The MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, founded in 1993, became an NCI-Designated Cancer Center in 2009 and is the state’s only designated cancer center. It is located within the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), serving a population that is 75% rural and which includes some of the most medically underserved regions within the country. The center’s mission is to reduce the cancer burden in South Carolina and beyond through high-quality cancer care, clinical research, professional education, and community outreach programs.
Medical University of South Carolina
Clinical
Raymond N. DuBois, MD, PhD
Director
Director
86 Jonathan Lucas Street
MSC 955
Charleston, SC 29425
MSC 955
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-8284
COE Leader
Marvella Ford, PhD
Associate Director, Population Science and Community Outreach and Engagement
Associate Director, Population Science and Community Outreach and Engagement
CRTEC Leader
Benjamin Toll, PhD
Associate Director, Education and Training
Associate Director, Education and Training
PED Leader
Nicholas Shungu, MD
Associate Director, Office of Programs to Enhance Diversity
Associate Director, Office of Programs to Enhance Diversity
Research Programs
| Research Program | Program Leaders |
|---|---|
| Cancer Biology and Immunology | Philip Howe, PhD; Sophie Paczesny, MD, PhD; Shikhar Mehrotra, PhD |
| Cancer Control | Matthew Carpenter, PhD; Ashish Deshmukh, PhD |
| Developmental Cancer Therapeutics | Nancy Klauber-DeMore, MD; John O'Bryan, PhD |
Shared Resources
| Category | Resource | Directors |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | Biorepository and Tissue Analysis Shared Resource | Steven Carroll, MD, PhD |
| N/A | Biostatistics Shared Resource | Elizabeth Hill, PhD |
| N/A | Cell and Molecular Imaging Shared Resource | John Lemasters, MD, PhD |
| N/A | Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting Shared Resource | Amanda LaRue, PhD |
| N/A | Lipidomics Shared Resource | Besim Ogretmen, PhD |
| N/A | Translational Science Laboratory Shared Resource | Jian Ouyang, PhD |
Last Updated
June 5, 2024