# Core A Administration

> **NIH NIH P01** · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · 2020 · $148,368

## Abstract

Administrative Core A of this Program project will provide oversight of organizational aspects, including
scientific leadership through the Directors, Dr. Xandra Breakefield and Dr. E. Antonio Chiocca, with
administrative expertise provided by Ms. Robin Sobolewski. This core will be responsible for assuring the
ethical conduct of all scientific investigations including decision-making regarding thematic and personnel
changes, and rigor and reproducibility of scientific and clinical data according to NIH guidelines. Other
functions of the core include: 1) organization of scientific meetings among investigators, both within this multi-
institutional Program Project (MGH, BWH, UCSD and Tufts), including meetings and oversight by the External
Advisory Board and Steering Committee, as well as monthly investigator reviews and annual external reviews
and with collaborators; 2) facilitation of EV correlative biomarker collaborative studies in support of clinical
trials; 3) oversight of data sharing and pre-publication review; 4) programmatic integration to insure synergies,
investigator interactions, and timely completion of studies; and 5) transparent and authorized financial conduct.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9939463
- **Project number:** 5P01CA069246-23
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL
- **Principal Investigator:** XANDRA OWENS BREAKEFIELD
- **Activity code:** P01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $148,368
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → —

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9939463

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9939463, Core A Administration (5P01CA069246-23). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9939463. Licensed CC0.

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