Melissa Fitzmaurice Neligan
University of California-Los Angeles, CA·Medicine & Clinical Research
Large cancer centers rely on central operations to bring together scientists, clinical research, shared facilities, training programs and community outreach. This grant does not fund a laboratory research project.
- Fields
Medicine & Clinical Research
Public Health & Epidemiology
- Topics
cancer center administration
research administration
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Grants
- 1 known grant, through Mar 2030
What they work on
- Implement the 2024–2028 Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center strategic plan by leading and taking part in the center's planning and evaluation activities.
- Provide administrative and operational infrastructure, including finance, HR, IT, facilities and shared-resource management, that serves the cancer center and Los Angeles County communities.
- Develop informatics tools that give center leadership real-time business intelligence for decision making.
- Manage the center's National Cancer Institute support grant through policies that track membership, grant funding, publications and other key data.
More about the research
It supports the administrative core of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC), which Melissa Neligan has directed as Associate Director for Administration since 2018. The center's catchment area, the population it aims to serve, is Los Angeles County.
Why it matters
Efficient administration lets cancer researchers in Los Angeles County share facilities, compete for pilot funding and coordinate with clinical and community programs. The internal awards this office managed have generated $71M in new research funding and 224 publications. This infrastructure supports the center's work on cancer prevention and treatment.
Known grants
From NIH and NSF research grants. Labs often have other funding we can't see.
Closest labs
Laura Alice
New York University, NY·Medicine & Clinical Research
Oversee strategic planning for the Perlmutter Cancer Center, coordinating its basic, translational, clinical and population cancer research programs across NYU Langone Health.
Douglas Cuttell
Purdue University, IN·Medicine & Clinical Research
Run integrated administrative operations for the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research to support its member researchers and connect its research programs.
Kerry Burnstein
University of Miami, FL·Education Research
Provide stage-specific scientific and professional development programs that advance cancer research careers for undergraduates, graduate trainees, postdoctoral associates, faculty and non-faculty healthcare professionals.
The school
University of California-Los Angeles: 84 labs on PI Pages, $1.9B a year on research, 803 research doctorates a year.
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