# Chemical Library Screening

> **NIH NIH P30** · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · 2022 · $199,448

## Abstract

ABSTRACT – CHEMICAL LIBRARY SCREENING SHARED RESOURCE
The Chemical Library Screening (CLS) Shared Resource is managed by the Cancer Center. This resource offers
Center scientists the ability to develop and conduct small- and large-scale chemical library screens and perform
hit optimization and validation for generating selective probes/leads modulating biochemical and cellular
processes in cancer. In addition, CLS provides faculty with access to technology, expertise, and infrastructure
resources to develop novel assays for characterizing cellular targets involved in tumor initiation and pathogenesis
and to advance the development of new lead molecules for anti-tumor therapies. CLS consists of four specialized
but highly integrated facilities: High-Throughput Assay Development (HT-AD), Compound Management and
High-Throughput Screening (CM-HTS), High-Content Screening (HCS), and Medicinal Chemistry and Drug
Metabolism/Pharmacokinetics (MedChem/DMPK). The facilities physically reside within the Conrad Prebys
Center for Chemical Genomics (Prebys Center) at SBP, which occupies more than 12,000 sq. ft. of laboratory
space and houses substantial HTS and HCS assay development and screening instrumentation capabilities.
CLS has access to a broad spectrum of diverse and focused small-molecule collections, several integrated liquid
handling systems, and a plethora of detection instruments, capable of performing assays in any mode, including
live-cell image-based assays requiring temperature and CO2 control. The Prebys Center grew out of the Cancer
Center's CLS Shared Resource, which was initiated in the 2003 CCSG renewal. This support has been leveraged
with several large grant awards and philanthropic funds. Initially awarded a grant as one of ten NIH Molecular
Libraries Screening Network Comprehensive Centers, the Prebys Center was later selected as one of four NIH-
designated Molecular Libraries Probe Production Centers Network comprehensive screening centers. It is also
one of seven dedicated Centers for the NCI Chemical Biology Consortium (CBC). Despite the growth of the
Prebys Center, the CLS Core remains of crucial importance to Center investigators because it provides an
important interactive entry point to ensure that they derive the maximum scientific benefit from these world class
chemical biology and drug discovery capabilities, enabling both fundamental and translational scientific
endeavors. In the past 5 years, the Core has additionally enabled >100 assay development projects for Cancer
Center investigators, resulting in >25 full HTS campaigns to support the goal of early translation. It has provided
services for 36 Center investigators representing all three programs. The data generated have supported 24
successful grants from 16 Center members and numerous publications, including 20 publications co-authored
by CLS staff.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10400714
- **Project number:** 5P30CA030199-41
- **Recipient organization:** SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael Jackson
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** $199,448
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-05-01 → 2025-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10400714

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10400714, Chemical Library Screening (5P30CA030199-41). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10400714. Licensed CC0.

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