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Research Programs

Undertaking Innovative Research

More than 400 U-M faculty maintain membership in the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center, requiring both an active practice in the clinical care of cancer patients and collaboration in research.

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
• Childhood Cancers
• Cutaneous Oncology
• Endocrine Oncology
• Gastrointestinal Oncology
• Gynecologic Oncology (developing program)
• Head & Neck Oncology
• Leukemia/Lymphoma - Blood & Marrow Transplantation
• Prostate Cancer Program
• PsychOncology
• Neuro-oncology
• Sarcoma (developing program)
• Thoracic Oncology

PREVENTION & CONTROL PROGRAMS

• Biomedical Prevention
• Socio-Behavioral Prevention

Last update 9/09

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See Also:

• Cancer Center Membership

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