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Cancer and Genetics
Research Complex
UF Cancer Genetics Complex.JPG
Established 2006
Dean Director Kenneth Berns
Location Florida, USA
Website Official website

Cancer and Genetics Research Complex at the University of Florida is an interdisciplianry research center. The goal of this facility is to harness the faculty & researchers at the University of Florida to make exciting new discoveries, and to transfer technology to the marketplace.[1]

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History

The Complex began construction in 2002 and cost an estimated $85 million. In November 2006, Governor Jeb Bush officially opened the facility. Overall 77 million pounds of concrete were used, and the facility is 280,000 square feet.[2]

Mission

The Complex was created to increase collaborations among many groups of researchers and to convert scientific breakthroughs into innovative cancer therapies and other beneficial technologies.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mission of the complex
  2. ^ Jeb Bush at UF
  3. ^ Mission

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