This grant supports expanding the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank by adding more biospecimens and data to advance research and improve diagnosis and treatment of malignant mesothelioma.
2026 Mesothelioma Research Grants support investigators studying pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma, funding research on detection, treatment, disease biology, and quality of life to improve care.
This limited competition funds continued operation of National Cancer Institute biospecimen banks supporting national, early-phase, and experimental cancer clinical trials and translational research.
NCI supports research on how biospecimen collection, processing, and storage affect biomarkers, aiming to standardize handling and improve clinical assay development; clinical trials are not allowed.
This grant supports a center to collect, process, and distribute high-quality human tissue samples for research on somatic mutations and their role in health and disease as part of the SMaHT Network.
This grant funds a center to manage, analyze, and share somatic mutation data, develop analysis tools, and provide outreach and training for the SMaHT research network and broader scientific community.