Today, Giuseppe Pizzorno is a research professor with the Desert Research Institute. But the pharmacologist with a background in researching anti-cancer molecules came to Nevada in 2002 with the hopes of building a world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the Nevada Cancer Institute. When the cancer institute’s troubles came to a head in recent years, there were some, including Pizzorno, who didn’t want to consider the worst possible scenario — a complete closure of the site and hard-fought research dollars leaving the state. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what did happen.
