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Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) by State

Currently, there are SPOREs in 22 U.S. states.

Alabama

Johns Hopkins University & University of Alabama at Birmingham

SPORE in Cervical Cancer

Alaska

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & Alaska Native Tribe Health Consortium

Translational Research Program in Cancer Differences across Populations

Arizona

Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale

Mayo Clinic Multiple Myeloma SPORE

California

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

UCLA Spore in Brain Cancer

University of California, San Francisco

Brain Tumor SPORE

SPORE in Prostate Cancer

Interplay of Tumor Genomic and Immune Characteristics and External Drivers of Health to Improve Cancer Health Outcomes SPORE

Indiana University & University of California, San Francisco

Developmental and Hyperactive Ras Tumor (DHART) SPORE 

Colorado

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Colorado Head and Neck Cancer SPORE

Connecticut

Yale University

Yale Head and Neck Cancer SPORE: Overcoming Treatment Resistance in Head and Neck Cancer

Yale SPORE in Lung Cancer (YSILC): The Biology and Personalized Treatment of Lung Cancer

Yale SPORE in Skin Cancer

Florida

University of Miami Sylvester, Emory University & Morehouse School of Medicine

PROMISE for Anal and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment SPORE

Georgia

Emory University

Emory University Lung Cancer SPORE

Lymphoma Outcomes SPORE

Baylor College of Medicine, Emory University & University of California, San Francisco

Improving Outcome Disparities for Latino Children and Adolescents with ALL

University of Miami Sylvester, Emory University & Morehouse School of Medicine

PROMISE for Anal and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment SPORE

Hawaii

University of Hawai'i

Hawai'i Translational Cancer Research Program, University of Hawai'i

Illinois

Northwestern University

SPORE for Translational Approaches to Brain Cancer

SPORE in Prostate Cancer

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center & University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park-University of Chicago Ovarian Cancer SPORE

Indiana

University of Indiana & University of California, San Francisco

Developmental and Hyperactive Ras Tumor (DHART) SPORE 

Iowa

University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

University of Iowa Neuroendocrine Tumor SPORE

Maryland

Johns Hopkins University

SPORE in Prostate Cancer

Johns Hopkins University & University of Alabama at Birmingham

SPORE in Cervical Cancer

Johns Hopkins University & University of Pennsylvania

Johns Hopkins University/University of Pennsylvania SPORE of Ovarian Cancer

Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center & Dana Farber Cancer Institute

SPORE in Prostate Cancer

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Cancer Center & Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center/Beth Israel Deaconess Kidney Cancer SPORE

Brigham and Women's Hospital

SPORE in Brain (Glioma)

University of Michigan & Brigham and Women's Hospital

Genetics and Genomics of Leiomyosarcoma (LMS): Improved understanding of cancer biology and new approaches to diagnosis and treatment

Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Institute

SPORE in Breast Cancer

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & Massachusetts General Hospital

SPORE in Lung Cancer

Michigan

University of Michigan

Michigan Prostate SPORE

Molecularly Targeted Radiosensitization of Locally Advanced Cancers

University of Michigan & Brigham and Women's Hospital

Genetics and Genomics of Leiomyosarcoma (LMS): Improved understanding of cancer biology and new approaches to diagnosis and treatment

Coriell Institute for Medical Research & Van Andel Research Institute

Epigenetics SPORE

 

Minnesota

Mayo Clinic, Rochester

Breast Cancer SPORE

Hepatobiliary SPORE

SPORE in Ovarian Cancer

Missouri

Washington University, St. Louis

Leukemia SPORE

Washington University, St. Louis, University of Oklahoma & University of New Mexico

Route 66 Endometrial Cancer SPORE

Washington University, St. Louis & Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center

SPORE in Pancreatic Cancer

New Jersey

Coriell Institute for Medical Research & Van Andel Research Institute

Epigenetics SPORE

New Mexico

Washington University, St. Louis, University of Oklahoma & University of New Mexico

Route 66 Endometrial Cancer SPORE

New York

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center & University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center

Roswell Park-University of Chicago Ovarian Cancer SPORE

Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research

SPORE in Genomic Instability in Breast Cancer

Pancreas SPORE

SPORE in Prostate Cancer

SPORE in Soft Tissue Sarcoma

MSKCC Leukemia SPORE 

North Carolina

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

SPORE in Breast Cancer

Selective Targeting of Pancreatic Cancer (SToP) SPORE

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Cancer Health Disparities SPORE in Endometrial Cancer

Oklahoma

Washington University, St. Louis, University of Oklahoma & University of New Mexico

Route 66 Endometrial Cancer SPORE

Pennsylvania

Wistar Institute & University of Pennsylvania

Wistar Institute and University of Pennsylvania Skin Cancer SPORE

Johns Hopkins University & University of Pennsylvania

Johns Hopkins University/University of Pennsylvania SPORE of Ovarian Cancer

University of Pittsburgh

Head and Neck Cancer SPORE

HCC Ovarian Cancer SPORE

Melanoma and Skin Cancer SPORE

South Carolina

Washington University, St. Louis & Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center

SPORE in Pancreatic Cancer

Tennessee

Vanderbilt University

SPORE in Gastrointestinal Cancer

Texas

Baylor College of Medicine

Translational Research in Breast Cancer

SPORE in Lymphoma

Baylor College of Medicine, Emory University & University of California, San Francisco

Improving Outcome Disparities for Latino Children and Adolescents with ALL

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

SPORE in Brain Cancer

SPORE in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

SPORE in Ovarian Cancer

SPORE in Sarcoma

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center & Emory University

Lymphoma Outcomes SPORE

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

SPORE in Kidney Cancer

SPORE in Liver Cancer

University of Texas Southwestern & University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Targeting Lung Cancer Vulnerabilities

Washington

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

Lung SPORE

The Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center & Alaska Native Tribe Health Consortium

Translational Research Program in Cancer Differences across Populations

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin

Head and Neck SPORE

Prostate SPORE

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