Drew/UCLA Cancer Partnership Program

描述（由申请人提供） Charles R.德鲁医学和科学大学（DREW）是一所位于洛杉矶中南部的少数民族机构（MSI/HBCU），正在计划与加州大学洛杉矶（UCLA）的世界著名的琼森综合癌症中心（JCCC）建立合作关系。与UCLA-JCCC的拟议合作伙伴关系为开始加强DREW癌症研究和培训基础设施提供了一个独特的机会。相反，加州大学洛杉矶分校和JCCC的研究人员将有重要的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。该合作伙伴关系将专注于癌症研究，培训，教育和推广领域，并通过开发和提高研究人员进行高质量研究的能力，以减少健康状况中的种族/民族差异的计划，加强DREW和UCLA的研究组合。本申请描述了我们的计划，以建立一个全面的，无缝的联合癌症研究，培训和职业发展计划1）整合教师，研究员和学生到各种癌症培训和职业发展计划; 2）规划和启动试点项目;和3）提高DREW组织库的研究能力。 该计划将招募有前途的学生，科学家和临床医生在DREW和加州大学洛杉矶分校进入癌症研究，教育和治疗领域，并保留这些人在合并DREW/加州大学洛杉矶分校癌症计划。同时，我们将增加少数民族科学家参与癌症研究、治疗、教育和培训的人数。我们的培训和职业发展计划将产生优秀的学术和文化敏感的学生，博士后研究员和教师。这些人将作为我们的大使，了解并因此减少我们服务不足和社会经济弱势群体的癌症负担。 鉴于洛杉矶和加州州人口结构的迅速变化，DREW-UCLA伙伴关系处于理想位置，将有机会对少数民族和服务不足人群的癌症发病率和生存率产生积极影响。

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.