Massey Cancer Center was established at Virginia Commonwealth
University (VCU) in 1974, became a National Cancer Institute-designated
cancer center in 1975, and has been continuously funded by an NCI Cancer
Center Support Grant since that time. The research activities of Massey
Cancer Center are organized into five scientific programs: Molecular
Therapeutics, Cancer Cell Biology and Genetics, Immune Mechanisms, Radiation
Biology and Oncology, and Cancer Control. There are a total of 95 research
members in the cancer center, representing 14 different departments at
the medical center and academic campuses, and the amount of extramural
research support awarded to these investigators totals approximately
$34 million per year. A major commitment to the development of cancer
research at VCU is demonstrated by the construction of a new Cancer Center
research pavilion with approximately 80,000 square feet of research laboratory
space. This space, which is scheduled for completion in early 2006, will
be used to house existing and newly recruited investigators working in
areas of cancer biology and genetics with preference given to highly
productive and interactive groups of investigators.
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