St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Opens Kay Research and Care Center
February 23, 15
(IDEX Online News) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has officially opened the Kay Research and Care Center on its St. Jude campus. The center is named for Kay Jewelers, which recently made a commitment to raise $50 million over 10 years in support of the hospital's work.
Since 1999, Kay Jewelers has raised more than $40 million to support St. Jude.
"Our partnership with St. Jude is a source of great pride and we are honored to support this incredible institution with the amazing work it does," said Ed Hrabak, president of Kay Jewelers.
"The opening of the Kay Research and Care Center begins an exciting new chapter in our relationship and extends the pioneering treatment and cutting-edge research that benefits children and families around the world. We thank our generous customers and dedicated team members for their support in making this great day possible."
The new $198-million center houses the Eric Trump Foundation Surgery and ICU Center, the Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education and Collaboration, as well as the St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center, which will open this fall.
An entire floor of the Kay Research and Care Center is devoted to the computational biology department, which will play a key role in the hospital's research over the coming decades. The growth of the department is crucial for the hospital's work to analyze the immense amount of data provided by the St. Jude - Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project as well as other St. Jude research efforts to help unlock the secrets of childhood cancer.
“This is a momentous occasion for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as we open the new Kay Research and Care Center and celebrate the integration of treatment, research, technology, collaboration and education on the St. Jude campus," said Richard Shadyac Jr., president and CEO of ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
“We are tremendously thankful for the dedicated support of Kay Jewelers, The Eric Trump Foundation, and the many donors who partner with us as we take this important next step forward in the fight against childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.”