The Greehey Children's Cancer Research Institute is a research center in
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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Texas
Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...
, US.
The institute was established in 1999 under a $200,000,000 endowment from the State of Texas tobacco settlement, at the time the largest single oncology endowment in US history. The $50 million facility was completed in 2004. The facility is part of the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is a public academic health science center in San Antonio, Texas. It is part of the University of Texas System.
UT Health San Antonio is the largest health scie ...
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[http://gccri.uthscsa.edu]
See also
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South Texas Medical Center
The South Texas Medical Center (STMC) or Bexar County Hospital District consists of of medical-related facilities on the northwest side of San Antonio, Texas, United States.
STMC, which directly serves 38 counties, consists of forty-five medica ...
References
University of Texas System
South Texas Medical Center
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Cancer research
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