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More than 350 University of Michigan faculty maintain membership in the Cancer Center representing 36 departments across nine UM schools.
The members are required to have an active practice in the clinical care of patients and/or collaborate in basic, clinical, or population
research. The Cancer Center currently ranks first in the nation among academic Medical Centers in grant funding received from the National
Cancer Institute (NCI). Its researchers received over $157 million in grants each year from the National Institutes of Health and other
agencies in 2010. The Cancer Center's research portfolio consists of six basic science research programs, five clinical research programs,
two prevention and control programs and nine developing programs.
The U-M Cancer Center ranked third in the nation in grant funding received from the National Cancer
Institute in 2007. Its researchers receive about $79.5 million in grants each year from the National Institutes
of Health and other agencies.
The Cancer Center's research portfolio consists
of five Basic Science Research Programs, 11 Clinical Research Programs and two Prevention and Control Research
Programs:
BASIC SCIENCE PROGRAMS
- Cancer Cell Biology
- Cancer Genetics
- Molecular Imaging
- Molecular Therapeutics
- Radiation Sciences
- Tumor Immunology and Host Response Program - (developing program)
CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS
- Breast Oncology
- Bladder Cancer (developing program>
- Childhood Cancers
- Connective Tissue (developing program)
- Cutaneous Oncology (developing program)
- Endocrine Oncology (developing program)
- Gastrointestinal Oncology
- Gynecologic Oncology (developing program)
- Head & Neck Oncology
- Hematologic Malignancies-BMT
- Prostate Cancer
- Psych Oncology (developing program)
- Neuro Oncology (developing program)
- Thoracic Oncology (developing program)
PREVENTION & CONTROL PROGRAMS
- Biomedical Prevention
- Socio-Behavioral Prevention
Last update 7/11
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