CRCHD Dialogue on Disparities
Find the latest updates, spotlights, and news from CRCHD.
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PACHE Trainee Spotlight: Roslyn Curry Featured on Thesis Thursday Radio ShowRoslyn Curry, a student at the University of Arizona (UA), was featured on a local radio program, Thesis Thursday, where she discussed her participation in the U54 PACHE Partnership for Native American Cancer Prevention (NACP) as a research trainee in Dr. William Montfort’s Lab at the University of Arizona Cancer Center.
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PACHE Spotlight: Yamilé Molina, Ph.D.Dr. Yamilé Molina, an Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago, discusses her work comparing intervention approaches’ effects on cancer disparities. Dr. Molina also describes what CRCHD diversity training programs, including PACHE, have meant to her career.
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April Spotlight: National Minority Health MonthEach April, we recognize National Minority Health Month (NMHM) because of its direct relevance to us at the National Cancer Institute’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (NCI CRCHD). This year’s NMHM theme, Partnering for Health Equity, brings attention to the need for individuals, institutions, and communities to work together to address social determinants of health, including those related to access to educational, economic, and job opportunities and the quality of education and job training.
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NCI Launches the Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) Program!The NCI Intramural Research Program and CRCHD announce the new Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) program! iCURE supports mentored research experiences within the NCI research community and encourages participation by underrepresented individuals.
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Grantee Spotlight: Luis G. Carvajal-Carmona, PhDDr. Carvajal-Carmona is an Associate Professor and CRCHD R21 awardee researching cancer genetics, epidemiology, and cancer health disparities.