# Cancer Center Administration

> **NIH NIH P30** · WISTAR INSTITUTE · 2021 · $418,228

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – ADMINISTRATION
Cancer Center Administration has continued to play a critical role in supporting the Center’s scientific goals
during the last budget cycle of Wistar’s Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG). Leveraging the Institute’s
nimbleness and inclusive, opportunity-driven decision-making, Cancer Center Administration has overseen the
successful recruitment of ten new Cancer Center members, reconfiguration of research Programs, and
expansion of technological capabilities in all Shared Resources. By objective metrics, this translated in
sustained cancer-related ($12.4 million) and National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding ($8.9 million), an
exceptional cancer focus (76%), a high rate of collaborative publications (40%), and multi-investigator funding
(75%) across the three Cancer Center Programs. Complementing the growth of the internal research program,
Cancer Center Administration supported a diverse array of external collaborations and synergistic partnerships
with all nine academic Institutions in the greater Philadelphia area. This involved graduate education with the
University of Pennsylvania and the University of the Sciences, access to Wistar Shared Resources for Kimmel
Cancer Center and Fox Chase Cancer Center members, undergraduate workforce development in cancer
research and the life sciences in collaboration with the Community College of Philadelphia, and expansion of
the collaborative landmark agreement with the Helen F Graham Cancer Center (HFGCC) for translational and
patient-focused cancer research. Transformative changes that took place in Cancer Center Administration
during the last CCSG budget cycle contributed to these accomplishments. These include the appointment of
Dr. Altieri as Wistar President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while retaining the position of Cancer Center
Director, the recruitment of new research and administrative leaders (Drs. Weiner, Dang, Keith, Pepper and
Steinman), and the reorganization of internal and external consultative and advisory committees. As a result,
Cancer Center Administration functioned as an integrated and synergistic team, uniquely apt at supporting the
Center’s overarching mission, prioritize its objectives through the launch of a comprehensive, 2015
Reimagining Wistar Strategic Plan and ensure the long-term financial sustainability of scientific and operational
tasks. During the next CCSG budget cycle, Cancer Center Administration will continue to provide an integrated
and science-focused infrastructure to expand the Center’s strategic goals in collaborative basic and
translational cancer research, coordinate the input of diverse, non-overlapping advisory and consultative
bodies, and promote inter-institutional partnerships in education and patient-focused cancer research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10145597
- **Project number:** 5P30CA010815-52
- **Recipient organization:** WISTAR INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** Dario C Altieri
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $418,228
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-04-01 → 2024-02-29

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10145597

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10145597, Cancer Center Administration (5P30CA010815-52). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10145597. Licensed CC0.

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