Key Initiatives

Working together across disciplines, Lurie Cancer Center’s physicians and scientists are translating discoveries into promising new approaches to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.

In addition to our eight basic, clinical and population sciences research programs, Lurie Cancer Center supports a number of research centers and initiatives focused on improving outcomes and the quality of patients’ lives, including:

• Brain Tumor SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence)
• Cancer Health Equity Research Developmental SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) 
• Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Initiative
• Center for Cancer Genomics
• Center for Chromatin NanoImaging in Cancer
• Center for Global Oncology
• Center for Health Equity Transformation
• Illinois Cancer Collaborative
• NURTURE Program
• Prostate Cancer SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence) 
• VA Precision Oncology Program for Lung Cancer