# Career Enhancement Program

> **NIH NIH P50** · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · 2024 · $125,953

## Abstract

CAREER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM: PROJECT SUMMARY
The Career Enhancement Program (CEP) of the Ovarian Cancer SPORE intends to attract and stimulate new
investigators, including women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities to carry out translational research
related to ovarian cancer and provide mentorship. The program co-directors, Dr. Drapkin and Dr. Shih, will solicit
applications and coordinate selection process. Candidates submit an application and are evaluated through a
careful selection process involving a career enhancement committee as well as the SPORE steering committee.
The recipients will be required to present their progress twice a year and submit annual progress report subject
to the aforementioned review process. In addition to the requested funding ($50,000) from the SPORE program,
a total annual matching fund of $150,000 will be provided by the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
at Johns Hopkins and the Department of Gynecology/Obstetrics at University of Pennsylvania. Those supports
allow us to fund 2-3 career awards at funding levels of $50,000 to $100,000 each year. It is expected that the
CEP will play an important role in the recruitment and development of a cadre of outstanding translational
scientists and future leaders in the ovarian cancer research field. At the same time, these new investigators will
bring their own unique expertise and innovations to this Ovarian Cancer SPORE program.
Specific Goals
  To attract, select, and mentor promising new investigators with a special emphasis on recruiting qualified
 women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities.
  To develop and support the awardee's rigorous and innovative translational research projects focusing
 on various topics related to ovarian cancer.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10935412
- **Project number:** 2P50CA228991-06A1
- **Recipient organization:** JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** IE-MING SHIH
- **Activity code:** P50 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $125,953
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2018-09-18 → 2029-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10935412

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10935412, Career Enhancement Program (2P50CA228991-06A1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10935412. Licensed CC0.

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