Center for Colon Cancer Research

"We have created an environment in which academic discovery flourishes and is shared with a larger community interested in the prevention and treatment of this deadly disease." ~Dr. Franklin G. Berger, Director

The Center for Colon Cancer Research (CCCR) was originally established in 2002 by the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grant totaling $11 million dollars over 5 years. Entering it's last year, the CCCR applied for a competitive renewal and in August 2007 was awarded $10.7 million over 5 years through 2012. The COBRE grant was provided with the expressed purpose of providing new investigators with the guidance, financial support and front-line research technologies they need to make the break through discoveries that will lead to improved methods for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of colorectal cancer. CCCR is the first of its kind in South Carolina and is a driving force leading the development of innovative and groundbreaking research in colorectal cancer.