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| 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 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]
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]
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- ^ Trafton, Anne (October 9, 2007). "David H. Koch gives $100 million to MIT for cancer research". MIT News Office.
- ^ Strout, Erin (October 10, 2007). "MIT Receives $100-Million Gift for Cancer-Research Center". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
- ^ Trafton, Anne (March 8, 2008). "MIT breaks ground for Koch institute". MIT News Office.