Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs)

The CCNEs listed below serve as hubs of the NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer to develop and apply nanotechnology and nanoscience solutions to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer:

Carolina Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
University of North Carolina
Principal Investigator: Rudolph Juliano, Ph.D.

Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response
Stanford University
Principal Investigator: Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, M.D., Ph.D.

Center of Nanotechnology for Treatment, Understanding, and Monitoring of Cancer (NANO-TUMOR)
University of California, San Diego
Principal Investigator: Sadik Esener, Ph.D.

Emory-Georgia Tech Nanotechnology Center for Personalized and Predictive Oncology
Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology
Principal Investigators: Shuming Nie, Ph.D., and Jonathan Simons, M.D.

MIT-Harvard Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
MIT and Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Principal Investigators: Robert Langer, Ph.D., and Ralph Weissleder, M.D., Ph.D.

Nanomaterials for Cancer Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Northwestern University
Principal Investigator: Chad Mirkin, Ph.D.

Nanosystems Biology Cancer Center (NSBCC)
California Institute of Technology
Principal Investigator: James Heath, Ph.D.

The Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence
Washington University
Principal Investigator: Samuel Wickline, M.D.