# Chemical Biology & Molecular Medicine

> **NIH NIH P30** · H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST · 2020 · $4,496

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY 
The overall goal of the Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC) Chemical Biology and Molecular Medicine (CBMM) 
Program is to integrate chemical biology and systems biology technologies to develop new therapeutic 
approaches for the treatment of cancer. The CBMM Program evolved through a strategic merging of the prior 
Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program and the drug discovery activities of the Molecular Oncology and Drug 
Discovery (MODD) Program. This addressed an overlap noted at the prior review and the change was 
endorsed by MCC's EAC and the NCI. The realignment allows for focused activity in specific areas of 
excellence within CBMM and better aligns members with focused aims. Along with research in chemistry and 
drug discovery and clinical trials, the CBMM now includes members interrogating signaling pathways that 
regulate cell proliferation and survival to identify new targets for cancer therapeutics. Inclusion of basic 
scientists, chemists, and clinical researchers creates unique opportunities to rapidly translate novel strategies 
into the clinic, while conversely also increasing the flow of observations from the clinic back to the laboratory 
for mechanistic testing. To better capture cancer signaling events and opportunities for drug discovery, a major 
area of growth within CBMM has been target discovery using system-level unbiased mass spectrometry-based 
proteomics. This strategy has successfully defined mechanisms of acquired resistance in refractory cancers as 
well as new therapeutic strategies for treating patients. Further, drug discovery science has evolved to enable 
design of not only single but also dual-targeting small molecule therapeutics using novel chemical probes, 
solving drug-target structures with x-ray crystallography and structure-based drug design. Tumor profiling 
technologies, including genomics, proteomics, and imaging, are being fully used for targeted agent clinical 
trials, defining small molecule mechanisms of action, refining prognostic and predictive markers, and studying 
the process of drug resistance. As a consequence of these changes, CBMM membership has been 
consolidated from 57 (30 Scientific, 27 Clinical Trialists) to 43 members (21 Scientific, 22 Clinical Trialists) 
including 10 new basic science and 15 clinical investigators. CBMM has been successful in obtaining $17.9M 
in total annual funding, including $10.8M in industry-supported clinical trials, $6.0M in NCI funding, and $0.9M 
in other peer-reviewed funding. During the current funding period, members published 915 articles, with 318 
(35%) of these publications representing intra-programmatic collaborations, 320 (35%) inter-programmatic, and 
334 (37%) representing inter-institutional publications with other NCI-designated Cancer Centers. The Program 
accrued 3,995 patients to interventional clinical trials, including 3,897 to treatment intervention trials.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10230161
- **Project number:** 3P30CA076292-22S3
- **Recipient organization:** H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST
- **Principal Investigator:** Jhanelle E. Gray
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $4,496
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 1998-02-18 → 2022-01-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10230161

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10230161, Chemical Biology & Molecular Medicine (3P30CA076292-22S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10230161. Licensed CC0.

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