Article: University of Pittsburgh Announces Formation of the Molecular Medicine Institute; Research to Focus on Genomics and Proteomics.

PITTSBURGH -- Molecular medicine, the study of the genetic basis of disease, is the widely recognized future of modern medicine. In efforts to position the University of Pittsburgh at the forefront of the field, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has partnered with UPMC Health System to develop the Molecular Medicine Institute (MMI).

The goal of the MMI is twofold. First, the MMI seeks to catalyze the growth and development of multidisciplinary pre-clinical and clinical research programs aimed at the use of novel molecular therapies, including gene transfer technologies and protein therapeutic methods, for the treatment of human disease. Secondly, ...

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