Scientists focused on ways to prevent cancer gathered Friday afternoon at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota in Austin to present and discuss projects.

Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium - Hormel Institute

Dr. Daniel Gallaher of the University of Minnesota gives a presentation on his research Friday at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota in Austin as part of a Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium meeting hosted by the Institute’s Executive Director Dr. Zigang Dong.

Dr. Zigang Dong, Executive Director of The Hormel Institute, hosted a meeting of the Minnesota Chemoprevention Consortium (MC²), a collaborative group consisting of researchers from The Hormel Institute; the University of Minnesota’s Masonic Cancer Center in Minneapolis; University of Minnesota’s Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca; Mayo Clinic; and Hormel Foods Corp.

The Hormel Institute conducts world-renowned research focused on discoveries leading to the prevention and control of cancer.