The James Graham Brown Cancer Center

The James Graham Brown Cancer Center is the region's premier facility devoted to the science and technique of cancer therapy. Today the Center houses a diverse collection of researchers, while serving as an education facility for U of L medical students. But perhaps its most important mission is the care it provides to thousands of patients. The U of L Foundation recently approved a $4 million grant and $3.5 million low interest loan to renovate the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. This has greatly helped the Center to further its research and has paved the way for the Center to become a focal point for cancer research and care.

“The Foundation has given us a grant to renovate three floors of our facility. The state of the art space is necessary for the research we’re doing – research that can translate into the real world. In a sense, our clinic is a laboratory for that research. Promising experiments can go to early trials right here. Our research is evolving into specialized treatments. That means that thanks to the Foundation’s grant, patients with different types of cancer will be able to see experts in their particular type of cancer, while still allowing multidisciplinary trials to happen in the same place.”
-Dr. Don Miller, Director, The James Graham Brown Cancer Center

“The Overseers Scholarship has helped me to take my academics to a higher level. It not only provided me with well rounded activities including cultural enrichment programs and regular interaction with many of the top students but it has also encouraged me to pursue my research at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. I am in a very competitive atmosphere academically, and all this has taken me up a notch.”
-Jason Meier, Biology Major, Chemistry Major