What is a research Spore?
SPOREs are designed to enable the rapid and efficient movement of basic scientific findings into clinical settings, as well as to determine the biological basis for observations made in individuals with cancer or in populations at risk for cancer.
What is a spore NCI?
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) established the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) in 1992 to promote interdisciplinary research and to help basic research findings move quickly from the laboratory to the patient.
How many spore grants are there?
TRP currently uses the P50 (and the U54) funding mechanism for the SPORE program. In 2019, there were 54 funded SPOREs, covering 20 organ sites and systems, including one signaling pathway-focused grant. Fifty-three grants used the P50 mechanism, and the remaining grant was funded through a U54.
What is a P50 grant?
The P50 at NIDDK Specialized Centers (P50) support any part of the full range of research from very basic to clinical; they may involve ancillary support activities such as protracted patient care necessary to the primary research or limited core facilities.
What is NIH P30?
Center Core Grants (P30) support shared resources and facilities for use by multiple investigators to enhance multidisciplinary approaches and collaborative research efforts focused on a common research problem or goal. The core grant is utilized by independently funded research projects.
What does from bench to bedside mean?
The term “Bench to Bedside” is used to describe the process by which the results of research done in the laboratory are directly used to develop new ways to treat patients, according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) dictionary.
What is translational Therapeutics?
The goal of the Translational Therapeutics (TT) Program at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) is to translate advances in solid tumor molecular biology and promising preclinical studies into innovative clinical trials to improve the state of the art in the diagnosis and treatment of solid …