Bastyr University(October 5, 2010) - Bastyr University, in collaboration with the University of Washington, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Minnesota, was awarded $4.52 million over the next four years for the Bastyr/UW Oncomycology Translational Research Center. The grant comes from the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and will fund a study of the healing power of Asian medicinal mushrooms on breast and prostate cancer.
"The public's increased interest in natural health care has created a growing need for basic and clinical research in natural health practices," Bastyr University President Daniel K. Church, PhD, said. "To help meet that need, Bastyr University has steadily expanded its research efforts for more than a quarter century. This research is a fundamental part of our mission, and we are proud to be one of the international leaders in this field."