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With tuberculosis becoming less prevalent, executive sanatorium director [[Samuel H. Golter]] began an initiative in 1946 to transform the sanatorium into a full medical center, supported by a research institute and post-graduate education.<ref name="Sanatorium2">{{cite journal |date=September 1946 |title=City of Hope News Letter of the Los Angeles Sanatorium |volume=10 |issue=4 }}</ref> The Los Angeles Sanatorium officially changed its name to City of Hope National Medical Center in 1949. City of Hope's research institute was formally established in 1952. The [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences|City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences]] was eventually chartered in 1993, and changed its name to the [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences]] in 2009. | With tuberculosis becoming less prevalent, executive sanatorium director [[Samuel H. Golter]] began an initiative in 1946 to transform the sanatorium into a full medical center, supported by a research institute and post-graduate education.<ref name="Sanatorium2">{{cite journal |date=September 1946 |title=City of Hope News Letter of the Los Angeles Sanatorium |volume=10 |issue=4 }}</ref> The Los Angeles Sanatorium officially changed its name to City of Hope National Medical Center in 1949. City of Hope's research institute was formally established in 1952. The [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences|City of Hope Graduate School of Biological Sciences]] was eventually chartered in 1993, and changed its name to the [[Irell & Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences]] in 2009. | ||
From 1953 to 1985, under executive director Ben Horowitz, City of Hope grew further in size and became best known for its cancer research and treatment programs. Horowitz raised City of Hope's annual average operating budget from $600,000 to more than $100 million during his tenure.<ref name="LosAngelesTimes1">{{cite news |title=Ben Horowitz dies at 96; he helped City of Hope become world-renowned medical center |work= | From 1953 to 1985, under executive director Ben Horowitz, City of Hope grew further in size and became best known for its cancer research and treatment programs. Horowitz raised City of Hope's annual average operating budget from $600,000 to more than $100 million during his tenure.<ref name="LosAngelesTimes1">{{cite news |title=Ben Horowitz dies at 96; he helped City of Hope become world-renowned medical center |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2010-10-06 |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-me-1006-ben-horowitz-20101006-story.html |access-date=2011-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514133427/http://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/06/local/la-me-1006-ben-horowitz-20101006 |archive-date=2011-05-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
In 1981, the National Cancer Institute designated City of Hope a "Clinical Cancer Research Center". In 1983, the [[Arnold Orville Beckman#Philanthropy|Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation]] awarded City of Hope a $10 million grant to establish the [[Beckman Research Institute|Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope]]; the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is now City of Hope's research moniker, and is one of six institutes/centers established by the Beckman Foundation in the United States. | In 1981, the National Cancer Institute designated City of Hope a "Clinical Cancer Research Center". In 1983, the [[Arnold Orville Beckman#Philanthropy|Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation]] awarded City of Hope a $10 million grant to establish the [[Beckman Research Institute|Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope]]; the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope is now City of Hope's research moniker, and is one of six institutes/centers established by the Beckman Foundation in the United States. | ||