Table 1.
Specific Aims | Focus |
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Aim 1 | Coalesce expertise, infrastructure, and shared resources for interdisciplinary and multi-institutional innovative translational research focused on understanding the biological basis of cancer disparities in B/AA and H/L populations capturing their broad heterogeneity |
Aim 2 | Provide a continuum of cancer health disparities research training for URM trainees and early-stage investigators (ESIs) that fosters their individual career development toward conducting translational cancer research focused on the cancer disparities among B/AA and H/L populations |
Aim 3 | Leverage existing community partnerships and infrastructure to: (i) Educate B/AA and H/L individuals about cancer prevention and control; and (ii) promote participation in biomedical research |
Aim 4 | Enhance a systematic planning and evaluation plan to improve center effectiveness |
Key. URM: underrepresented minority; B/AA: Black/African American; H/L: Hispanic/Latino; URM: underrepresented minority.