Drew/UCLA Cancer Partnership Program

描述(由申请人提供) 查尔斯·R·德鲁医学与科学大学(DREW)是一所位于洛杉矶中南部的少数族裔院校(MSI/HBCU)，该大学正计划与加州大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)的世界著名的Jonsson综合癌症中心(JCCC)建立合作伙伴关系。与加州大学洛杉矶分校-JCCC的拟议伙伴关系提供了一个独特的机会，可以开始加强德鲁癌症研究和培训基础设施。相反，加州大学洛杉矶分校和JCCC的研究人员将有重要机会以集中的方式解决与少数群体癌症负担不平等有关的问题。这一伙伴关系将侧重于癌症研究、培训、教育和推广领域，并通过发展和提高研究人员能力的计划，加强德鲁大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校的研究组合，以敏感地执行高质量的研究，以减少健康状况中的种族/民族差异。这份申请书描述了我们的计划，通过1)将教职员工、研究员和学生整合到各种癌症培训和职业发展计划中；2)计划和启动试点项目；以及3)加强DRAW组织存储库的研究能力，建立一个全面、无缝的联合癌症研究、培训和职业发展计划。 该计划将在德鲁大学和加州大学洛杉矶分校招募有前途的学生、科学家和临床医生进入癌症研究、教育和治疗领域，并将这些人保留在德鲁/加州大学洛杉矶分校的联合癌症计划中。同时，增加癌症研究、治疗、教育和培训方面的少数族裔科学家人数。我们的培训和职业发展计划将培养出对学术和文化敏感的优秀学生、博士后研究员和教职员工。这些人将成为我们促进理解的使者，从而减轻我们服务不足和社会经济弱势群体中癌症的负担。 鉴于洛杉矶和加利福尼亚州人口结构的快速变化，德鲁-加州大学洛杉矶分校的合作伙伴关系处于理想的位置，并将有机会对少数族裔和服务不足人群的癌症发病率和存活率产生积极影响。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (DREW) a minority institution (MSI/HBCU) located in South Central Los Angeles, is planning a partnership with the world renowned Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). The proposed partnership with the UCLA-JCCC provides a unique opportunity to begin to strengthen the DREW cancer research and training infrastructure. Conversely, UCLA and the investigators in the JCCC will have the important opportunity to address, in a focused manner, issues related to the unequal burden of cancer in minority populations. This partnership will focus on the areas of cancer research, training, education and outreach, and strengthen the DREW and UCLA research portfolios through programs that develop and enhance the capacity of investigators to perform high quality research with sensitivity toward reducing racial/ethnic disparities in health status. This application describes our plans to establish a comprehensive, seamless program of joint cancer research, training and career development by 1) integrating faculty, fellows, and students into various cancer training and career development programs; 2) planning and initiating pilot projects; and 3) enhancing research capability of the DREW Tissue Repository. This program will recruit promising students, scientists, and clinicians at DREW and UCLA into the field of cancer research, education and treatment, and to retain these individuals within the combined DREW/UCLA cancer program. At the same time, we will increase the number of minority scientists in cancer research, treatment, education and training. Our training and career development programs will produce outstanding academic and culturally sensitive students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. These individuals will serve as our ambassadors toward understanding and therefore, reducing the burden of cancer in our underserved and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations. In view of the rapidly changing demographics of Los Angeles and the State of California, the DREW-UCLA Partnership is ideally situated and will have an opportunity to have a positive impact on the cancer incidence and survival in minority and underserved populations.