Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer

芝加哥之眼（教育工作者和青少年享受科学）关注癌症

• 批准号: 10001463
• 负责人: Mary Eileen Dolan
• 金额: $ 36.42万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2017-09-22 至 2023-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10001463
• 关键词: Advanced Placement; Area; Awareness; Biological Sciences; Biomedical Research; Cancer Center; Cancer Research Project; Career Choice; Career Exploration; Chicago; Clinical; Communication; Communities; Complement; Comprehensive Cancer Center; Coupled; Diverse Workforce; Education; Educational workshop; Equipment; Eye; Face; Faculty; Family; Goals; Healthcare; High School Faculty; High School Student; Incidence; Individual; Industry; Institution; Knowledge; Laboratories; Leadership; Learning; Literature; Maintenance; Malignant Neoplasms; Medicine; Mentors; Population Group; Positioning Attribute; Professional Competence; Research; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Science; Series; Side; Students; System; Thinking; Training; Training Programs; Training Support; Underrepresented Populations; Underrepresented Students; Universities; Visit; Youth; anticancer research; base; cancer health disparity; career; career development; curriculum development; education research; experience; faculty mentor; field trip; hands on research; high school; high school program; innovation; interest; lectures; medically underserved; mortality; next generation; outreach; peer coaching; population based; programs; science museum; skill acquisition; success; summer research; support network; symposium; teacher; undergraduate student; underserved urban area

ABSTRACT Chicago’s South Side is one of the nation’s most medically underserved urban areas, facing significant disparities in the incidence and mortality of cancer. Eliminating or reducing cancer disparities in this community requires the commitment of a health care and biomedical research workforce that reflects the make-up of the local community and understands its underlying challenges. The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCCCC), considered a national leader among cancer centers in supporting the training and career development of next-generation cancer researchers, will serve as the epicenter of the proposed training program, Chicago EYES (Educators and Youth Enjoy Science) on Cancer. The overall objective of the program is to train high school students, undergraduates, and high school teachers through research experiences and outreach, thereby enhancing the diversity of the workforce necessary to meet the nation’s biomedical, population-based and clinical cancer research needs. To accomplish this goal, we will: 1) Provide mentored research experiences and career/skills development to individuals from underrepresented backgrounds at the high school and undergraduate level to inspire and prepare them for research careers in cancer and/or cancer disparities; 2) Provide high school teachers of underrepresented students with research experiences and curriculum development to prepare them to disseminate knowledge and generate excitement for science; and 3) Create a strong and long-lasting network of support for students throughout their career journeys. In addition to assembling a dedicated mentor team for each individual, providing hands-on research training and curriculum development for their teachers, and engaging families and communities for support, we will also develop a detailed tracking system to facilitate ongoing communication with program alumni and personalized assistance as needed. The experienced leadership team has the scientific, educational, and administrative expertise, coupled with an established track record of developing and evaluating cancer research pipeline programs, necessary to successfully deliver the proposed program. Importantly, the program will facilitate strong partnerships with key institutions on Chicago’s South Side, namely the Museum of Science and Industry and diverse local high schools and institutions of higher learning. Together, the leadership team, outstanding mentors, and committed partners are well positioned to successfully develop the program, evaluate success and support the proposed activities to create and sustain a diverse cancer research workforce. Through Chicago EYES on Cancer, the UCCCC is committed to positively impacting the scientific career development of South Side Chicago youth as well as the education and engagement of the local community.

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