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Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah

NCI-designated Huntsman Cancer Institute is located on the campus of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. It was founded in 1995 with a $100 million pledge from philanthropist and businessman Jon Huntsman, Sr. To date, Huntsman has donated more than $250 million dollars to the institute. The institute has 1,400 employees including 160 investigators and 93 physicians. Its campus includes a research building dedicated in 1999 and a hospital opened in 2004 and expanded in 2011.