# Experimental Therapeutics (ET)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · 2020 · $48,553

## Abstract

17.0 Abstract: Experimental Therapeutics Program 
The overarching goal of the Experimental Therapeutics (ET) Program of UMGCC is to develop and test new 
therapies for solid tumors and hematologic malignancies based on innovative preclinical research. The 
emphasis is on bringing basic and preclinical discoveries from ET members to early-stage clinical testing and 
also on providing platforms for investigators in other programs to study their findings in the clinical setting. To 
achieve this mission, the program focuses on three specific themes and related aims: Theme 1: Molecular 
targets—develop and test new cancer therapies based on novel molecular targets; Theme 2: Treatment 
delivery—develop and test novel formulations and delivery strategies for cancer treatments and new regional 
therapies; and Theme 3: Radiation—develop and test novel strategies for utilizing ionizing and nonionizing 
radiation and for radiation sensitization and protection in the multimodality management of cancers. 
The ET Program has 60 members representing 16 academic departments and 5 schools/colleges of the 
University of Maryland. Members of the program conduct cancer-focused research that receives $10.1 million 
total annual funding, including $2.3 million from NCI and $6.1 million from other peer-reviewed sources. In 
addition, HRC Program members receive $1.7 million annually from non-peer-reviewed funding sources. 
Between January 2010 and December 2014, ET members authored 767 cancer-related publications, of which 
24 percent resulted from intraprogrammatic and 20 percent from interprogrammatic collaborations. Seventy- 
one percent of the publications represent collaborations with external investigators. Research efforts of ET 
faculty are supported by extensive use of the BSS, FCSS, GSS, ISS, PBSS, and TLSS.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9985001
- **Project number:** 5P30CA134274-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
- **Principal Investigator:** MARIA R BAER
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $48,553
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2008-08-08 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9985001

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9985001, Experimental Therapeutics (ET) (5P30CA134274-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9985001. Licensed CC0.

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