A Beacon of Hope

The Gen*NY*Sis Center for Excellence in Cancer Genomics is committed to research that will discover the genetic origins of cancer and lead to finding a cure for the disease. Located on the University at Albany's East Campus in Rensselaer, the new Center combines UAlbany research expertise in genomics and biomedical sciences with state-of-the-art technology in a new 117,000 square foot facility.

The Gen*NY*Sis Center is a $45 million project which was launched with the support of the New York State's Gen*NY*Sis Program. Additional funds currently being raised from the private sector for the Center's Fund for Memory and Hope will be used for special equipment and needs of the research program.

Gen*NY*Sis Cancer Research Center Timeline

• Gen*NY*Sis Program Enacted: 2001
• Grant Awarded: September 19, 2002
• Groundbreaking: June 24, 2003
• Grand Opening: October 18, 2005
• 2003- Four new faculty at the Assistant Professor level are recruited to the Center and the Department of Biomedical Sciences from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Duke University, MIT-Harvard and Mount Sinai School of Medicine-NYU.
• 2004- Two new faculty are recruited at the Assistant Professor level to the Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the University of California at San Diego and the University of Kansas.