UK breaks ground on new $781 million cancer and ambulatory center
The University of Kentucky celebrated the beginning on construction of the brand new UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building on Thursday morning.
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The University of Kentucky celebrated the beginning on construction of the brand new UK Cancer and Advanced Ambulatory Building on Thursday morning.
Construction is set to start on a new $781 million home for the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center. The project builds on the center's growing national recognition for research
The University of Kentucky will soon begin a major construction project to build an eight-story, 550,000-square-foot cancer and advanced ambulatory facility that will also call for the reconfiguration of Elizabeth Street, a street that parallels South Limestone in that area. The overall plan includes a complete replacement of Elizabeth Street to ultimately provide a major thoroughfare to better serve and improve traffic flow.
Beginning her career at UK in 1991, St. Clair’s research has had a profound impact on understanding the role of free radicals in cancer, with her groundbreaking studies elevating the field of redox biology to a critical area of cancer research.
There are only 55 NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country, and Markey is the first and only one in Kentucky.