Gillis appointed to cancer institute panel

Gillis appointed to cancer institute panel
 

MALCOLM GILLIS

Malcolm Gillis, University Professor and the Ervin Kenneth Zingler Professor of Economics, was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to an oversight committee of the new Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

The institute resulted from the approval of Proposition 15 last fall by Texas voters. The $3 billion bond proposal for cancer research and prevention will allow the institute to distribute up to $300 million in grants each year for 10 years. Public and private institutions in Texas may apply for the grants.

The campaign to win approval of the ballot initiative was launched at Rice Sept. 5 last year by Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, who spearheaded the cancer initiative. 

Gillis is also a professor of management and former Rice president.