Priorities
The causes of health disparities are multifactorial, interrelated, and complex. As a result, DRB collaborates across the NCI to support research initiatives for disparities research that span numerous disciplines. Current priority areas include:
- The biological consequences of social determinants of health in cancer.
- Multidisciplinary team science to better embrace and understand the complexity surrounding the causes and effects of health disparities.
Programs
Accepting applications:
Active, closed to new applications:
- PDX Development and Trial Centers Research Network (PDXNet)
- Planning grants to support Programs of Research Excellence (SPOREs) focused on cancer disparities
- Integrating Health Disparities into Immuno-Oncology (HDIO) (P20)