# Cancer Center Administration

> **NIH NIH P30** · JACKSON LABORATORY · 2024 · $167,172

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY CANCER CENTER ADMINISTRATION 
The Jackson Laboratory Cancer Center (JAXCC) is an organizational unit with dedicated administrative oversight 
that is strategically integrated with The Jackson Laboratory’s (JAX) institutional administration. Dr. Barbara 
Tennent, Associate Director for Research Administration, directs the JAXCC Administration, and reports to Dr. 
Edison Liu, JAXCC Director and President and CEO of JAX. Mr. Alan Sawyer, Associate Director for Shared 
Resources, oversees the JAXCC Shared Resources and reports to Dr. Kenneth Fasman, JAX Senior Vice 
President for Research. The goal of the Administration is to enable cancer-focused research and education and 
to support the growth of a collaborative and cohesive cancer center membership that drives advances in 
precision cancer medicine. Interacting closely with the executive, governance, operational, and advisory 
committees of the Cancer Center, the Administration works to ensure that the necessary policies, processes, 
financial oversight, and reporting are in place to guide the operations and future planning for the JAXCC. 
The JAXCC Administration coordinates the activities of three committees to support the Cancer Center’s 
operations. The JAXCC Scientific Executive Committee, chaired by Dr. Liu, is responsible for new initiative 
planning and alignment with institutional priorities and resources, governance, inter-campus coordination, 
membership development and evaluation, developmental funds priority setting, and review. The JAXCC 
Operations Committee, chaired by Deputy Director, Dr. Carol Bult, brings together inter-campus leaders of 
the research and education components with JAXCC and institutional administrative personnel to drive the 
activities necessary to achieve Center goals. The institutional Scientific Services Governance Committee 
(SSGC), chaired by Dr. Fasman, includes several JAXCC senior leaders and has oversight of the institutional 
Scientific Services, many of which are represented in the JAXCC Shared Resources. The JAXCC is strongly 
supported by institutional administrative offices including Sponsored Research Administration, Financial 
Services, Clinical and Translational Research Support, and Research Program Development. 
Funds are requested for partial support of Dr. Tennent’s responsibilities. She works closely with JAXCC and 
institutional administrators to coordinate the activities of the JAXCC, including External Advisory Board relations, 
developmental funds management, collaborative research facilitation, and JAXCC record keeping. Kate Macko, 
Research Program Administrator, institutionally supported, assists in these activities. Institutional funds support 
dedicated effort for Mr. Sawyer, who is responsible for Shared Resources, including budget management, 
operations, quality assurance, technical staffing, technology acquisition and implementation and user 
communications. Mr. Kevin Johnson, Shared Resources Project Manager ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10814889
- **Project number:** 5P30CA034196-38
- **Recipient organization:** JACKSON LABORATORY
- **Principal Investigator:** Susan Airhart
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $167,172
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1997-08-01 → 2025-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10814889

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10814889, Cancer Center Administration (5P30CA034196-38). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10814889. Licensed CC0.

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