# Research Specialist in Cancer Systems Biology

> **NIH NIH R50** · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $156,204

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY
Human cancer is a highly complex disease with features at multiple scales. A better understanding of
cancer as a dynamical system should provide novel insight into treating this devastating disease. Cancer
systems biology aims to address this knowledge gap by applying mathematical modeling and
computational tools to the analysis of experimental and clinical data and its workforce requires a broad
range of skills. This proposal will provide salary support for a highly productive and broadly trained cancer
systems biologist, Dr. Darren Tyson, working within the laboratory of a well established Unit Director, Dr.
Vito Quaranta. Dr. Tyson has been working with Dr. Quaranta for over 10 years and has developed novel
technologies and computational tools within his laboratory.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10017933
- **Project number:** 5R50CA243783-02
- **Recipient organization:** VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** DARREN R TYSON
- **Activity code:** R50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $156,204
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-09-13 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10017933

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10017933, Research Specialist in Cancer Systems Biology (5R50CA243783-02). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10017933. Licensed CC0.

---

*[NIH grants dataset](/datasets/nih-grants) · CC0 1.0*