Faculty affiliates in nearly 70 K-State laboratories of 11 departments are unraveling the mysteries and complexities of cancer. Affiliated researchers are studying:

• how cancer initiates and progresses.
• what changes occur in the genetic information of cancer cells.
• the role of viruses in cancer development.
• substances that interfere with cancer cell growth.
• potential methods of diagnosis and treatment.

For more details on the many cancer research projects happening at K-State, see the list of cancer center Affiliated Scientists.

K-State cancer-related research is supported by the cancer center through these award programs:

The Endowed Assistant Professorship in Cancer Biology

They supports the first three year’s salary of a newly hired tenure-track assistant professor. The goal is to increase the number of K-State faculty members doing research in the area of cancer biology. The program encourages and allows for a department, in anticipation of an open faculty line, to hire earlier if willing to recruit a cancer scientist. For more information, see the award applications page.

Innovative Research Awards

They support “seed money” projects for faculty members who do not already enjoy extramural funding but intend to apply for future grants. This application is available online.

Equipment Awards

They are granted to faculty members for the purchase of laboratory equipment and supplies. This application is available online.

Travel Fellowships

Assist faculty members and their post-doctoral fellows to visit colleagues at other institutions for the purpose of learning new scientific techniques, which they in turn pass on to other K-State faculty and students. This helps K-State keep up with the latest technologies. This application is available online.

Cancer research has also been supported in the following ways:

Testimony to the State Legislature

Testimony has been provided by cancer center staff about research and training needs at K-State.

Fundraising efforts for improved facilities

Efforts have resulted in the construction of Chalmers Hall, the home of the cancer center’s administrative headquarters and biology and biochemistry laboratories and offices. The cancer center continues to pursue donations that will provide state-of-the-art equipment necessary for research and training.

The Anti-Cancer Drug Development Laboratory

It was the first lab of its kind at K-State. Opened in 1980, thanks to a private fundraising campaign, this original lab is now joined by many others across campus in the quest for more knowledge about cancers.

Other Research information