Miami-based Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center broke ground on a new 244,000-square-foot Transformational Cancer Research Building on June 2.
The 12-story center will be on the campus of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and is slated to open in 2024, according to a news release from the center.
"As the only cancer center in South Florida designated by the National Cancer Institute, our mission is to pioneer groundbreaking cancer research, innovate, and advance cancer cures. To fulfill this mission, Sylvester is constructing a premier cancer research facility that will bring hope to patients in South Florida and beyond," Stephen Nimer, MD, director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center and executive dean for research at the Miller School, said in the release.