The Merkel Cell Carcinoma Collaborative Institute, also known as MC3, is led by the chair of UW Medicine’s department of dermatology, Paul Nghiem, MD, PhD, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the university.
The collaborative comprises about 50 members across 15 institutions with access to more than 60,000 biological specimens and a clinical database of information from more than 1,900 patients.
Dr. Ngheim anticipates the institute will serve as a “virtual meeting place” for research collaboration, with hopes of awarding grants to member labs in the future, the release said.
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