Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building

From left, renowned biologist J. Craig Venter; UCSF Chancellor-elect Susan Desmond-Hellmann; UCSF cancer center director Frank McCormick; and influential venture capital investor Brook Byers took part in a panel discussion on personalized medicine and the future of cancer research and treatment at the June 2 grand opening of the Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building at UCSF’s Mission Bay campus.

Goal of Personalized Medicine for Cancer Goes Mainstream

By Jeffrey Norris

Four experts discussed progress, hopes and challenges related to personalized cancer treatment Tuesday at UCSF’s new Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building on the Mission Bay campus. Read more

Opening Day Highlights

Opening Day Media Coverage

San Jose Mercury News: Scientists: Long-promised '$1,000 Gene Sequence' less than two years off
San Francisco Chronicle: Helen, Sanford Diller fund UCSF Cancer Center
BusinessWeek: UCSF doubles size of cancer labs with new center
KTVU-TV (Fox-Ch 2): Scientists celebrate opening of new cancer center (video)
KGO (ABC) ABCLocal.com: UCSF doubles size of cancer labs

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Panel Discussion

Four visionary leaders from science, industry and venture capital discussed the near-term opportunities to diagnose, treat and cure cancer. This powerful gathering of some of the best minds in cancer research included:
- Susan Desmond-Hellmann, UCSF’s chancellor-elect and former president of product development at Genentech.
- J. Craig Venter, one of the premier scientists of the 21st century and the pioneer responsible for sequencing the human genome.
- Frank McCormick, director of UCSF’s Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and internationally renowned cancer researcher.
- Brook Byers, partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a venture capital investor, entrepreneur and company builder since 1972.