Administrative Core for Pancreatic Cancer ARTNet Center
Official title: Administrative Core
Funded at University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr · NIH-11421829 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This grant supports the Administrative Core that coordinates and guides a national network focused on pancreatic cancer therapy resistance.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Oklahoma City, United States) |
| Project start | September 20, 2022 |
| Project end | August 31, 2027 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $252,830 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA274329-05 |
| Project ID | NIH-11421829 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates are individuals with pancreatic cancer or those at risk who could benefit from advances in therapy resistance and translational research.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not connected to pancreatic cancer therapy resistance research may not directly benefit from this administrative core.
What this research studies
The Administrative Core will oversee and coordinate activities for the ARTNet Center for Pancreatic Cancer, ensuring smooth interaction with the larger ARTNet network and the NCI. It will manage scientific teams, resources, and communication across projects studying therapy resistance, signaling, metabolism, organoid and mouse models, and tumor tissues. The core aims to enable collaboration and ensure strategic, translational progress from basic studies to patient-relevant findings, including educational components to bring new talent into the field. The leadership will leverage university resources and expert personnel to foster transformative progress in pancreatic cancer biology and therapy resistance.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: A coordinated, well-supported research network could accelerate discoveries that translate into better treatments for pancreatic cancer.
How similar studies have gone: Previous large network centers have shown that strong administrative coordination can accelerate multi-project translational outcomes in cancer biology.
Where this research is happening
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University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr
Oklahoma City, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Singh, Pankaj Kumar — University of Oklahoma Hlth Sciences Ctr
- Study coordinator: Singh, Pankaj Kumar
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.