Huntsman Cancer Institute

Huntsman Cancer Institute


Geography
Location	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Coordinates	40°46′21″N 111°50′04″W / 40.7725°N 111.8345°W / 40.7725; -111.8345Coordinates: 40°46′21″N 111°50′04″W / 40.7725°N 111.8345°W / 40.7725; -111.8345
Organization
Care system	Public
Hospital type	Teaching
Affiliated university	University of Utah
Links
Website	http://www.huntsmancancer.org/ Official
Lists	Hospitals in Utah

Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) is an NCI-designated cancer research facility and hospital located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in the Intermountain West.

Overview

Huntsman Cancer Institute was founded with a pledge of $100 million of personal wealth from Jon Huntsman, Sr., a philanthropist and businessman. To date, Huntsman has donated more than $250 million of his own money since Huntsman Cancer Institute was established.^[1] Mary Beckerle is HCI’s executive director.

In November 2013, Huntsman donated an additional $50 million for the construction of a new research building dedicated to children's cancer. Construction of the new building is slated to begin in 2014.^[2]

Research

Scientists at the institute aim to understand cancer at a molecular and genetic level and strive to find new and more effective ways to treat this disease. A treatment approach based on genetic knowledge allows for more targeted, individualized cancer therapies.

Research programs

The center's research is supported by a Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute, which subsidizes cancer research performed by more than 130 members of the Cancer Center. ^[3]

References

↑ Levenick, Christopher (Summer 2012). "The Fearless Philanthropist". Philanthropy. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
↑ Dolan, Kerry A. "Chemicals Billionaire Jon Huntsman Boosts Children's Cancer Research With $50 Million Donation". Forbes. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
↑ "HCI Research Programs". Retrieved February 13, 2010.

External links

University of Utah

Colleges	College of Architecture and Planning College of Engineering Honors College David Eccles School of Business School of Medicine S.J. Quinney College of Law

Institutes	Center for American Indian Languages Hinckley Institute of Politics Middle East Center Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute

Medical	ARUP Laboratories Huntsman Cancer Institute Moran Eye Center Primary Children's Medical Center University Neuropsychiatric Institute University of Utah Hospital University Orthopaedic Center

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