| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 50.14 |
| Liaison | Jarrett Smith |
| Submission Date | Dec. 5, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
IN-1: Innovation 1
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William
Robinson Professor and Doctor, School of Medicine School of Medicine Medical Oncology Division |
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A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome :
A University of Colorado Cancer Center pilot study conducted by Professor William Robinson, MD, PhD, Medical Oncology has shown that the quality of dehydrated RNA and DNA from human cancer biospecimens compares favorably to that stored in ultra-low-temperature (minus-80 centigrade) freezers. By eliminating freezers, energy costs for the university can be reduced as well as the greenhouse gases they produce. Research shows that a single ultra-low-temperature freezer is, in a year's time, on par with the energy consumption and exhaust production of six vehicles. There are as many as 200 research freezers on this campus alone, many of which could be eliminated with this technique.
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