Research Research Research Programs Systems, Pathways & Targets Biotechnology, Imaging & Drug Development Cancer Control Clinical Research Disease-Oriented Teams Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research Research Resources Shared Resources Funding Opportunities Membership Guidelines Acknowledgement of Shared Resources Centers & Institutes Anti-Cancer Challenge Research Anti-Cancer Challenge RFP Team Funds Anti-Cancer Challenge Past Awardees Research Programs Home Research Research Programs Our Research Programs Cancer research at UCI is organized into three specific programs that provide an interactive and collaborative infrastructure for cancer discovery, clinical investigation including early phase and investigator-initiated trials, and population-based cancer research. Biotechnology, Imaging & Drug Development (BIDD) The Biotechnology, Imaging & Drug Development (BIDD) program brings UCI’s considerable strengths in chemistry, physics, optics, engineering, biology, and medicine to utilize novel computational, chemical, and engineering-based approaches to detect, diagnose, and treat cancer. Learn More Systems, Pathways & Targets (SPT) The Systems, Pathways & Targets (SPT) program integrates traditional cancer biology experimentalists with members who have expertise in the systems biology of cancer to study the fundamental biology of individual cancer cells as well as the interactions among cells in the tumor environment and metastatic sites. Learn More Cancer Control (CC) The Cancer Control (CC) program fosters and facilitates research designed to identify and reduce cancer risk, and improve cancer outcomes and quality of life throughout the cancer care trajectory. Learn More