NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
CRCHD Branches and Opportunities
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Apply for cancer disparities research funding
DRB seeks to promote the goal of health equity through the development and implementation of research initiatives designed to address cancer disparities.
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Find diversity training and biomedical workforce development opportunities
DTBWDB supports and administers programs and initiatives to develop a diverse pool of cancer researchers. These include fellowships, research career development awards, and cancer education grants for students and scientists at all career levels.
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Explore community outreach, research, and engagement programs
CORE seeks to explore strategies for equitable participation in underserved communities to support engagement, bidirectional communication, and community-engaged cancer disparities research.
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Discover innovative programs for researchers & institutions
IPB accelerates innovative approaches toward eliminating health disparities.
Latest News
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AcCELerate: A Conversation with Dr. Marcia Cruz-CorreaIn this new blog series—“AcCELerate: Conversations with Cancer Equity Leaders”—CEL members provide insights on their careers and their areas of expertise, as well as their perspective on how to advance cancer health equity. In the first installment of the series, we heard from CEL member Marcia Cruz-Correa, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of medicine and biochemistry at the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Medical Sciences Campus.
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NCI Welcomes Seventh Cohort of iCURE ScholarsOn October 4, the Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE) program hosted its annual welcome ceremony to announce the program’s seventh cohort. The cohort comprises ten iCURE scholars who are conducting research at the NIH campus in Bethesda, the NCI Frederick campus, and NCI Shady Grove in Rockville.
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Students and Investigators Build Skills at Workshop in Puerto RicoIn August, the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities held the Puerto Rico Professional Development Workshop for more than 140 scholars, early stage investigators, and new investigators from universities and other institutions around Puerto Rico.
Program Spotlight
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Early Investigator Advancement Program
EIAP aims to facilitate the advancement of scientists from diverse backgrounds to become established investigators.
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Intramural Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (iCURE)
iCURE supports mentored research experiences at the NCI for qualified students and scientists from diverse backgrounds.
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Supplements to Support Cancer Disparity Collaborative Research
The Collaborative supports new cancer health disparities research among investigators who do not normally conduct this research.