# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $125,001

## Abstract

ABSTRACT (ADMINISTRATIVE CORE) 
The administrative functions of the Center will operate under the aegis of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive 
Cancer and Chemistry of Life Processes Institute. The Principal Investigator is Thomas O'Halloran, PhD, a 
physical scientist who is Director of the Chemistry of the Life Processes Institute at Northwestern University 
with appointments in Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience. Dr. O'Halloran's extensive experience in leading 
transdisciplinary, team science initiatives makes him ideally suited to lead the Chicago Physical Sciences- 
Oncology Center. The Center's Co-Director and PI/PD, Dr. Jonathan Licht, complements Dr. O'Halloran by 
providing the perspective of a cancer researcher and clinician regarding theoretical and practical roadblocks to 
progress in cancer research. Drs. O'Halloran and Licht will fully engage in all PS-ON activities; including 
workshops, symposia and Steering Committee meetings. 
The goals of the Center's Administrative Core are to guide the CR-PSOC using the organizing framework and 
to connect the Center with the broader PS-ON Network. Specifically, the Administrative Core will (1) support 
transdisciplinary physical sciences in oncology research, training, and outreach; (2) foster synergy, 
collaboration across disciplines and integration of models and approaches across the Center; and (3) support 
planning and evaluation activities that incorporate a patient advocate perspective. The Core will manage and 
coordinate all Center research and activities and serve as the liaison between the Center and the Network. In 
addition, the Administrative Core will plan, implement and oversee day-to-day operations of the Center. In 
addition, the Core will implement comprehensive communications and program management plans, collect 
data on a range of Center metrics, and oversee all reporting activities. 
Primary responsibility for planning and evaluation of Center activities will be assigned to the Center Advisory 
Committee (CAC). A Center Executive Committee composed include all project, core, and unit leaders and 
the Center's patient advocate will meet quarterly to ensure communication and coordination throughout the 
Center. 
The Administrative Core will design and implement a Pilot Project Program, under the guidance of the CAC, 
which will foster the development of new lines of inquiry within the Center and provide an ongoing source of 
innovation. The Core will work with the PS-ON to design and implement a Trans-Network Project Program that 
will foster collaboration and build new research partnerships across the network.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10134489
- **Project number:** 3U54CA193419-05S1
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** THOMAS V O'HALLORAN
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $125,001
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** — → 2022-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10134489

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10134489, Administrative Core (3U54CA193419-05S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10134489. Licensed CC0.

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