| (a) Grant Awards from the Institute shall fund:
(1) Research into the causes of and cures for all types
of cancer in humans;
(2) Facilities for use in research into the causes
and cures for cancer;
(3) Research, including translational research, to
develop therapies, protocols, medical pharmaceuticals, or procedures
for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans;
(4) Cancer Prevention and Control Programs in this
state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans;
(5) Support for institutions of learning and advanced
medical research facilities and collaborations in this state in all
stages in the process of finding the causes of all types of cancer
in humans and developing cures, from laboratory research to clinical
trials and including programs to address the problem of access to
advanced cancer treatment; and
(6) Implementation of the Texas Cancer Plan.
(b) The Oversight Committee shall annually set priorities
for each of the Institute's Grant Programs to be considered during
the Institute's Grant Review Process.
(1) The presiding officer of the Oversight Committee
is responsible for establishing a process to develop annual Grant
Program priorities.
(2) The annual Grant Program priorities shall be approved
by a simple majority of the Oversight Committee and posted on the
Institute's Internet website.
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