Funded by the Taunia Oechslin Girls Night Out Foundation, COVID-19 IgG antibody testing for Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC) cancer patients began on Thursday, August 6. The patients have the option to have one antibody test for their personal knowledge or to volunteer to participate in Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular …
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Scientists at Windber’s renowned research institute are gaining inspiration from the organization’s earliest days to address today’s COVID-19 pandemic while looking to the future.
Researchers at Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine are working with …
Read MoreThe Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber (CSS Institute), a non-profit biomedical research institute, today announced findings from the first-ever comprehensive effort to systematically process, analyze and evaluate The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) clinical data and provide the clinical significance of molecular markers relative to outcomes and survival of the patients.
Read MoreChan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber (CSSIMMW) received two donations totaling $10,000 from 1st Summit Bank for the Education Improvement Tax Credit Program at CSSIMMW. This allows businesses to earn a tax credit while increasing educational opportunities through CSSIMMW for youth in our community.
Read MoreChurch of the Brethren Home (COBH) Ice Cream Parlor Manager Dan Dadura presented a check for $307 to Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center Manager Erin Goins on behalf of the COBH staff. The funds were raised through several activities held during October: Dadura baked sugar cookies with pink icing to sell in the parlor and staff members purchased breast cancer awareness bracelets to wear on specific dress down days to support the cause.
Read MorePrecision Fitness, located in Somerset, donated $1,503.75 to the Joyce Murtha Breast Care Center (JMBCC). To raise the funds, the fitness club held a silent auction, pink ribbon sale, new/used t-shirt sale, and a night of cardio called the Pink-A-Thon. They also collected money from employees who wore jeans to work on Fridays.
Read MoreThe full version of the Formal Renaming Ceremony today. Thank you to all who celebrated with us in person and via the live feed!
Read MoreA brief clip from our Formal Renaming Ceremony today. Thank you to all who celebrated with us in person and via the live feed!
Read MoreNew names and logos unveiled this week represent the future of Windber Medical Center and Windber Research Institute, while celebrating the organizations� heritage, leaders say.
Read MoreFour years ago, a joint venture was initiated between Chan Soon-Shiong Institute of Molecular Medicine at Windber (CSSIMMW) and the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown which has led to the publication of a manuscript in the Journal of Translational Medicine.
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