Abstract 1568: Advancing convergence and innovation in cancer research: National Cancer Institute Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI)

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Abstract Since 2003, the National Cancer Institute's Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI) has worked to develop the resources and infrastructures investigators need to surmount roadblocks in cancer research. To this end, CSSI manages programs that promote technology development and cross-disciplinary collaboration and provide support for investigators in nascent and challenging research fields. This support includes funding opportunities, shared reagent and database resources, and assistance in the development of standards and protocols. CSSI also provides a network of partners in industry and government that can help NCI-funded researchers advance their technologies toward commercialization and translation. This presentation will highlight technologies including single-cell isolation and analysis techniques that have been supported through various CSSI mechanisms from proof of concept to translation into the clinic. Citation Format: Sarah G. Elder, Jerry S. Lee, Michelle A. Berny-Lang, Sean E. Hanlon. Advancing convergence and innovation in cancer research: National Cancer Institute Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2018; 2018 Apr 14-18; Chicago, IL. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 1568.