# Population Research Core

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · 2023 · $174,118

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY – Population Research Shared Resource
The mission of the newly proposed USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCCC) Population Research
Shared Resource (PRC) is to maximize the impact of NCCC's research on priority cancer burdens and disparities
in the catchment area and beyond, by consultation and coordinated access to unique local and national
population-based data resources and assessment tools. The NCCC strategic planning process and 2018 annual
core survey identified member needs for a state-of-the-art Shared Resource (SR) to provide consultation,
access, and support for leveraging population-based data resources. To respond to this need, NCCC created
PRC in February 2019, overseen by NCCC Administration and led by Myles Cockburn PhD, recruited to NCCC
and appointed Director of PRC. As PRC Director, Cockburn advertises to and ensures access by NCCC
members; oversees and evaluates the effectiveness, timeliness, and impact of PRC services; and ensures
integration with other NCCC SRs. Key services provided by PRC this grant cycle include: 1) surveillance study
consultation and access to data on catchment area cancer burdens; 2) geospatial linkage and analysis to assess
recruitment feasibility, target interventions, and monitor intervention effects at individual/neighborhood level; 3)
access to and interpretation of medical claims data (in SEER Medicare) and California's prescription and hospital
discharge data (linked to LA CSP); and 4) consultation on collection, preparation, and analysis of novel individual-
level naturalistic data (ecological momentary assessment (EMA), accelerometry and UV dosimetry). In response
to feedback from NCCC members and aligned with the NCCC Strategic Plan, in the next grant cycle, PRC will
run training sessions for clinical investigators on the use of EMA and other technologies in clinical research
studies, including studies to improve survivorship (i.e., physical activity, reducing obesity, and assessing mood).
Since its inception in 2019, 33 NCCC members in Cancer Control Research (CCR), Cancer Epidemiology (CE)
and Translational and Clinical Sciences (TACS) research programs utilized PRC with 60 publications resulting
from PRC engagement. PRC also contributed to 19 grant submissions resulting in five newly funded grants
totaling $1.8M in direct costs including three NCI R01 grants and two funded CCSG P30 supplements. The
anticipated annual budget of PRC in the first year of the next grant cycle is $435,646, yet the CCSG request is
$108,485. Accordingly, PRC leverages extensive institutional and recharge support and seeks only 25% from
CCSG funds.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10620240
- **Project number:** 5P30CA014089-47
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- **Principal Investigator:** MYLES G COCKBURN
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $174,118
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1996-12-01 → 2026-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10620240

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10620240, Population Research Core (5P30CA014089-47). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10620240. Licensed CC0.

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