucus Room.

Testifiers will include:

• Dario Altieri, M.D., Director, The Wistar Institute Cancer Center, Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer
• Stephan A. Grupp, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Translational Research; Director, Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Medical Director, Stem Cell Laboratory
• David L. Wiest, Ph.D., Vice President and Deputy Chief Scientific Officer, Fox Chase Cancer Center

The CURE program was created by Act 77 of 2001, the Tobacco Settlement Act, which directed the Pennsylvania Department of Health to establish a health research initiative. Under the program, research grants are funded with Tobacco Settlement funds and awarded for clinical, health services, and biomedical research.

Contact:

Michele Hansarick
717-787-1350

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