The University of Chicago Breast Cancer SPORE is composed of four primary research projects.

Project 1: Imaging-based determination of breast cancer risk
Leader Maryellen Giger, PhD
Co-Leader Gillian Newstead, MD

Project 2: Specificity of MRI with optimal temporal, spatial, and spectral sampling for early breast cancer
Leader Gregory Karczmar, PhD
Co-Leaders Nora Jaskowiak, MD & Gillian Newstead, MD

Project 3: Variation in hormone and xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme genes and breast cancer
Leader Olufunmilayo Olopade, MD
Co-Leader Anna Di Rienzo, PhD

Project 4: Identifying population specific variants important in toxicity to breast cancer chemotherapy
Leader Eileen Dolan, PhD
Co-Leader Mark Ratain, MD