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NCI: Centers coordinate multidisciplinary approaches to research questions, provide access to the most advanced research technologies and take rapid advantage of new research opportunities. (SPORES - Specialized Programs of Research Excellence are an example focused on specific disease). Additional examples include tobacco research, molecular and in-vivo imaging, communications, populations health and interventions directed against molecular targets.