The five year survival rate for ovarian cancer has not changed significantly over the past 40 years despite the fact that billions of private and federal dollars have been spent on ovarian cancer research. The situation is perhaps best described by the provocative headline in Newsweek (September 15, 2008), “We Fought Cancer... And Cancer Won.”

The Ovarian Cancer Institute (OCI) was founded on the notion that there is a dire need for novel, more productive approaches to ovarian cancer research. OCI is an innovative collaboration between noted Atlanta gynecologic oncologist Benedict B. Benigno M.D. and internationally recognized scientist John F. McDonald Ph.D., Associate Dean and Director of the Integrated Cancer Research Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

OCI is not your traditional research institute. Dr. McDonald and his colleagues at the Georgia Institute of Technology are taking an “outside the box” integrative approach to ovarian cancer research. Rather than operating in “academic silos” of research specialization, the OCI approach is to combine state-of-the-art molecular biology with new, emerging technologies and expertise in nanotechnology, biomedical engineering and high-throughput computer science to take a multi-discipline approach to ovarian cancer research and is already generating dramatic results.


Click here to view Dr. Benigno's Fox 5 interview on Ovarian Cancer - March 9, 2010

We hope that you will be able to join us for the following events:
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Teal To Heal
August 26, 2010
A Fashion Event at Tootsie's Boutique. Purchase your seat for this exclusive fashion show - call 404.300.2997 benefits OCI and Ovarian Cycle
REGISTER HERE!


An Evening at Bacchanalia
October 3, 2010
A multi-course meal prepared by the staff of Bacchanalia with exquisite wine pairings and silent auction. For Sponsorship information call
404.300.2997


Angela Hewitt Concert benefiting the Ovarian Cancer Institute
 October 21, 2010
Ferst Center for the Arts
Georgia Tech
Tickets and Sponsorship Information available, call (404) 300-2997.
REGISTER HERE!
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One in 57 women in the United States will develop ovarian cancer. Approximately 27,000 are diagnosed every year, and roughly a third of them will survive more than 5 years. Here at the Ovarian Cancer Institute, we are highly dedicated to changing these odds.


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