# Functional Genomics

> **NIH NIH P30** · SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE · 2020 · $305,953

## Abstract

ABSTRACT – FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS SHARED RESOURCE
The central goal of the Functional Genomics Shared Resource, which is managed by the Cancer Center, is to
provide services and tools for Center members to perform RNAi and CRISPR-CAS9 genetic screens in cultured
cells. Core staff interact with Center faculty members throughout their projects, starting with project
conceptualization and feasibility assessment through to the final verification of targets identified in the screens.
The Core utilizes the extensive amount of HTS equipment available in the Prebys Center and the Chemical
Library Screening Core. In addition to the wealth of expertise brought by the staff, the Core serves as a repository
for reagents, assays, and technical information, which are shared with Cancer Center researchers. The Core
provides a variety of libraries for functional genomics analysis, including a genome-wide siRNA library, and
comprehensive miRNA activator and inhibitor libraries, broad shRNA libraries, as well as targeted arrayed and
genome-wide pooled CRISPR libraries. The Core's primary effort is dedicated to genetic screening via RNAi and
CRISPR-Cas9, although significant time is also currently dedicated to engineering of cell lines. Within the Core,
the main laboratory focuses on cellular genetics, while the viral vector laboratory specializes in high-quality vector
preparation in a centralized facility with expert staff, and produces an array of sophisticated viral systems to
enable nucleic acid delivery. Both laboratories are also actively involved in developing tools tailored to the
specific needs of Center researchers. Functional Genomics operates in close connection with other Shared
Resources at SBP. Thus, the Core utilizes automation and high-throughput imaging support from the adjacent
Chemical Library Screening Shared Resource; interacts with the Bioinformatics Shared Resource to perform
statistical analysis of the raw data and design custom CRISPR libraries; and uses the sequencing services of
the Genomics Shared Resource to execute CRISPR-Cas9 screens. Overall, the Functional Genomics Core has
strived to maintain its place at the forefront of cellular genetics and nucleic acid delivery by adopting state-of-
the-art technologies, implementing methods to fill technology gaps, and adapting methods to fulfill the specific
needs of the Cancer Center. In the past 5 years, the Core was used by a total of 45 Center members representing
all three programs, and it supported at least 29 cancer-related publications by Cancer Center members.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9934926
- **Project number:** 2P30CA030199-39
- **Recipient organization:** SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE
- **Principal Investigator:** SUMIT K CHANDA
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $305,953
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9934926

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9934926, Functional Genomics (2P30CA030199-39). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9934926. Licensed CC0.

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