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A Place for Discovery

The William and Iffath Hoskins Center for Biomedical Research opened on the Memorial Health campus in Savannah, Ga., in 2006. The facility is named in honor of William Hoskins, a renowned gynecologic oncologist, and his wife, Iffath, a respected obstetrician and gynecologist.

William Hoskins was recruited by Memorial Health in 2001 to help build and expand the organization's cancer program. He was previously at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Throughout his career, William Hoskins developed groundbreaking techniques in the treatment of ovarian cancer. His innovative treatment methods served as a benchmark for other physicians around the world. He currently serves as the senior vice president of oncology and research at Memorial Health. Iffath Hoskins is an accomplished obstetrician for high-risk patients and the former director of women's services at Memorial Health.

The Hoskins Center is a 60,000 square foot facility dedicated to cancer research and academic medicine. It includes a laboratory research program, a diagnostic molecular genetics program, and classroom space for six physician residency training programs. Scientists working within the Hoskins Center strive to move their findings from the laboratory to the patient bedside within five years, a process known as translational research. This is one of only a few facilities in the country conducting translational research on the molecular genetics of cancer.