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{{Short description|U.S. clinical research center and hospital}}
{{Short description|U.S. clinical research center and hospital}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                = City of Hope
| logo                = Cityofhope_logo.jpg
| image              = CItyofHope2021.jpg
| alt                =
| caption            = Aerial view of City of Hope campus in 2021
| abbreviation        =
| motto              =
| formation          = 1913
| type                = [[Non-profit]] [[charitable organization]]
| purpose            = [[Clinical research]], medical treatment, [[education]]
| headquarters        = [[Duarte, California]]
| location            = [[United States]]
| membership          = [[National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center]], [[National Comprehensive Cancer Network]]
| leader_title        = President and CEO
| leader_name        = Robert W. Stone<ref name="Selvam">{{cite news|last1=Selvam|first1=Ashok|title=Stone tapped for CEO post at City of Hope|url=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20130221/NEWS/302219946|access-date=20 September 2017|work=Modern Healthcare|date=February 21, 2013}}</ref>
| leader_title2      = Provost and chief scientific officer
| leader_name2        = [[Steven T. Rosen]]<ref name="Schaefer">{{cite news|last1=Schaefer|first1=Samantha|title=City of Hope names first provost and scientific director|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-city-of-hope-provost-scientific-director-20131030-story.html|access-date=20 September 2017|newspaper=LA Times|date=October 30, 2013}}</ref>
| main_organ          = <!-- gral. assembly, board of directors, etc -->
| affiliations        = Association of Community Cancer Centers, National Bone Marrow Transplantation Research Network, National Gene Vector Laboratory, Southern California Islet Cell Consortium, Islet Cell Transplant Center, [[Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]]
| budget              =
| website = {{ubl|class=nowrap|{{URL|https://www.cityofhope.org/}}|{{URL|https://www.cancercenter.com/}}}}
| remarks            =
}}
'''City of Hope''' is a private, non-profit [[clinical research center]], [[hospital]] and [[graduate school]] located in [[Duarte, California]], United States. The center's main campus resides on {{convert|110|acre}} of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], with a network of clinical practice locations throughout Southern California, satellite offices in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]] and Irwindale, and regional fundraising offices throughout the United States.{{fact|date=June 2022}}
'''City of Hope''' is a private, non-profit [[clinical research center]], [[hospital]] and [[graduate school]] located in [[Duarte, California]], United States. The center's main campus resides on {{convert|110|acre}} of land adjacent to the boundaries of Duarte and [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]], with a network of clinical practice locations throughout Southern California, satellite offices in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]] and Irwindale, and regional fundraising offices throughout the United States.{{fact|date=June 2022}}


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==History==
==History==
{{Location map many | Los Angeles
| label=City of Hope | position=right
      | lat=34.129634  | long=-117.970767
| label2=Los Angeles | position2=left
      | lat2=34.054366  | long2=-118.243704
| width = 300
| float = right
| caption = City of Hope - Duarte (Los Angeles County, California)
| alt = City of Hope is in Duarte, California.
}}
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the spread of [[tuberculosis]], also known as "consumption", was a growing concern in the United States and Europe. Owing to advancements in the scientific understanding of its contagious nature, a [[History of tuberculosis#Sanatorium movement|movement]] to house and quarantine sufferers became prevalent. Construction of [[Tuberculosis sanatorium#History|tuberculosis sanatoria]], including tent cities, became common in the United States, with many sanatoriums located in the [[Southwestern United States]], where it was believed that the more arid climate would aid sufferers.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the spread of [[tuberculosis]], also known as "consumption", was a growing concern in the United States and Europe. Owing to advancements in the scientific understanding of its contagious nature, a [[History of tuberculosis#Sanatorium movement|movement]] to house and quarantine sufferers became prevalent. Construction of [[Tuberculosis sanatorium#History|tuberculosis sanatoria]], including tent cities, became common in the United States, with many sanatoriums located in the [[Southwestern United States]], where it was believed that the more arid climate would aid sufferers.


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===Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope===
===Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope===
{{main|Beckman Research Institute}}
{{main|Beckman Research Institute}}Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is one of six research facilities established by funding from the [[Arnold and Mabel Beckman]] Foundation. Its primary focus is research in the areas of [[cancer]], [[diabetes]], and [[HIV/AIDS]]. The institute shelters the City of Hope [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences]].
 
[[File:Beckman Research Institute City of Hope.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope]]
Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is one of six research facilities established by funding from the [[Arnold and Mabel Beckman]] Foundation. Its primary focus is research in the areas of [[cancer]], [[diabetes]], and [[HIV/AIDS]]. The institute shelters the City of Hope [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences]].


Research conducted at the institute has contributed to discoveries in the areas of [[recombinant DNA technology]], [[gene therapy]] and [[monoclonal antibodies]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
Research conducted at the institute has contributed to discoveries in the areas of [[recombinant DNA technology]], [[gene therapy]] and [[monoclonal antibodies]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2011}}
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