Researchers in the IBMS Cancer Biology cluster study the onset, prevention, detection, and treatment of cancer. The cluster draws from a diverse range of complementary biomedical fields, including molecular and cellular biology, biochemistry, immunology, pharmacology, structural biology, and chemical biology. Areas of particular expertise include oncogenes and growth factors, cell adhesion and metastasis, the tumor microenvironment, the immune response to cancer, and drug design and development. The newly opened Mike and Josie Harper Cancer Research Institute is a focal point for scientists in this interdisciplinary cluster, fostering translation of findings from the laboratory to the clinic. While students in the cluster are trained in a variety of scientific specialties, their studies share the common goal of aiming to understand and eliminate suffering from cancer.