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Opening in 2009, the Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical
Discovery will provide 330,760 square feet of new research
space for groundbreaking initiatives in the University
of Chicago Division of Biological Sciences. This facility
will house laboratories and office space for principal
investigators, postdoctoral students, and graduate students
in the departments of medicine and pediatrics, as well
as the Cancer Research Center.
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In the Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery,
researchers will work together to create tailor-made
cancer treatments specifically designed for each patient.
The facility will also become home to the Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research Although metastasis
is known as a leading cause of cancer deaths, most research
to date has been focused on treating primary cancers.
In the new center, there will be a novel emphasis
on the exploration of metastasis—which requires
a very different approach than treating primary cancers.
The center will be co-directed
by Geoffrey Greene, PhD, Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor,
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and
Ralph R. Weichselbaum, MD, Daniel K. Ludwig Professor,
and Chairman, Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology.
The Gwen and Jules Knapp Center for Biomedical Discovery will also provide a new headquarters for the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center and house the Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, which will provide state-of-the-art genomics technologies to support basic and translational research.
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