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In November 2013, Huntsman donated an additional $50 million for the construction of a new research building dedicated to researching children's cancer and cancers that run in families. The Primary Children's and Families' Research Center opened in 2017. [3] In 2015, the National Cancer Institute awarded HCI Comprehensive Cancer Center status. [4]
This status was further renewed in 2010, and gained its new designation as an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in 2015. [2] Only 51 centers in the nation hold this designation. [ 3 ] The UNMCCC is the only cancer center in New Mexico designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). [ 4 ]
Cancer centers must renew their status with the NIH every 5 years. The NIH funds cancer centers through a P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) mechanism. [2] To be eligible to apply, a cancer center must receive at least $10 million in cancer research funding annually.
Wipe Out Kids' Cancer [1] (WOKC) is a non-profit, volunteer organization based in Dallas, Texas.It has raised funds and advocated for children with cancer since 1980. In 2018, Wipe Out Kids' Cancer announced former Texas A&M football player Luke Laufenberg as their 33rd annual Honorary Race Chair & Founding Member of the WOKC Youth Advisory Council.
Children's Medical Center Dallas traces its origins to summer 1913, when a group of nurses organized an open-air clinic on the lawn of the old Parkland Hospital in Dallas. The original clinic was known as the Dallas Baby Camp and treated infants up to age 3. [5] The nurses recognized that children received better care when it was focused only ...
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UT Southwestern or UTSW) is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas.With approximately 23,000 employees, [3] more than 3,000 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient visits per year, UT Southwestern is the largest medical school in the University of Texas System and the State of Texas.
Dallas Methodist Hospital began caring for patients on December 24, 1927, and officially opened as a 100-bed institution on January 27, 1928. A three-story student nurse's residence was built near the hospital in 1951, and the Martin and Charlotte Weiss Educational Building, which provided classroom space for nursing education and a large auditorium for community programming, opened in 1966.
In January 2016, CPRIT appointed James Willson as its new chief scientific officer. Previously, Dr. Willson was the director of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center's Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center. [23] In June 2017 Governor Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 81, extending CPRIT's Sunset Review date by two years from 2021 to ...