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Basic research is the foundation for clinical research and cancer treatment.
Basic research is the foundation for clinical research and cancer treatment.
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- Founded:
- at Kansas State University in 1980 by Terry C. Johnson, PhD, to support K-State cancer research and the training of the next generation of cancer researchers and medical professionals.
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Basic Info
- Founded:
- at Kansas State University in 1980 by Terry C. Johnson, PhD, to support K-State cancer research and the training of the next generation of cancer researchers and medical professionals.
Detailed Info
- Website:
- http://www.cancer.k-state.edu
- Company Overview:
- The Johnson Cancer Center supports the multidisciplinary research, education, and training of more than 70 affiliated researchers and their undergraduate and graduate students in 13 departments at Kansas State University. All programs are made possible by private donations, and virtually 100% of funds donated are used for the mission, not for overhead or administrative expenses.
Our phone # is 785-532-6705 (no other spot for this). - Mission:
- The Johnson Cancer Center's mission is to further the understanding of cancers by funding basic cancer research and by supporting higher education, training, and public outreach.
- Products:
- The center provides competitive awards to affiliated faculty, to support the high costs of research, as well as to students, to promote, support and reward excellent student research.
The center has one "product" for sale to the public. "A Day With Dr. Waddle" is a coloring/activity book that serves as a tool to help explain cancer to children. (It is also availabe in Spanish.) It is available through the Web site.