WHAT IS THE HEAD AND NECK CANCER SPORE?
The University of Wisconsin Department of Human Oncology and the UW Carbone Cancer Center, under the direction of PI, Paul Harari, were awarded Wisconsin’s first NIH- funded Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in August of 2016. This SPORE focuses on Head and Neck Cancer translational research, meaning the goals of each SPORE research project must link laboratory research (bench) to the clinic setting (bedside) ultimately improve overall outcome for patients with Head and Neck Cancer.The Wisconsin Head and Neck SPORE is comprised of four main translational research PROJECTs, three COREs, and two PROGRAMs.