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Programs & Centers

MD Anderson centers and programs focus on a variety of issues ranging from bone disease research to cutting-edge intervention programs for improving quality of life.

Centers

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Leading a study to create a national registry of patients & their family members for a genetic analysis
BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER

Provides infrastructure support for state-of-the-science research in cancer prevention, care & survivorship
CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH

Combines collaborative clinical & scientific expertise of GE Health Care, UT Health Science Center & MD Anderson
CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS

Studies mechanisms of molecular pathways that cause cancer & sequential events of cellular pathways that make it spread
CENTER FOR CANCER EPIGENETICS

Studies heritable & acquired change affecting gene expression & cellular differentiation without DNA sequence alteration
CENTER FOR CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH

Develops cancer immunotherapy that activate & instruct the immune system to eliminate cancer & prevent its recurrence
Center for Cancer Prevention by Dietary Botanicals

Identifies, characterizes & evaluates the use of dietary botanicals for the prevention of colorectal cancer
Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)

Supporting clinical and translational research through a joint NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA)
Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research (CCETR)

Supports research projects that translate new or current research findings into community settings
CENTER FOR ENERGY BALANCE IN CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVORSHIP

Helps bridge the gaps in knowledge surrounding the relationships between physical activity, nutrition, obesity & cancer
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS

Fosters research into environmental, genetic & epigenetic factors that influence initiation & progression of cancer
CENTER FOR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

Focuses on establishing critical mass & synergy in genetic & genomic approaches to studying cancer development
CENTER FOR INFLAMMATION AND CANCER

Studies cross-regulation of inflammatory cell types & tumor microenvironments & the underlying molecular mechanisms
CENTER FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY RESEARCH

Contributes to the elimination of cancer by improving radiation therapy through advancing science of radiation therapy
CENTER FOR RNA INTERFERENCE AND NON-CODING RNAS

Focuses on gaining insights into the roles of newly discovered RNAs in cancer initiation, progression & dissemination
CENTER FOR STEM CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Works to understand how tumor-derived stem cells become aggressive cancers & to develop stem cells for use in treatment
CENTER FOR TARGETED THERAPY

Offers experimental medications & treats patients with drugs in phases 1 & 2 of clinical trials
CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH GENOMICS

Provides expertise in translational genomics for cancer risk, prevention interventions & more
CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASIA

Works to understand the biology of myeloproliferative neoplasms through translational research, leading to new therapies
DUNN RESEARCH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Improves management of cancer patients through development of imaging-guided minimally invasive techniques for care
KECK CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE CANCER THERAPIES

Provides a forum for investigators to share gene therapy research ideas & findings worldwide
KEELING CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE MEDICINE AND RESEARCH

Uses its unique biomedical research resources to improve human health
Proton Therapy Center

Provides advanced radiation therapy while supporting an array of research & educational programs

Programs

SPOREs

Specialized Programs of Research Excellence aim to understand the basic underpinnings of various cancers, and to use that understanding to target aspects of the disease itself. Ultimately, the researchers aim to improve cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment.

Programs & Centers

Centers

ALOPECIA AREATA REGISTRY

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH AND TREATMENT CENTER

CENTER FOR ADVANCED BIOMEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH

CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL PATHWAYS

CENTER FOR CANCER EPIGENETICS

CENTER FOR CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH

Center for Cancer Prevention by Dietary Botanicals

Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCTS)

Center for Community-Engaged Translational Research (CCETR)

CENTER FOR ENERGY BALANCE IN CANCER PREVENTION AND SURVIVORSHIP

CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS

CENTER FOR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

CENTER FOR INFLAMMATION AND CANCER

CENTER FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY RESEARCH

CENTER FOR RNA INTERFERENCE AND NON-CODING RNAS

CENTER FOR STEM CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

CENTER FOR TARGETED THERAPY

CENTER FOR TRANSLATIONAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH GENOMICS

CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASIA

DUNN RESEARCH FOUNDATION CENTER FOR RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

KECK CENTER FOR INNOVATIVE CANCER THERAPIES

KEELING CENTER FOR COMPARATIVE MEDICINE AND RESEARCH

Proton Therapy Center

Programs

BLANTON DAVIS OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

BONE DISEASE PROGRAM OF TEXAS

BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH PROGRAM

Cancer Prevention Research Training Program

CLINICAL CANCER GENETICS PROGRAM

COLORECTAL CANCER TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

EndTobacco Program

Image Guided Cancer Therapy Research (IGCTR) Program

INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER RESEARCH PROGRAM

Integrative Medicine Program

Li Fraumeni Syndrome Study Group

MINIMALLY INVASIVE NEW TECHNOLOGY IN ONCOLOGIC SURGERY

Partnership for Excellence in Cancer Research

SKULL BASE TUMOR PROGRAM

SPOREs

Bladder Cancer SPORE

Brain Cancer SPORE

Leukemia SPORE

Lung Cancer SPORE

Multiple Myeloma SPORE

Ovarian Cancer SPORE

Prostate Cancer SPORE

Thyroid Cancer SPORE

Uterine Cancer SPORE

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