An exciting future has begun at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute.

A center of excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the Cancer Institute is Arkansas’ only comprehensive cancer treatment and research facility. The Institute’s staff of physicians, nurses, researchers and other health care professionals are dedicated to improving the health of all cancer patients, both from Arkansas and beyond.

The Institute was renamed in 2007 to honor the memory of the late Arkansas Lt. Gov. Winthrop P. Rockefeller, who died of a rare bone marrow disorder. A lifelong Arkansan, Rockefeller championed the cause of bone marrow donation awareness following his diagnosis.

In July 2007, Peter D. Emanuel, M.D., joined the staff as director and is leading the Institute through its upcoming 300,000-square-foot expansion expected to open in 2010.

The expansion will not only add much-needed clinic and laboratory space, it will allow the expansion of research and treatment programs at the facility.

Please join the Cancer Institute’s staff members, volunteers and patients as we look forward to expanding our cutting-edge research and promoting access to treatment.