The overall objectives of is to Improve the quality and quantity of cancer research at the University of Oklahoma Hearth Sciences Center (OUHSC), to increase NIH funding in Oklahoma through the mentoring of promising junior investigators (PJIs) and to develop support for the infrastructure for cancer research, this COBRE grant will greatly strengthen cancer research in Oklahoma and enhance the research base, infrastructure, and core capacities of the Cancer Center. The focused and structured mentoring experience that the COBRE grant supports will be a determinative influence helping PJIs achieve independent national funding. Finally, as has been seen on campus in the areas of Vision, Diabetes, Dental Sciences and Microbial Pathogenesis, the CoBRE grant will help accelerate the development of the Cancer Center as it progresses towards a submitting a competitive NCI Cancer Center Support Grant application.
The Specific Aims of this CBRE application are: 1. To mentor promising junior investigators (PJIs) In cancer research, enabling them to become independent NIH-funded investigators. Four PJIs have been selected. Each has been assigned a mentor and a co-mentor who are established cancer researchers in Oklahoma with expertise related to the PJI's project. The four PJIs have diverse but related projects that are integrated under the overall theme of """"""""Tumor Biology: Resistance to Cancer Therapy and Mitigating Strategies."""""""" 2. To establish and develop research infrastructure to support cancer research, optimize the research environment for the PJIs, and form a core resource for the developing Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center. Four shared Cores will be established in this COBRE to assist the PJI projects and to serve the cancer research community in Oklahoma. 3. To foster and enhance collaborations between basic scientists and clinicians, and to facilitate translational research directed toward the development of new diagnostics and treatments for cancer.

Public Health Relevance

Cancer represents a major health burden in the US. Ultimately, alleviating the burden of cancer will come from research: the generation of new ideas and, consequently, the development of novel agents. A COBRE grant will allow the Oklahoma Cancer Center to provide PJIs a focused mentoring experience to help them mature into independently-funded investigators contributing to the overall fight against cancer.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Type
Exploratory Grants (P20)
Project #
5P20GM103639-03
Application #
8723248
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRR1)
Program Officer
Caldwell, Sheila
Project Start
2012-09-05
Project End
2017-05-31
Budget Start
2014-06-01
Budget End
2015-05-31
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2014
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
City
Oklahoma City
State
OK
Country
United States
Zip Code
73117
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