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VisionGate® Adds Three Prominent Board Directors

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VisionGate Inc., an in vitro diagnostics company that has developed the patented Cell-CT®,a 3D cell imaging platform being utilized in early disease detection, recently added three new esteemed business leaders to its Board of Directors. The directors come on board at a pivotal time for VisionGate, as its revolutionary, non-invasive test for the early detection of lung cancer – LuCED® – is poised to enter the market.Continue reading→

Nationally Noted Physician-Scientist, Health Administrator Dr. Andrew S. Kraft Named Director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center

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TUCSON, Ariz. – Andrew S. Kraft, MD, a nationally recognized prostate cancer physician-scientist and cancer center administrator, has been named the Sydney E. Salmon endowed chair and Director of the University of Arizona Cancer Center and Associate Vice President for Oncology Programs for the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center. In addition to his Cancer Center leadership role, Dr. Kraft joins the University as tenured Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology and Senior Associate Dean for Translational Research in the College of Medicine.Continue reading→

ABOR announces Rita Cheng as Northern Arizona University presidential finalist

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A six-month, nationwide search for the next president of Northern Arizona University culminated today in the announcement of Rita Cheng, chancellor of Southern Illinois University, as the finalist. Cheng has previously served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her previous accomplishments include serving as associate vice chancellor and interim dean of the School of Continuing Education at UMW, and associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at UMW.Continue reading→