CCNY-MSKCC Partnership for Cancer Research Training & Community Outreach (1 of 2

描述（申请人提供）：CCNY-MSKCC研究，培训和社区外展合作伙伴关系创建了跨机构合作，强调跨翻译连续体的研究，创建培训管道，吸引少数民族和低收入学生从事癌症研究，并建立社区网络和资源，以开展基于社区的参与性研究。高危人群。我们提出了两个完整的项目，专注于翻译的健康差异和生物医学工程和一个试点项目，代表计算机科学（CCNY）和医学物理（MSKCC）研究人员之间的合作。培训中心将继续发展培训经验，吸引少数族裔和低收入学生从事癌症研究。伙伴关系社区外展、研究和教育核心将扩大服务和社区联络，以促进以社区为基础的创新性参与性研究，旨在减少纽约大都市地区和全国的健康差距。具体目标是：1）继续发展癌症研究计划，在健康差异，生物医学工程，计算机科学/医学成像，癌细胞生物学和免疫学沿着转化研究连续体（阶段T0至T4）; 2）与不同的社区合作，开展和促进开拓性的外展和研究，以确定和解决癌症的差距，为广大，医疗服务不足的地方和国家社区; 3）继续在强大的转化癌症研究环境中开发和扩大培训机会，以吸引和留住对癌症研究感兴趣的学生（特别是少数族裔和低收入家庭的学生）;这些机会将通过教育和培训机会以及增加辅导和支持而得到加强; 4）扩大和整合跨机构科学合作所需的人员，资源和环境。 相关性：减少癌症健康差距是一个高度优先的领域，需要采取多管齐下的方法，包括重点培训，研究和社区推广。CCNY-MSKCC研究，培训和社区外展合作伙伴关系为实现这些目标提供了全面的方法。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The CCNY-MSKCC Partnership for Research, Training, and Community Outreach has created cross-institutional collaboration that has emphasized research across the translational continuum, the creation of a training pipeline for attracting minority and low income students to careers in cancer research, and the establishment of community networks and resources for conducting community-based participatory research among diverse, at-risk populations. We propose two full projects that focus on translational health disparities and biomedical engineering and a pilot project which represents collaboration between computer science (CCNY) and medical physics (MSKCC) investigators. The Training Core will continue to develop training experiences for attracting minority and low income students to careers in cancer research. The Partnership Community Outreach, Research, and Education Core (PCORE) will expand services and community liaisons to promote innovative community-based participatory research designed to reduce health disparities in the New York metropolitan area and nationally. The specific objectives are to: 1) continue to develop cancer research programs in health disparities, biomedical engineering, computer science / medical imaging, cancer cell biology, and immunology along the Translational Research Continuum (Stages TO through T4); 2) collaborate with diverse communities to conduct and facilitate trailblazing outreach and research to define and address cancer disparities for the large, medically underserved local and national communities; 3) continue to develop and expand training opportunities in a robust translational cancer research environment to attract and retain students interested in cancer research (particularly minority and low income students); these opportunities will be enhanced by educational and training opportunities and increased mentorship and support; 4) expand and integrate the personnel, resources, and environment needed for scientific collaboration across institutions. RELEVANCE: Reduction of cancer health disparities is a high priority area requiring a multi-pronged approach that includes focused training, research, and community outreach. The CCNY-MSKCC Partnership for Research, Training, and Community Outreach provides a comprehensive approach for accomplishing these goals.