1/2 VSU-MCC Partnership for Cancer Disparities Research and Training program (SUCCEED)

总体：项目摘要 来自弗吉尼亚州立大学（VSU），一所历史上的黑人学院/大学和NCI的调查人员- 指定的弗吉尼亚联邦大学（VCU）梅西癌症中心（MCC）认识到需要 合作并利用两个机构的专业知识和资源，教育和培训有前途的 这些人最终将有助于减少弗吉尼亚州的癌症差异。这场 合作导致VSU-MCC癌症差异研究伙伴关系的形成， 培训（成功）计划。SUCCEED的首要目标是引领癌症的转变- 该项目旨在为哥伦比亚人提供相关成果，并作为跨学科差异研究和教育的典范。 在NCI框架、我们的初步数据和我们多学科团队的专业知识的指导下，我们将 采用多层次的方法来开发一个强大的协作基础设施， 合作机构，以提高他们的能力，进行癌症健康不公平的研究，这是驱动 根据当地数据和当地社区与癌症相关的需求进行评估。具体目标是：目标1： VSU和MCC在癌症差异研究方面建立互利合作伙伴关系 目标2：开展协作性的、以当地为重点的肝癌/胃肠道（GI）癌症试点研究 由MCC和VSU的研究人员进行;目标3：提供综合癌症研究培训和职业生涯 发展经验的VSU教师;目标4：支持代表性不足的少数民族本科生 目标5：进行持续的评估，反映出 合作伙伴关系在实现其目标和目的方面的进展。据我们所知，这是第一个 有针对性的努力，这种性质，以解决癌症的差距在弗吉尼亚州。

OVERALL: PROJECT SUMMARY Investigators from Virginia State University (VSU), a Historically Black College/University, and the NCI- designated Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center (MCC) recognized a need to collaborate and leverage the expertise and resources of both institutions to educate and train promising individuals who will ultimately contribute to diminishing cancer disparities in Virginia. The outcome of this collaboration resulted in the formation of the VSU-MCC PartnErship for CancEr Disparities Research and Training (SUCCEED) program. The overarching goal of SUCCEED is to lead in the transformation of cancer- related outcomes for Virginians and to serve as a model of transdisciplinary disparities research and education. Guided by the NCI framework, our preliminary data, and the expertise of our multidisciplinary team, we will employ a multilevel approach to develop a robust collaborative infrastructure that will build on the strengths of the partnering institutions to enhance their capacity to conduct cancer health inequities research that is driven by local data and informed by the cancer-related needs of local communities. Specific aims are to: Aim 1: Establish a mutually beneficial collaborative partnership between VSU and MCC in cancer disparities research and training; Aim 2: Conduct collaborative, locally focused liver/gastrointestinal (GI) cancer pilot research studies by investigators at MCC and VSU; Aim 3: Provide an integrated cancer research training and career development experience to VSU faculty; Aim 4: Support underrepresented minority undergraduate students from VSU to pursue careers in disparities research; Aim 5: Conduct an ongoing evaluation that reflects the progress of the collaborative partnership in meeting its goals and objectives. To our knowledge, this is the first targeted effort of this nature to address cancer disparities in the state of Virginia.