Title |
Cancer Center Support (Core) Grant
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Institution |
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CAMBRIDGE, MA
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Principal Investigator |
JACKS, TYLER
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NCI Program Director |
Jaswant Bhorjee
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Cancer Activity |
Multidisciplinary
|
Division |
OCTR
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Funded Amount |
$2,844,058
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Project Dates |
06/17/1997 - 04/30/2010
|
Fiscal Year |
2008
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Project Type |
Grant
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Research Topics w/ Percent Relevance |
Cancer Types w/ Percent Relevance |
Aging (5.0%)
Cancer (100.0%)
Chemoprevention (1.0%)
Chemotherapy (11.0%)
Childhood Cancers (6.0%)
Diabetes (1.0%)
Diagnostic Radiology (4.0%)
Helicobacter Pylori (2.0%)
Hematology (7.0%)
Metastasis (8.0%)
Neurofibromatosis (2.0%)
Neurosciences Research (2.0%)
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging (NMR) (2.0%)
|
Bladder (2.0%)
Breast Cancer (12.0%)
Childhood Leukemia (1.0%)
Colon/Rectum (7.0%)
Liver Cancer (4.0%)
Lung (6.0%)
Lymphoma (7.0%)
Melanoma (2.0%)
Nervous System (2.0%)
Neuroblastoma (1.0%)
Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (7.0%)
Ovarian Cancer (1.0%)
Pancreas (4.0%)
Prostate (5.0%)
Skin (3.0%)
Stomach (1.0%)
Leukemia (1.0%)
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Research Type |
Resources and Infrastructure
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Etiology
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Prevention
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Detection, Diagnosis, or Prognosis
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Treatment and the prevention of recurrence
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Cancer Control, Survivorship, and Outcomes Research
Resources and Infrastructure Related to Scientific Model Systems
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Abstract |
DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The research of the MIT Center for Cancer Research (CCR) faculty is focused on elucidating the basic mechanisms of cancer development. It is organized into three distinct programs organized around shared common interests and overlapping long-term goals. These are Program 1: Molecular Genetics and Immunology; Program 2: Genetics and Model Systems; Program 3: Cell Biology. As an NCI-designated basic research center, the CCR is both a physical entity and an organizing body for MIT's cancer research community at large. Of the thirty member laboratories, eleven are located in the Center's home building (E 17/18), the others are located in the Koch Biology Building (4), the Broad Institute (2), Whitehead Institute (7), the Division of Biological Engineering (4), and the Department of Chemistry (1) and the Department of Chemical Engineering (1). The Center functions to facilitate interactions among the member laboratories, foster research collaborations, provide integral core facilities as well as seed funding for cancer research. The Center operates or shares in support of eleven core facilities that provide access for member laboratories to critical research technologies, materials, infrastructure and trained personnel. It also trains a large number of graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, clinical fellows and undergraduate students in basic cancer research. |