Research at MD Anderson
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Research fuels our mission to end cancer
Many of the greatest minds in cancer research are at MD Anderson. They're here because MD Anderson offers a unique environment that accelerates their ability to end cancer. They collaborate with other cancer experts – in different research areas and with the world's leading cancer doctors. Bright students and trainees contribute further to our dynamic research environment. Discoveries are fueled by vast research support and resources. Tomorrow's medicine is available to our patients first since we have the most cancer clinical trials in the world. These research efforts work in parallel to fight cancer through prevention, early diagnosis, effective therapies and scientific breakthroughs.
2020 CPRIT Awards
$8.5M
Total research, clinical translation and prevention efforts
$3M
For early clinical investigator awards
21%
Of $114 million in total 2020 awards
This August, MD Anderson was awarded nearly $9 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT.)
These awards included Early Clinical Investigator Awards; High-Impact, High-Risk Awards; Individual Investigator Research Awards; an Individual Investigator Research Award for Clinical Translation and an Individual Investigator Research Award for Prevention and Early Detection.
An additional $15.5 million Texas Company Product Development Award was given to ImmunoGenesis, Inc., which has licensed technologies based on discoveries made by MD Anderson researchers.
See the full list of awardsDepartments, Labs and Institutes
MD Anderson has many parts, including departments, labs and institutes, but the sum of those parts is ending cancer. MD Anderson's reach is comprehensive when it comes to eliminating cancer.
Research Areas
Since 1941, MD Anderson has been home to some of the brightest minds across a variety of cancer research areas.
Resources
MD Anderson provides research tools and resources to fuel the discoveries of our scientists.
Moon Shots Program
Inspired by an unprecedented era of scientific discovery a generation ago, the Moon Shots Program® was launched by MD Anderson as an ambitious plan to make a giant leap in cancer research to benefit patients.
Learn more about the Moon Shots ProgramResearch Highlights
Research Seminars
Social distancing
BIA-ALCL study
Cancer mortality study
Omentin protein
ERAS for lung cancer
Advanced bladder cancer
Breast cancer growth
CANCER FRONTLINE
Twelve MD Anderson researchers honored with 2020 AACR Team Science Awards
A group of 12 MD Anderson researchers were recognized for their role in The Cancer Genome Atlas at the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Team Science Awards in June. The Cancer Genome Atlas was launched in 2006 as a joint endeavor between the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Human Genome Research Institute. It was created to bring together multidisciplinary teams of researchers from across many institutions with the goal of improving understanding of cancer by cataloging genetic alterations found in tumor samples.
The Father of Tamoxifen
V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., repurposed a contraceptive to treat breast cancer.