USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
USA Mitchell Cancer Institute
1660 Springhill Ave.
Mobile, Alabama 36604-1405
(251) 460-6993
The University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute provides exceptional patient care through innovative treatment and both clinical and basic research. Click to learn more about care.
The USAMCI is the first academic cancer research institute in the upper Gulf Coast region. The Institute was initiated in 2000, and is funded through philanthropic gifts; support from the state of Alabama; the city of Mobile, and Mobile county; federal appropriations; competitive contracts and grants; tobacco settlement funds; and the USA Foundation. The USAMCI is the largest single research endeavor in the history of the University of South Alabama, with a total investment of over $125 million.
The USAMCI has been greatly enhanced by the philanthropic support of the Mitchell family of Mobile. In 2006, the family made a $22 million gift to the University of South Alabama to support the Institute. Click to learn more.
In addition to improving cancer care, the Institute stimulates the growth of a strong regional economy built on biomedicine and biotechnology. Together with the entire USA Health System, USAMCI focuses on discovery and development of new and more effective treatments for cancer.
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