As the university advances plans for a new, state-of-the-art Cancer Research Building, leaders say the facility will pave the way for significant discoveries to be made at the University of Iowa.

“We want to do the very best for each patient. This involves not only delivering cutting-edge care today but also making discoveries that will give patients better options tomorrow,” says Mark Burkard, director of the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center. “Research plays a critical role in advancing medicine, and cancer is an area where research is saving lives. This new building will expand our research that focuses on the unmet needs of Iowans.”