NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)

⚠️ Attention: The CURE K08 and K22 have been reissued! The next due date is February 12, 2025.     Read on to learn more about these awards ⬇️     - The K08 provides support and protected time for intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of basic, clinical, behavioral, translational, or patient-oriented cancer research, including research on cancer health disparities.     - The K22 assists postdoctoral fellows or individuals in equivalent positions to transition to positions of assistant professor or equivalent and initiate a successful biomedical career as an independent research scientist.    Visit our website to learn more about these awards! https://lnkd.in/d9VKxYpd  

Don’t miss the upcoming deadlines for the Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities Program, which supports research on the biological/genetic contributors to cancer health disparities. R01 and R21 opportunities are available, depending on the size/scope of the proposed project: https://lnkd.in/eXZtRbEc  

The next due date for the Administrative Supplements to Support Cancer Disparity Collaborative Research Program is fast approaching. Unfamiliar with the Collaborative? More details, including a recording of a pre-application webinar and a list of FAQs, are available on the CRCHD site. Apply by January 23. https://lnkd.in/eXZtRbEc  

Who are the Cancer Equity Leaders (CEL)? What does CEL do?   Our new series, AcCELerate: Conversations with Cancer Equity Leaders, answers these questions and more! Follow along as we spotlight different CEL members. For our first installment of the series, we’re spotlighting Marcia Cruz-Correa, MD, PhD. She discussed her career, her impact on health equity within Hispanic communities—specifically in Puerto Rico, and how CEL collaborates on strategies that address critical gaps in cancer equity infrastructure. As a two-time CURE grantee (K07 and K22) and Partnerships to Advance Cancer Health Equity (PACHE) Principal Investigator, Dr. Cruz-Correa also touched on how her experience with NCI supported her career and strengthened the development of cancer researchers in Puerto Rico. Check out her video below and visit our website to read her blog post feature: https://lnkd.in/eenm7nA6 University of Puerto Rico Comprehensive Cancer Center Universidad de Puerto Rico

November is #GastricCancerAwarenessMonth - a time to increase awareness around stomach/gastric cancer, including the disparities in rates of stomach cancer.      According to the most recent AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report, compared to the White population during 2016–2020, the Hispanic population in the United States had an 87% higher likelihood of being diagnosed with stomach cancer. AACR also reported that the Asian Pacific Islander population has a more than 70% higher probability of developing stomach cancer when compared to the non-Hispanic White population.
       To read more about the state of cancer health disparities in the United States, visit AACR Cancer Disparities Progress Report 2024: https://lnkd.in/eYQdebS8 American Association for Cancer Research

⏰ Reminder: Applications for the National Cancer Institute (NCI)’s Diversity Supplements and Re-Entry and Re-Integration Supplements are open through December 1.  If you are a student, post-doctorate, or an eligible investigator, submityour application to receive research training support and more: https://lnkd.in/e67WDguA

“I think that multilingual professional development conversations help the audience feel more comfortable and close to the topics,” said Ana Patricia Ortiz, PhD, MPH, reflecting on the recent CCHE Professional Development Workshop in Puerto Rico.     Over 140 scholars, early stage investigators, and new investigators attended the workshop, where they participated in interactive, multilingual career development discussions. Read on to learn more about this event:

🙌 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.