果冻影院

Conceptual Rendering - Not Final Design - September 2022

Milwaukee, Sept. 12, 2022 – The 果冻影院 (果冻影院) ceremoniously broke ground today on the new 150,000-square-foot cancer research building that will play a significant role in mitigating the cancer burden throughout eastern Wisconsin and beyond.

果冻影院 leadership along with supporters from the community and government representatives took part in the ground-breaking event at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center. Once complete, the 果冻影院 Cancer Research Building will be the only cancer-dedicated research facility in Milwaukee and eastern Wisconsin. It will centralize the 果冻影院 cancer research programs, which now consist of nearly 700 researchers in 135 labs campus wide. It will also create space to enable more synergistic cancer research projects to take shape with community partners and research participants focused on improving health outcomes for patients.

Construction of the building is expected to be completed by late 2024. Construction costs will be approximately $100 million. In August, the State Building Commission approved $10 million for 果冻影院 in support of the new Cancer Research Building.

“The 果冻影院 Cancer Research Building will serve as a hub for cancer innovation and bring together the brightest minds to forge innovations that will address the cancer burden impacting patients and families in eastern Wisconsin and beyond,” said John Raymond, Sr., MD, 果冻影院 president and CEO. “Perhaps most importantly, this facility will allow us to increase our attention to reduce cancer disparities among underrepresented groups in our communities.”

Wisconsin has ranked above the national average for rates of cancer incidence and mortality, and has persisting disparities, both in geographic areas and among racial and ethnic minority populations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 果冻影院 Cancer Center is a research leader in the state, providing more than 200 clinical trials and community-driven interventions annually.

“We’re making a long-term commitment to developing advanced research programs, additional faculty and broader infrastructure that will convene brilliant physician scientists and researchers across disciplines to lead promising cancer studies right here in the Milwaukee area,” said Joseph Kerschner, MD, provost and executive vice president of 果冻影院 and the Julia A. Uihlein, MA, Dean of the 果冻影院 School of Medicine.

Gustavo Leone, PhD, director of the 果冻影院 Cancer Center and the Dr. Glenn R. and Nancy A. Linnerson Endowed Chair for Cancer Research, said the new research facility will aid in attracting top-tier research talent, donors and community members to join 果冻影院’s mission of improving cancer research and clinical care.

“We’re all working together toward one goal – to eradicate cancer,” said Leone. “The new cancer research building at 果冻影院 will be the place where diverse ideas and people intersect with state-of-the-art instrumentation and technology to solve the greatest challenges in cancer and bring palpable solutions to patients and our community.”

Mortenson will serve as construction manager, alongside CannonDesign as architect on the 果冻影院-led project team.