Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, president of Florida Gulf Coast University, and Charles Hewett, vice president and chief operating officer of the Jackson Laboratory, announced today an agreement designed to explore areas of common interest between the university and the research institute.
FGCU President Bradshaw said, “This agreement formalizes our intent to identify areas of excellence and promise at FGCU, and we will match those areas with the strategic goals of The Jackson Laboratory. It is in these areas of common interest that formal educational programs and partnerships will develop, and through these partnerships, we will help strengthen regional economic development.”
Bradshaw indicated that teaching excellence at FGCU in areas that complement the work at The Jackson Laboratory-Florida makes academic program development an immediate area of common interest. Possible programs of study at the university include: bioinformatics, genomics, and genetic counseling. In addition, collaboration could lead to expansion of existing programs in clinical laboratory science and public affairs. The university also will consider potential programs of study in other areas related to personalized medicine.
