H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute opened on October 26, 1986, on the Tampa
campus of the University of South Florida
. The current President/CEO is Dr. William S. Dalton
.
In 1978, H. Lee Moffitt, a Florida State Representative
, recognized the need for a comprehensive cancer center within the State of Florida. With the help of the University of South Florida College of Medicine
Dean Andor Szentivanyi, Moffitt sought community support and convinced the State Legislature
to fund the facility. During the Center’s planning phase, consultants associated with renowned NCI cancer centers
were retained to ensure that the finished facility would be as technologically advanced and as efficiently designed as possible.
Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in January 1983. The Center was incorporated in the spring of 1984 and was named for H. Lee Moffitt, then Speaker of the State House of Representatives. The building was dedicated in October 1986 and admitted its first patients that same month.
In 1990, the acquisition of the Research Center building across from the Cancer Center enhanced the recruitment of scientists, clinicians and support staff and expanded Moffitt’s vision beyond the original structure. The Moffitt Research Center became the focal point for basic and translational cancer research with the overriding goal to produce discoveries that could be translated quickly from the bench to the patient’s bedside. The Florida Legislature allocated $12 million for renovation and equipment for this 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) structure, and the Moffitt Research Center became fully operational in 1995. In 1999, 48000 square feet (4,459.3 m²) of basic research lab space was added to the Moffitt Research Center at a cost of $11 million to house the growing need for additional scientists.
Current Moffitt Leadership: William S. Dalton
, Ph.D., M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Center Director; L. David de la Parte, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel; John Kolosky, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & President, Hospital Corporation; Alan List, M.D., Executive Vice President & Physician-in-Chief; James Mulé, Ph.D., Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Translational Research; W. Jack Pledger, Ph.D., Deputy Director & Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Basic Science & National Functional Genomics Center Director; Thomas Sellers, Ph.D., Director, Moffitt Research Institute & Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Cancer Prevention and Control; Daniel Sullivan, M.D., Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Clinical Investigations; Yvette Tremonti, CPA, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
approved a legislative initiative to fund construction of the Moffitt Tower Project, which opened in April 2003, adding more than 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of new space. This expansion includes the Vincent A. Stabile Research Building, epinomously named named in recognition of the largest private donation ever made to the Cancer Center. The new construction also includes an expansion of the Moffitt Clinic. In addition to new research laboratories, which nearly double the Cancer Center’s research capabilities, the new facilities include a digital imaging center, and a new infusion center.
In 1991, John Ruckdeschel, M.D., assumed the position of Center Director, President and CEO. Under Ruckdeschel's leadership, Moffitt became an National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center
. In 2006, the NCI renewed Moffitt’s Cancer Center Support Grant for another five years. Currently Moffitt receives more than $50 million annually in peer-reviewed grant monies.
In 2002, Ruckdeschel stepped down, and William Dalton, Ph.D., M.D., became Moffitt's third President, CEO and Center Director.
In 2008, the University of Florida
and Shands at UF
formed a partnership with Moffitt to develop programs in cancer care, research and prevention .
In 2009, the University of South Florida
and Moffitt were awarded $6 million in federal grant money to create the Center for Equal Health, a five-year partnership focused on addressing issues of cancer health disparities .
Scientific programs include Molecular Oncology
, Drug Discovery
, Immunology
, Experimental Therapeutics, Computational Biology of Cancer, Health Outcomes and Behavior and Risk Assessment, Detection and Intervention. It also serves as the site for the Bill and Beverly Young National Functional Genomics Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense
.
Moffitt Cancer Center is affiliated with the University of South Florida College of Medicine
, and provides education to medical students and residency training as well.
On June 24, 2011, Moffitt Cancer Center opened the first blood and marrow transplant (BMT) clinic in Puerto Rico.
On July 1, 2011, Moffitt Cancer Center opened a new 40,000-square-foot satellite facility at International Plaza near Tampa International Airport. It offers services including medical oncology, radiology, radiation therapy and infusion. The building replaced Moffitt's former outpatient center at Tampa General Hospital.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
campus of the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
. The current President/CEO is Dr. William S. Dalton
William S. Dalton
William S. Dalton is an American physician and oncologist, who is is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. Since 2002 he has been the President, CEO, and Center Director of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida...
.
History
Funding for construction of the initial $70-million facility came primarily from the state’s cigarette tax, while the momentum to create the Center came from a cadre of legislators, physicians, educators and business leaders who envisioned a new dimension of cancer care and research in Florida.In 1978, H. Lee Moffitt, a Florida State Representative
Florida House of Representatives
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The House is composed of 120 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 156,677.The House convenes at...
, recognized the need for a comprehensive cancer center within the State of Florida. With the help of the University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of University of South Florida's USF Health conglomerate.It is located in north Tampa, Florida and serves the greater Tampa Bay Area...
Dean Andor Szentivanyi, Moffitt sought community support and convinced the State Legislature
Florida Legislature
The Florida State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida. The Florida Constitution states that "The legislative power of the state shall be vested in a legislature of the State of Florida," composed of a Senate...
to fund the facility. During the Center’s planning phase, consultants associated with renowned NCI cancer centers
NCI-designated Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of approximately 66 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute....
were retained to ensure that the finished facility would be as technologically advanced and as efficiently designed as possible.
Groundbreaking ceremonies took place in January 1983. The Center was incorporated in the spring of 1984 and was named for H. Lee Moffitt, then Speaker of the State House of Representatives. The building was dedicated in October 1986 and admitted its first patients that same month.
In 1990, the acquisition of the Research Center building across from the Cancer Center enhanced the recruitment of scientists, clinicians and support staff and expanded Moffitt’s vision beyond the original structure. The Moffitt Research Center became the focal point for basic and translational cancer research with the overriding goal to produce discoveries that could be translated quickly from the bench to the patient’s bedside. The Florida Legislature allocated $12 million for renovation and equipment for this 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) structure, and the Moffitt Research Center became fully operational in 1995. In 1999, 48000 square feet (4,459.3 m²) of basic research lab space was added to the Moffitt Research Center at a cost of $11 million to house the growing need for additional scientists.
Current Moffitt Leadership: William S. Dalton
William S. Dalton
William S. Dalton is an American physician and oncologist, who is is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. Since 2002 he has been the President, CEO, and Center Director of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida...
, Ph.D., M.D., President, Chief Executive Officer and Center Director; L. David de la Parte, Esq., Executive Vice President & General Counsel; John Kolosky, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer & President, Hospital Corporation; Alan List, M.D., Executive Vice President & Physician-in-Chief; James Mulé, Ph.D., Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Translational Research; W. Jack Pledger, Ph.D., Deputy Director & Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Basic Science & National Functional Genomics Center Director; Thomas Sellers, Ph.D., Director, Moffitt Research Institute & Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Cancer Prevention and Control; Daniel Sullivan, M.D., Executive Vice President/Associate Center Director, Clinical Investigations; Yvette Tremonti, CPA, Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
Expansion
On June 10, 1998, in a ceremonial signing at Moffitt, Florida Governor Lawton ChilesLawton Chiles
Lawton Mainor Chiles, Jr. was an American politician from the US state of Florida. In a career spanning four decades, Chiles, a Democrat who never lost an election, served in the Florida House of Representatives , the Florida State Senate , the United States Senate , and as the 41st Governor of...
approved a legislative initiative to fund construction of the Moffitt Tower Project, which opened in April 2003, adding more than 350000 square feet (32,516.1 m²) of new space. This expansion includes the Vincent A. Stabile Research Building, epinomously named named in recognition of the largest private donation ever made to the Cancer Center. The new construction also includes an expansion of the Moffitt Clinic. In addition to new research laboratories, which nearly double the Cancer Center’s research capabilities, the new facilities include a digital imaging center, and a new infusion center.
In 1991, John Ruckdeschel, M.D., assumed the position of Center Director, President and CEO. Under Ruckdeschel's leadership, Moffitt became an National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Center
NCI-designated Cancer Centers are a group of approximately 66 cancer research institutions in the United States supported by the National Cancer Institute....
. In 2006, the NCI renewed Moffitt’s Cancer Center Support Grant for another five years. Currently Moffitt receives more than $50 million annually in peer-reviewed grant monies.
In 2002, Ruckdeschel stepped down, and William Dalton, Ph.D., M.D., became Moffitt's third President, CEO and Center Director.
In 2008, the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
and Shands at UF
Shands at the University of Florida
Shands at the University of Florida is a teaching hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and Jacksonville, Florida and is two of many hospitals in the Shands HealthCare system.-History:...
formed a partnership with Moffitt to develop programs in cancer care, research and prevention .
In 2009, the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
and Moffitt were awarded $6 million in federal grant money to create the Center for Equal Health, a five-year partnership focused on addressing issues of cancer health disparities .
Scientific programs include Molecular Oncology
Molecular oncology
Molecular oncology is an interdisciplinary medical speciality at the interface of medicinal chemistry and oncology that refers to the investigation of the chemistry of cancer and tumors at the molecular scale....
, Drug Discovery
Drug discovery
In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which drugs are discovered or designed.In the past most drugs have been discovered either by identifying the active ingredient from traditional remedies or by serendipitous discovery...
, Immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
, Experimental Therapeutics, Computational Biology of Cancer, Health Outcomes and Behavior and Risk Assessment, Detection and Intervention. It also serves as the site for the Bill and Beverly Young National Functional Genomics Center, funded by the U.S. Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
.
Moffitt Cancer Center is affiliated with the University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine
University of South Florida College of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of University of South Florida's USF Health conglomerate.It is located in north Tampa, Florida and serves the greater Tampa Bay Area...
, and provides education to medical students and residency training as well.
On June 24, 2011, Moffitt Cancer Center opened the first blood and marrow transplant (BMT) clinic in Puerto Rico.
On July 1, 2011, Moffitt Cancer Center opened a new 40,000-square-foot satellite facility at International Plaza near Tampa International Airport. It offers services including medical oncology, radiology, radiation therapy and infusion. The building replaced Moffitt's former outpatient center at Tampa General Hospital.
See also
- Inside Moffitt
- Moffitt Cancer Center, Corporate Site
- Moffitt Cancer Center on Facebook
- Moffitt Cancer Center on Twitter
- Moffitt Cancer Center on YouTube
- Miles For Moffitt
- Center for Equal Health
- University of South Florida College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida College of MedicineUniversity of South Florida College of Medicine is one of the graduate schools of University of South Florida's USF Health conglomerate.It is located in north Tampa, Florida and serves the greater Tampa Bay Area...
- University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
- University of South FloridaUniversity of South FloridaThe University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...