# Trans Network Project

> **NIH NIH U54** · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · 2020 · $132,856

## Abstract

The MIT/Mayo PS-OC will use pilot and trans-network projects as a mechanism to expand our
understanding of therapeutic drug delivery into tumors and as a tool to enhance collaborative efforts between
MIT/Mayo PS-OC investigators and with other PS-OCs. As detailed above, we will use the annual symposium
and visiting seminar series as a mechanism to bring together cancer biology and physical science investigators
with complimentary expertise with an overt goal of facilitating collaborative Pilot project applications. The RFA
for projects will be issued prior to the annual symposium, and the Center leadership also will email members
across the PS-ON to solicit a broad spectrum of studies that fit within the theme of how drug distribution
influences biology.
Pilot and trans-PS-OC grant proposal review and prioritization will focus on three key criteria. First, how
well does the proposal fit within the broad physical sciences framework of understanding issues surrounding
novel therapeutic delivery? Second, will the project likely facilitate development of meaningful collaborations
between cancer biologists and physical scientists / engineers? Third, if applicable, does the project optimally
use the relevant Shared Resource Cores? An initial written review of applications will be solicited from
relevant experts, and the administrative core will evaluate these critiques. One of the expectations for Pilotand
Trans-PS-OC projects is that funded investigators would participate in the MIT/Mayo PS-OC
teleconferences and semi-annual meetings with the idea that these interactions can facilitate further
collaborations within our PS-OC and across the PS-ON.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994245
- **Project number:** 5U54CA210180-05
- **Recipient organization:** MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- **Principal Investigator:** Jann N. Sarkaria
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $132,856
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2016-08-29 → 2022-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994245

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994245, Trans Network Project (5U54CA210180-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994245. Licensed CC0.

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