# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · 2021 · $185,298

## Abstract

Administrative Core – Project Summary
The administration of the MIT/DFCI CSBC will be administratively based at MIT's Koch Institute of Integrative
Cancer Research, an NCI-designated Cancer Center that was established in 1974. This will allow us to
leverage an existing, well-organized administrative infrastructure. A part-time Senior Program Administrator will
work with the PI/PD on the coordination and administration of the CSBC. The Administrator will have joint
reporting to both the PI/PD and to the Assistant Director for Administration at the Koch Institute (KI) to ensure
integration with the KI's administrative support services. The resulting structure, for the purposes of this grant,
is referred to as the Administrative Unit.
The Administrative Unit (AU) will consist of Dr. Scott Manalis, co-Principal Investigator (contact), Ms. Cynthia
Quense, the Assistant Director of Administration of the Koch Institute (KI), and Ms. Lori Spindler, Senior
Program Administrator. The AU will operate under systems and procedures that exist at the KI and MIT and
will manage the day-to-day operations of the CSBC. The overall scientific and technical direction of the CSBC
will be provided by the PI/PD in close collaboration with 1) the external advisory members, 2) the lead PI's
(Project Leaders), and, 3) Collaborators/Consultants. In addition, Dr. Tyler Jacks, as Director of the Koch
Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT will assist in the administrative and scientific oversight of the
Center.
The overall mission of the Administrative Unit is to provide oversight and coordination on administrative and
fiscal aspects of the MIT/DFCI CSBC.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10162304
- **Project number:** 5U54CA217377-05
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** SCOTT R MANALIS
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $185,298
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-06-07 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10162304

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10162304, Administrative Core (5U54CA217377-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10162304. Licensed CC0.

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