# Administrative Core

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · 2020 · $129,472

## Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT- Administrative Core
A SPORE in Breast Cancer was first funded at the University of Chicago in September 2006 to
assemble, integrate, and create the intellectual and physical resources required to catalyze
translational research and research training in breast cancer. Our Breast SPORE, as well as
other SPOREs, was not refunded in 2011 at the peak of the financial crisis that led to shrinkage
of the entire biomedical enterprise. At the University of Chicago, we nonetheless capitalized on
the breadth, depth, and diversity of faculty scholars and resources throughout the University and
Affiliate Institutions, and on large institutional and Cancer Center as well as CTSA financial
investments, to sustain a transformative, energized, and self-improving home for breast cancer
researchers. We now have the opportunity to plan a Full P50 SPORE application in Cancer
Health Disparities (CHD) in 2020 through this P20 Planning grant. Following are key governing
properties of the P20 that will enable its success and expansion into a full SPORE:
The Administrative Core provides strong support to the Program Director and co-Leaders,
Executive Committee, IAB (including the Advocates), and the EAB. The administration of the
SPORE in CHD is planned to be highly efficient in utilizing both the expertise available within
the Institution, and the resources of the EAB.
The specific aims of the core are:
Aim 1: Provide overall oversight of all P20 SPORE planning activities including Research
Projects and Cores;
Aim 2: Maintain authority and responsibility for all fiscal and budgetary matters;
Aim 3: Facilitate communication throughout the SPORE program;
Aim 4; Provide support for SPORE advocates within the Internal Advisory Committee;
Aim 5: Sustain ongoing collaborative projects, identify new opportunities for Inter-Spore
Collaborations and public-private partnerships and
Aim 6: Ensure compliance with all institutional, governmental and NCI-specific regulations and
requirements
As the Administrative Core is essential for the optimal functioning of the P20 SPORE, it has
been developed to ensure optimal utilization of resources, optimal communication between
components, optimal monitoring and oversight, and effective, efficient decision-making. Drs.
Olopade, Huo and Nanda, as co-leaders of the P20 are committed to effective and efficient
functioning of the Core.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994735
- **Project number:** 5P20CA233307-03
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
- **Principal Investigator:** OLUFUNMILAYO F. OLOPADE
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $129,472
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-13 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994735

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994735, Administrative Core (5P20CA233307-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994735. Licensed CC0.

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