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
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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.
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