I don't know a lot about how these research projects are usually financed, but this one had a some funny things about it. According to many articles written about it, a foundation under the guise of a charity was set up (Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment.) with the lead doctor, Henschke as its president along with other doctors of the college filling in various positions on the board including the dean of the college Dr. Antonio Gotto Jr. as one of the directors. The "charity" was then almost completely funded over time by the 3.6 million from the Liggett Vector Group. I don't think anything was illegal, but the whole thing definitely has a sort of "hokey" feel about it.
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I don't know a lot about how these research projects are usually financed, but this one had a some funny things about it. According to many articles written about it, a foundation under the guise of a charity was set up (Foundation for Lung Cancer: Early Detection, Prevention & Treatment.) with the lead doctor, Henschke as its president along with other doctors of the college filling in various positions on the board including the dean of the college Dr. Antonio Gotto Jr. as one of the directors. The "charity" was then almost completely funded over time by the 3.6 million from the Liggett Vector Group. I don't think anything was illegal, but the whole thing definitely has a sort of "hokey" feel about it.
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