Former Vice President Joe Biden will serve as keynote speaker at the May 23 ribbon cutting and dedication of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center on the UNMC campus.
The new facility will open to patients in early June and is the largest project ever for the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
“The former vice president is the perfect speaker to mark the momentum and excitement surrounding the opening of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center,” said UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. “We’re pleased that Joe Biden will join us on one of the most significant days in our medical center’s history. Mr. Biden led the White House Cancer Moonshot to enhance cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care and is now launching his own Biden Cancer Initiative. To have his participation in the dedication of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center is significant, especially for our community of researchers, health providers and patients," Gold said.
The former vice president’s son, Beau, died of brain cancer in 2015, at age 46. Biden has said he will spend the rest of his life fighting to eradicate the disease.