▁current ▁v ested ▁interest ▁or ▁role ▁in ▁corpor ate ▁govern ance . ▁ ▁Project s ▁R TI ▁International ' s ▁research ▁has ▁sp anned ▁areas ▁like ▁cancer , ▁poll ution , ▁drug ▁ab use ▁and ▁education . ▁ ▁R TI ▁scient ists ▁Mon roe ▁Wall ▁and ▁Mans uk h ▁C . ▁W ani ▁synth es ized ▁anti - can cer ▁treat ments ▁cam pt othe cin ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁from ▁the ▁b ark ▁of ▁the ▁Cam pt othe ca ▁tree , ▁and ▁Tax ol ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁from ▁a ▁Pacific ▁y ew ▁tree . ▁These ▁two ▁dru gs ▁account ▁for ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁a ▁year ▁in ▁sales ▁by ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁companies . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁R TI ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁$ 4 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Can cer ▁Institute ▁to ▁conduct ▁an ▁eight - year ▁clin ical ▁trial ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁an ▁anti - sm oking ▁campaign . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁R TI ▁began ▁a ▁$ 4 . 4 ▁million ▁program ▁to ▁coordinate ▁A ID S ▁drug ▁tri als ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Instit utes ▁of ▁Health . ▁This ▁grew ▁to ▁$ 2 6 ▁million ▁by ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁R TI ▁scient ists ▁helped ▁identify ▁to xic ▁chemical s ▁in ▁the ▁Love ▁Canal ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁R TI ▁research ed ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁impro ving ▁solar ▁cells ▁for ▁the