Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research
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The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT (/koʊk/ KOHK; also referred to as the Koch Institute or KI) is a cancer research center affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The institute is one of seven National Cancer Institute-designated basic laboratory cancer centers in the United States.[3]
Established | October 9, 2007 |
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Research type | Basic (non-clinical) research |
Budget | $93.2 million[1] |
Field of research | Cancer research |
Director | Matthew Vander Heiden |
Faculty | 29[2] |
Staff | 500[2] |
Address | 77 Massachusetts Ave. Building 76 |
Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Campus | 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2) |
Affiliations | National Cancer Institute |
Operating agency | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Website | ki.mit.edu |
The institute was launched in October 2007 with a $100 million grant from David H. Koch and the 180,000 square feet (17,000 m2) research facility opened in December 2010, replacing the MIT Center for Cancer Research (CCR).[4][5] The institute is affiliated with 29 MIT faculty members in both the Schools of Engineering and Science.[6]