# Administration and Coordination Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · 2023 · $169,298

## Abstract

Administrative and Coordination Core: PROJECT SUMMARY 
The proposed Northwestern University Center for Chromatin NanoImaging in Cancer (NU-CCNIC) will bring 
together leading cancer research biologists from the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center in the 
Feinberg School of Medicine and world-renowned imaging and molecular modeling specialists from the 
McCormick School of Engineering with the goal of facilitating innovation and application of cutting-edge imaging 
techniques to help solve some of the most pressing problems in cancer biology research. The Administrative 
and Coordination Core (ACC) will be led by PI Vadim Backman. The day-to-day administration of the NU-CCNIC 
will be managed by the Center Administrator, who will be responsible for maintaining all records relative to this 
award and ensuring communication, synergy, and resource sharing across the NU-CCNIC. Additionally, Center 
administration will be supported by a Program Manager, who, in collaboration with the Center Administrator, will 
be responsible for the development of the NU-CCNIC website, scheduling meetings and events, facilitating the 
sharing of resources, determine whether there will be pre-publication data sharing across the NU-CCNIC, and 
aid in conversations about data quality control, cross validation, and reproducibility. An External Advisory Panel 
(EAP) will be formed, bringing together investigators with expertise in fields related to cancer stem cell plasticity 
and chromatin nanoimaging. The EAP is envisioned as a group of highly active members engaged to advise the 
NU-CCNIC leadership on scientific direction and review progress evaluation, research strategies and 
implementation, leadership and dissemination, all in the effort to maximize the impact of the NU-CCNIC. The 
NU-CCNIC will enhance the translational value and potential impact of its research by engaging a Cancer 
Research Advocate, who will be a member of the EAP and will be invited to attend NU-CCNIC workshops and 
site visits. The ACC will support weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly research meetings to foster 
communication, collaboration and integration of the NU-CCNIC and will further support communication and wide- 
reaching knowledge dissemination through bi-annual workshops with outside speakers. In Aim 1, the 
Administrative Core will promote and ensure clear and effective communication across the Technology 
Development (TECH) and Research Test-Bed (RTB) Units. In Aim 2, we will plan and establish regular Center 
meetings and research workshops to foster communications within the NU-CCNIC and to the broader community 
that are critical to our research mission and dissemination. In Aim 3, we will work to increase representation and 
training of underrepresented minorities in the biomedical research workforce of the NU-CCNIC. In Aim 4, we will 
partner with the cancer research advocate to ensure the critical importance of the patient perspective in the NU- 
CCNIC. In Aim 5...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10887664
- **Project number:** 3U54CA268084-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Vadim Backman
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $169,298
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-12-10 → 2026-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10887664

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10887664, Administration and Coordination Core (3U54CA268084-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10887664. Licensed CC0.

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