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Upstate Medical University to Expand Cancer Research, Create Jobs

SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and Upstate Medical University President David R. Smith, M.D. in April 2011 broke ground on a $72 million, 158,000 square foot expansion of the university’s Institute for Human Performance (IHP). 

The expansion will enable researchers to work together in their approach to nervous system disorders, cancer, infectious disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease through better science, improved treatments and cures, and new funding. SUNY Upstate Medical Center is already one of Syracuse's largest employers, with more than 8,000 employees, including researchers, faculty, and construction positions. In addition to construction jobs, the new expansion will create an additional 100 permanent faculty and staff at IHP.

Opened in January 2000, the Institute for Human Performance showcases the world's most advanced biomedical technology, confirming SUNY and Upstate Medical University’s place among the world's experts on human activity.

While originally envisioned as a training center for elite athletes, IHP's mission has expanded to include all aspects of human ability and disability, including the impact of aging, illness, and injury. IHP allows once-isolated disciplines, institutions, and populations to collaborate on research and advancement.