Masonic Cancer Center
The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (MCC) is a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center. It is part of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
History
[edit]The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota was established in 1991.[1] Five years later, the Cancer Center's building was completed.[2]
The center was designated as a comprehensive cancer center by the National Cancer Institute in 1998; it is one of two such centers in Minnesota.[1]
Following a gift of $65 million in April 2008 by Minnesota Masonic Charities (the largest gift ever received by the University of Minnesota),[2] the cancer center adopted its current name.[1]
In June 2013, the University of Minnesota dedicated a new $200 million building, the Cancer and Cardiovascular Research Building, which is part of the university's "Biomedical Discovery District," a cluster of research-oriented buildings on the East Bank behind TCF Stadium.[3]
Organization and research
[edit]The center is part of the University of Minnesota's Academic Health Center, which consists of the University of Minnesota Medical School and eight of colleges and schools of the university.[1]
About 250 researchers work at the MCC.[4]
The Masonic Cancer Center lists its "major research programs" as the following: carcinogenesis and chemoprevention; cellular mechanisms; genetic mechanisms; immunology; screening, prevention, etiology, and cancer survivorship (SPECS); and transplant biology and therapy.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c d About, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (accessed August 22, 2016).
- ^ a b Celebrating 25 Years of Making Hope Happen, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota (accessed August 22, 2016).
- ^ Janet Moore, U research building to be dedicated Friday, Star Tribune (June 13, 201).
- ^ a b Masonic Cancer Center: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Cancer Institute (last updated January 9, 2015).
