NCCU-LCCC Partnership in Cancer Research (2 of 2)

北卡罗来纳中央大学(NCCU)和莱恩伯格综合癌症中心(LCCC)位于 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校(UNC-CH)建议继续开展有效、可持续和 癌症研究中的互惠伙伴关系，重点是非裔美国人的健康差异。 在U56资助期间，这两个机构通过以下方式牢固建立了伙伴关系 互补机构优势，在分子癌症研究中进行联合规划，以人群为基础 初级教职员工和学生的研究和培训。该伙伴关系现在提议扩大这些 通过NCI资助的合作规划赠款(U54)开展的全面伙伴关系倡议 减少癌症健康差距。我们的目标是：(1)扩大两者之间的研究合作 (2)利用U54机制内外的研究活动培训学生和初级/中级人员 旨在减少癌症差异的多学科研究学院；以及(3)扩大和 巩固社区外展和教育项目。每个机构的优势都是独一无二的 能够克服对方的弱点，实现这些优先事项。特定协作 该提案的组成部分包括：三个基础癌症研究的完整项目，一个完整的项目和两个试点项目 社区外联、一个少数民族培训项目和一个共享资源，以加强NCCU的基础设施 以及合作伙伴关系。LCCC在癌症研究和癌症方面的广泛专业知识和资源 教育培训，对少数群体健康差距表现出的兴趣，以及NCCU在#年的经验 接触少数族裔人群、教职员工和学生是互补的机构优势，这将有助于 合作伙伴关系：1)建立有效的癌症研究基础设施/计划，由ROI资助 研究人员；2)增加少数族裔服务机构的培训机会；3)加强社区-和 两个机构针对癌症相关健康差异的基于人群的研究；以及4)增加 在NCI资助的综合癌症中心培训少数民族科学家。

The North Carolina Central University (NCCU) and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) propose to continue an effective, sustainable, and mutually beneficial partnership in Cancer Research that focuses on African-American health disparities. During the U56 funding period, the two institutions have firmly established the Partnership by building on complementary institutional strengths, conducting joint planning in molecular cancer research, populationbased research and training of junior faculty and students. The Partnership now proposes to expand these initiatives through an NCI-funded Cooperative Planning Grant (U54) for Comprehensive Partnerships to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. Our objectives are: (1) To expand research collaborations among the two institutions; (2) To use research activities in and outside the U54 mechanism to train students and junior/midlevel faculty in multidisciplinary research aimed at reducing cancer disparities; and (3) To expand and consolidate programs of community outreach and education. The strengths of each institution are uniquely positioned to overcome the weaknesses found in the other to achieve these priorities. Specific collaborative components of the proposal include: 3 full projects in basic cancer research, one full and two pilot projects in community outreach, one minority training project, and one shared resource to enhance NCCU infrastructure and the partnership. The extensive expertise, and resources of LCCC In cancer research and cancer education training, the demonstrated interest in minority health disparities and the experience of NCCU in reaching minority populations, faculty and students, are complementary institutional strengths that will help the Partnership: 1) establish an effective cancer research infrastructure/program with ROI-funded researchers; 2) increase training opportunities at a minority serving institution; 3) enhance community- and population-based research targeting cancer-related health disparities at both institutions; and 4) increase training of minority scientists at an NCI-funded Comprehensive Cancer Center.