A $2 million gift from a University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) alumnus will support construction of the forthcoming Drug Discovery and Cancer Research Pavilion (DDCRP).
At the new facility, world-class scientists from the University of Illinois Cancer Center, the Herbert M. and Carol H. Retzky College of Pharmacy, the Department of Chemistry from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the University of Illinois Collaborative Engagement in Novel Therapeutic Research and Enterprise (UICentre) will collaborate on more effective and equitable disease treatments, screenings and preventions – all under one roof.
The generous gift comes from Herb Paaren, BS ’71, MS ’73, PhD ’76, a synthetic organic chemist and pharmaceutical manufacturing company principal and co-founder, who grew up in Chicago’s Hegewisch neighborhood.