Building Minority Cancer Research Capacity: NMSU & FHCRC

背景与理由：少数族裔比白人更有可能遭受癌症的不良影响，很少有人进入癌症研究领域。为了应对这些差异，NCI发起了少数民族机构(MI)/癌症中心(CC)合作计划。该计划旨在建设MI的癌症研究能力，并随后增加参与癌症研究的代表不足的少数族裔的数量。新墨西哥州立大学认定S是卡内基基金会的“博士生/研究型大学”，拥有培训少数族裔和进行生物医学研究的成功历史。弗雷德·哈钦森癌症研究中心(FHCRC)是国际公认的NCI指定癌症中心。NMSU和FHCRC之间的伙伴关系将使NMSU正式获得癌症研究方面的资源和专业知识。FHCRC将获得与一个成熟的MI的正式联系，以增加少数族裔在其培训和研究计划中的存在。该计划的长期目标是建设NMSU的癌症研究能力，并增加FHCRC癌症研究和教育计划的少数族裔参与。具体目标和方法：1.)建立一个持久的基础设施，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)为癌症研究招募新的和现有的NMSU教员的计划；b)在两个机构之间为教职员工和学生制定一个交流计划；以及c)在NMSU建立一个研究课程，以增加关于解决少数族裔人群癌症差异的知识和技能。2.)建立一个结构，为癌症研究领域的职业招募、培训和指导本科生和研究生。在NMSU现有项目的基础上，将建立正式联系，以确保此类途径可供少数族裔学生使用。3.)为NMSU和FHCRC提供新的研究经验，这将使这两个机构的科学家以及每个机构所服务的人口受益。这将首先通过在赠款的头3年实施5个试点项目，然后在第4年和第5年实施其他项目来实现。

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.