Building Minority Cancer Research Capacity: NMSU & FHCRC

背景和理由：少数民族比他们的白色同行更容易遭受癌症的不良影响，很少有人进入癌症研究领域。针对这些差异，NCI发起了一个少数民族机构（MI）/癌症中心（CC）合作计划。 该计划旨在建立MI的癌症研究能力，并随后增加参与癌症研究的代表性不足的少数民族的数量。新墨西哥州州立大学（NMSU）是卡内基基金会的“博士/研究型大学-广泛”MI，在培训代表性不足的少数民族和进行生物医学研究方面有着成功的历史。弗雷德哈钦森癌症研究中心（FHCRC）是国际公认的NCI指定的癌症中心。NMSU和FHCRC之间的伙伴关系将为NMSU提供正式的癌症研究资源和专业知识。FHCRC将获得一个正式的联系与完成MI，以增加少数民族在其培训和研究计划的存在，该计划的长期目标是建立癌症研究能力在NMSU和增加少数民族参与FHCRC癌症研究和教育计划。具体目标和方法：1.）建立一个长期的基础设施，在NMSU进行癌症研究。NMSU基础设施的组成部分。基础设施的组成部分将包括：a）招募新的和现有的NMSU教师进入癌症研究的计划; B）两个机构之间的教师和学生交流计划的发展;和c）在NMSU建立一个研究课程，将增加知识和技能，以解决少数民族人口之间的癌症差异。2.）发展一个结构，招募，培训和指导本科生和研究生少数民族学生在癌症研究的职业生涯。在NMSU现有项目的基础上，将建立正式的联系，以确保少数民族学生可以利用这些途径。3.）第三章为NMSU和FHCRC提供新的研究经验，使这两个机构的科学家以及每个机构所服务的人群受益。这将首先通过在赠款的头3年开展5个试点项目来实现，并在第4年和第5年开展其他项目。

Background & Rationale: Minorities are more likely to suffer the ill effects of cancer than their white counterparts and few enter the field of cancer research. In response to these disparities, NCI has initiated a Minority Institution (MI)/Cancer Center (CC) Partnership Program. The program is directed at building cancer research capacity at the MI and subsequently, increase the number of under-represented minorities involved in cancer research. New Mexico State University (NMSU) id s a Carnegie Foundation "Doctoral/Research University-Extensive" MI with a successful history of training underrepresented minorities and conducting biomedical research. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) is an internationally recognized NCI designated cancer center. The partnership between NMSU and FHCRC will provide NMSU formal access to resources and expertise in cancer research. The FHCRC will gain a formal linking with an accomplished MI in order to increase minority presence in its training and research programs The long term objective of this program is to build cancer research capacity at NMSU and increase minority participation in FHCRC cancer research and education programs. Specific Aims & Methods: 1.) Establish a long- lasting infrastructure to conduct cancer research at NMSU. Components of the infrastructure at NMSU. Components of the infrastructure will include a) a plan for recruiting new and existing NMSU faculty into cancer research; b) the development of an exchange program for faculty and students between the two institutions; and c) the establishment of a research curriculum at NMSU that will increase knowledge of and skills to address cancer disparities among minority populations. 2.) Develop a structure to recruit, training, and mentor undergraduate and graduate minority students for careers in cancer research. Building on existing programs at NMSU, formal links will be established to ensure that such avenues are available for minority students. 3.) Provide both NMSU and FHCRC with new research experiences that will benefit scientists at both institutions as well as the populations served by each institution. This will be accomplished initially by conducting 5 pilot projects during the first 3 years of the grant with others to follow in years 4 and 5.