The Importance of an NCI SPORE Grant
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Department of Cutaneous Oncology, director, Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, comments on the importance of a SPORE grant.
Clinical Pearls
Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, medical oncologist, Department of Cutaneous Oncology, director, Donald A. Adam Comprehensive Melanoma Research Center, Moffitt Cancer Center, comments on the importance of a Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant.
- A Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant is given out by the NCI
- SPORE grants bring together investigators from all different disciplines focused on one histology
- As a part of the SPORE grant given to Moffitt Cancer Center, each project has preclinical laboratory pieces leading to a clinical trial
- Two out of three SPORE projects at Moffitt currently have clinical trials ongoing
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