UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Magazine Fall 2016 | Page 4

A Tradition of EXCELLENCE CANCER CENTER RECEIVES NCI RENEWAL By BEENA THANNICK AL and JOSH TILL Infographic s by M AT T W I N D S O R 2 U A B The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a five-year, $29-million Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to renew support for its cancer research program through 2021. The Cancer Center will receive nearly $6 million per year to support administrative infrastructure, six research programs and 14 shared facilities and services as well as provide funds for recruiting and retaining nationally and internationally renowned faculty. C O M P R E H E N S I V E C A N C E R C E N T E R