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Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research

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David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (2010)
David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research (2010)

The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT ( KOHK; also referred to as the Koch Institute, KI, or CCR/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 eight National Cancer Institute-designated basic research centers in the United States.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). The Institute is affiliated with 25 MIT faculty members in both the Schools of Engineering and Science.

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