NCI Center for Cancer Health Equity (CCHE)

If you’re a predoctoral student who is interested in becoming an independent research scientist or physician-scientist, check out CCHE’s F31 Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship! The fellowship offers individualized, mentored research training, experience conducting research using state-of-the-art methods, and more. Interested in applying? The next due date for applications is December 8. https://lnkd.in/e67WDguA  

🙌 Kudos to CURE K01 grantee Dr. Laura Pinheiro who was named a Cancer Moonshot Scholar! She will study the disparities and social determinants of health that drive cardiovascular outcomes in Black and White cancer survivors. https://lnkd.in/ewbAdnFh     Want to learn more about the CURE grants that supported Dr. Pinheiro in her cancer research career? Find out about CURE funding opportunities that promote the diversity of the cancer and cancer health disparities research workforce: https://lnkd.in/eGVa3Gx5      A text alternative of this animated social card is available at https://lnkd.in/eUdQwdxC     Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University 

Are you eligible to apply for the Re-Entry, Re-Integration, or Re-Training Supplements?   👉  Re-Integration Supplements supports individuals who are adversely affected by unsafe or discriminatory environments resulting from unlawful harassment, to rapidly transition into new safer, and more supportive research environments. 👉  Re-Training and Re-Tooling provides support and protected time for a mentored research experience that allows an early or mid-career candidate to obtain new skills that can allow the candidate to go to a new research direction while augmenting the parent grant.  Visit our website to learn more! The application period is open through December 1, 2024.  https://lnkd.in/d9VKxYpd

Searching for more information on the application process for the Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) program? Click through the carousel for all you need to know!  Visit the iCURE webpage https://lnkd.in/gJeuxbTA and email questions to iCURE@nih.gov.  

Help us congratulate two-time former CURE grantee (F31 + K22) Dr. Dennis Jones for being named a Cancer Moonshot Scholar. With support from the Cancer Moonshot initiative, he plans to improve anti-tumor immunity in advanced breast cancer by targeting the compression of blood vessels in tumors.      Read on to learn more about the new cohort of Cancer Moonshot Scholars: https://lnkd.in/ewbAdnFh     Searching for training and workforce development opportunities? Visit our website to learn more about CCHE’s CURE program: https://lnkd.in/eGVa3Gx5     A text alternative of this animated social card is available at https://lnkd.in/eS8sssS7      Boston University School of Medicine  

“I just found that really helpful to have someone outside of the lab who's there to ask you about your lab experience, how that's going, but also there to ask you about how is the move, how is your work-life balance, what's going on with you both professionally and personally,” said iCURE/CURE F31 Scholar Dr. Stephanie Pitts, reflecting on the support she received as an Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) scholar.      iCURE provides scholars with opportunities to work closely with world-class biomedical research scientists at the NCI, professional and career development activities, connection to an extensive and sustaining mentoring network, and more! Check out last month’s Inside Cancer Careers podcast to learn more about iCURE from Dr. Pitts and Dr. Jessica Calzola: https://lnkd.in/eg66A65V      Want to be part of the next cohort of iCURE scholars? Be sure to apply by 11/25: https://lnkd.in/gJeuxbTA 

Have you applied to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Exploratory Grant Award to Promote Workforce Diversity in Basic Cancer Research (R21) yet? Check out this NCI funding opportunity that supports diversity in the cancer research workforce by recruiting and supporting eligible new and early-stage investigators from diverse backgrounds.    📅 Applications are due November 19! Visit the program webpage to learn more and access the fact sheet. https://lnkd.in/eE8xV2QV 

This just in! 👇  Excited to share that the R25 YES Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program at University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center was highlighted at an event where Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman recognized the importance of cancer education & prevention. She also declared October as "Cancer Education and Prevention Month” throughout the state, emphasizing the impact of these programs on empowering the next generation of cancer researchers. Learn about the impact of CCHE-supported programs: https://lnkd.in/eYGYwUWZ  UK HealthCare

Your voice matters! Share your input on the NIH Minority Health and Health Disparities Strategic Plan, 2026-2030 in upcoming virtual townhalls and a newly announced Request for Information (NOT-MD-25-002). Your ideas, concerns, and priorities can help shape the future of NIH’s efforts in minority health and health disparities research. Register today: https://bit.ly/48uW81O

💡 We are proud to share that researchers supported through the CCHE U54 grant at UMass Boston were recently awarded data science supplements via NIH Office of Data Science Strategy, The National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health, and the All of Us Research Program. They used this funding to pilot a campus-wide credentialing initiative for students entering the workforce. CCHE’s Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) program enabled Drs. Jill Macoska and Adán Colón-Carmona’s work to increase data science literacy among underserved student populations. Read about this initiative: https://lnkd.in/erdFbSi8  Find out more about the Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) program: https://lnkd.in/e8mFD7wR