Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
DURHAM - MURDOCK MILLIONS FOR DUKE HEALTH STUDY
Durham, North Carolina. Duke Receives $35 million from David Murdock. On Monday David Murdock pumped $35 million into the blood stream of Duke University’s medical school. It will be used to track genetic data of thousands of people in the Kannapolis area of North Carolina. The study will focus on heart disease, diabetes, cancer, osteoarthritis and ehpatitus C. Kannapolis is also the location where Murdock has commited to spend $1 billion for a medical research campus. The researchers at Duke will have at their disposal the university’s clinical database and tissue banks. They are among the largest in the world. This will be of great value as they seek patterns in treatments in disease risks.
John Fish (919) 696-3474 Email: Marvmax@mindspring.com Website: www.JohnFish.com
