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Recent news on OCI's work with magnetic nanoparticles
Using Magnetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer
One of the difficulties of fighting cancer is that drugs often hit other non-cancerous cells, causing patients to get sick. But what if researchers could sneak cancer-fighting particles into just the cancer cells? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute are working on doing just that. In the online journal BMC Cancer they detail a method that uses hydrogels -- less than 100 nanometers in size -- to sneak a particular type of small interfering RNA(siRNA) into cancer cells. Once in the cell the siRNA turns on the programmed cell death the body uses to kill mutated cells and help traditional chemotherapy do it's job.
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Feb. 18. 2010
Attacking Cancer Cells With Hydrogel Nanoparticles
One of the difficulties of fighting cancer is that drugs often hit other non-cancerous cells, causing patients to get sick. But what if researchers could sneak cancer-fighting particles into just the cancer cells? Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Ovarian Cancer Institute are working on doing just that. In the online journal BMC Cancer they detail a method that uses hydrogels -- less than 100 nanometers in size -- to sneak a particular type of small interfering RNA(siRNA) into cancer cells. Once in the cell the siRNA turns on the programmed cell death the body uses to kill mutated cells and help traditional chemotherapy do it's job.
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Feb. 18. 2010
Nanotech 'Trojan Horse' Sneaks Drugs Into Cancer Cells
Nanotechnology is proving to be a mighty weapon against cancer. Nanotech-based medicines are therapeutic because they can effectively exploit the unique mechanical properties of cancer lesions and treat the various forms of the disease locally, according to biomedical engineer Mauro Ferrari, who says, "we are on the brink of a new era in cancer treatment."
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Feb. 8. 2010
Georgia Tech Researchers Use Magnets to Treat Cancer
ATLANTA, GA - Scientists at Georgia Tech are testing a new way to treat cancer. Instead of chemotherapy or radiation, the procedure involves magnets. WABE's Jim Burress reports. It sounds simple. Attach tiny, magnetic particles to cancer cells then use a magnet to remove the cancer.
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Sept. 30. 2009
Ovarian Cycle makes annual gift to Ovarian Cancer Institute
Ovarian Cycle Board members and ride supporters gathered at Nancy G's in Sandy Springs for Ovarian Cycle's annual check presentation reception. Thank you to everyone who attended and get ready to ride in 2010! For more information please visit, www.ovariancycle.org.
From L to R: Kelli Erbar, Dr. John McDonald, Bethany Diamond (Ovarian Cycle Founder), Kelly Boatright, Carla Dunn, Dr. Benedict Benigno, Kathy Canales,
Lat McCloud Gurd, Chrissie Bielinski, Donna Narducci
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Story featuring Dr. Benedict Benigno
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Dr. Jeffrey Skolnick, Professor, Director of the Center for the Study of Systems Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Ovarian Cancer Institute Researcher has developed a computer-based algorithm called CoMET that can predict metabolites that are depleted in cancer tissues that when supplemented to the cells demonstrate anti-tumor activity. This algorithm studies the integrated machinery of the cell and predicts those components that will have an effect on cancer.
Dr. Skolnick’s predictions have been tested and validated in preliminary studies conducted in the McDonald Laboratory at Georgia Tech using ovarian cancer and leukemia cells.
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Aug. 07. 2009 - New Center Focuses on Personalized Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
The Integrative Cancer Research Center (ICRC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology is joining forces with the Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) at Clark Atlanta University (CAU) to establish a Collaborative Cancer Genomics Center (CCGC)
Read Article here >
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A Different Look at OCI
Surgical technologist gets rare job opportunity
Read Article here >
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May . 2009 - Dr. Benigno article appears in May 09 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Read more about Dr. Ephraim McDowell, first doctor to perform an ovariotomy, and his patient, Mrs. Jane Todd Crawford.
View Article in PDF format here >
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Using Magnetic Nanoparticles to Combat Cancer
Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a potential new treatment against cancer that attaches magnetic nanoparticles to cancer cells, allowing them to be captured and carried out of the body. The treatment, which has been tested in the laboratory and will now be looked at in survival studies, is detailed online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
VIEW VIDEO and READ MORE HERE >
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June 17. 2008 - Computer Predicts Anti-Cancer Molecules
ATLANTA, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have created a computerized method of analyzing cellular activity that correctly predicts the anti-tumor activity of several molecules.
Researchers Jeffrey Skolnick and John McDonald led a Georgia Institute of Technology team in developing the tool, called CoMet, that studies the integrated machinery of the cell, predicting which components can have an effect on cancer.
READ MORE HERE >
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May 15. 2008 - Carlos Martinez Helps Increase Awareness of Ovarian Cancer -
report featured on myfoxatlanta.
ATLANTA (myfoxatlanta.com) -- Carlos Martinez is the kicker for the one of the top teams in arena league football, the Georgia Force. However, he is also an advocate who's trying to fight ovarian cancer...
Click here to watch MyFOXAtlanta's Report >
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Mar. 7. 2008 - Searching for the cure through football. Here's another article, as presented by Scott Sowers of the Gwinnett Herald, commending Carlos Martinez in his charitable efforts. Click here for the article.
Apr. 11. 2008 - Arena Ball Player Gives Cancer Research a Kick. Lydia Senn of The Post has written an article about Carlos Martinez' efforts to bring awareness to ovarian cancer. Click here for the article.
Feb. 23. 2008 - 1st Annual Esani Institute Black and White Ball. Proceeds of the silent auction benefited OCI. For more information on this Paul Mitchell Partner School, visit www.esani.com.
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Ovarian Cancer Institute featured on local news
Learn more about the Ovarian Cancer Institute in this video from WXIA - 11 Alive News/Atlanta.
15.3 MB Quicktime Movie
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Survivor: Donna Lowry