# Biospecimen Core

> **NIH NIH P50** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $257,471

## Abstract

BIOSPECIMEN CORE: SUMMARY
 The Biospecimen Core is a vital resource that supports all brain tumor research at Northwestern, and is
especially important in seeing that all projects experience clinical translation within the period of SPORE funding.
Regular interactions with the Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Core and Administrative Core will ensure that each
project achieves its objectives, and has positive impact on the care of brain tumor patients.
 The Biospecimen Core will have extensive interactions with all projects and cores by acting as the central
repository of patient tissues and renewable tumor resources, by providing the highest quality of tissue analytical
services, and by providing neuropathological consultation. The Director of the Core, Dr. Horbinski, as well as the
Co-Director, Dr. Daniel Brat, will supervise quality control testing of banked specimens, and will perform all
microscopy-based analyses of patient tissues and tumor models for each SPORE project. Biospecimen Core
activities will be performed to accomplish the following aims:
Aim 1: Provide Northwestern brain tumor researchers with annotated biospecimens from patients.
Aim 2: Subject all biospecimens to rigorous quality control.
Aim 3: Conduct biospecimen-based independent research to study brain tumor biology and optimize the
use of clinically relevant biomarkers.
Aim 4: Support SPORE projects with biospecimens and neuropathologic analyses.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10626397
- **Project number:** 2P50CA221747-06
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Craig Michael Horbinski
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $257,471
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2018-08-17 → 2028-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10626397

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10626397, Biospecimen Core (2P50CA221747-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10626397. Licensed CC0.

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