Tissue Bank and Drug Discovery Hub for Cancer
Official title: Tissue Modeling and Drug Discovery Core
Funded at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ · NIH-11412592 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A cancer-focused tissue archive and drug development center is expanding access to annotated cancer tissues and patient-derived models to speed research and new treatments.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Tallahassee, United States) |
| Project start | September 19, 2018 |
| Project end | August 31, 2028 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $115,025 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA233396-09 |
| Project ID | NIH-11412592 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with pancreatic or prostate cancer who may contribute tissues or samples through consented donation, or whose data is part of donor-annotated archives.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not directly involved in tissue donation or whose cancer types are not represented in the biorepository may see indirect benefits only.
What this research studies
This grant supports a Biorepository and tissue modeling core that collects and shares fixed and living cancer tissues from donors across Florida and California. It has already secured regulatory-compliant access to pancreatic and prostate cancer samples, along with patient-derived xenografts, to enable CaRE2 researchers to pursue translational work. The core will continue building a robust, well-annotated biorepository and provide these resources to CaRE2 investigators for current and future projects. The effort aims to address gaps in tissue availability and improve the relevance of preclinical studies for high-burden cancers.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could benefit from faster development of therapies guided by better tissue models and more predictive preclinical studies.
How similar studies have gone: Similar tissue-biobank efforts have accelerated translational research by enabling more representative models and biomarkers.
Where this research is happening
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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ
Tallahassee, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Flores-Rozas, Hernan Alcides — Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Univ
- Study coordinator: Flores-Rozas, Hernan Alcides
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.