Core Director: Peter Nelson, M.D. Co-directors: Janet Stanford, Ph.D., Paul Lange, M.D. The Administrative Core for this specific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE consists of a variety of interacting committees working closely with the PI (Peter Nelson) and Co-PIs (Janet Stanford and Paul Lange). The administrative staff consists of
Core Director: Robert Vessella, Ph.D. Co-director: Lawrence True, M.D. The Specimen Core provides part of the infrastructure support for Projects 1 - 5 as well as for future pilot and developmental projects. It has been designed to meet the needs of these projects plus serve as a
Core Director: Ruth Etzioni, Ph.D. Co-director: Ziding Feng, Ph.D. The Biostatistics Core provides essential biostatistical support to investigators on the Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE. This core links study design, data collection, measurement, and analysis to the critical hypotheses and questions of the Pacific Northwest Prostate Cancer SPORE
Core Co-Directors: John Gore, M.D. and Evan Yu, M.D. The Clinical Core supports projects and cores in areas relevant to clinical research. The three major components to the core include clinical trials, the prostate cancer clinical research information system, and advocacy activities. Specific Aim 1: To design, execute,
