Annual Report 2001 - the University of Massachusetts Medical School

Campaign
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for Research
In its role of supporting the research enterprise of the University of Massachusetts Medical School,
the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research is helping to lead the Campaign for Research.
The Campaign is the Medical School’s first major capital fund-raising effort, with its goal of
$38 million aimed to accelerate advances in biomedical research through:
· the recruitment of 100 new research faculty;
· the construction and outfitting of the new 360,000-square-foot research laboratory building
on the Medical School campus;
· the enhancement of existing research programs through increased support;
· the development of major new research programs in genetics and neurobiology; and
· the growth of the endowment to provide a stable base of support for the future of the research enterprise.
The following are highlights of the Campaign through 2001:
Campaign is Launched by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO
The Campaign began in 1999 with a $5 million pledge by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO to establish the
Massachusetts AFL-CIO Cancer Research Center.The center’s research programs occupy the fourth floor in the new
research laboratory building. The Massachusetts AFL-CIO is completing its pledge through an annual fund-raising
walk held each Labor Day; the Walk to Cure Cancer has so far raised $1.5 million toward the goal.
New Research Laboratory Building Opens
Just 30 months from architectural design conception, the new research laboratory building opened in late August 2001.
Its 360,000 square feet of space will house the research activities of the Department of Medicine, the Massachusetts
AFL-CIO Cancer Research Center, the Program in Gene Function & Expression, the Department of Neurobiology
and the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Pharmacology. The building was dedicated during grand opening
events in October 2001, which were capped by a major scientific symposium held on campus.
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