COMPREHENSIVE MINORITY BIOMEDICAL BRANCH NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE Minority Institution Cancer Center Partnership Program (MICCP) California State University Los Angeles/City of Hope (P20) Partnership April 19 th, 2007 CSULA-COH Collaborative to Study Cancer Disparities Program Director: Mrs. Belinda Locke, NCI, NIH

Comprehensive Minority Biomedical Branch Dr. Sanya Springfield, Director, Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities CMBB Staff Dr. Nelson Aguila, Acting Branch Chief, Program Director, CMBB  F31 Fellowship, MICCP Dr. Peter Ogunbiyi, Program Director  Supplements, MICCP Ms. Belinda Locke, Program Director  K Awards, MICCP Ms. LaShell Gaskins, Program Analyst  Supplements

MINORITY INSTITUTION CANCER CENTER PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM MICCP Program  Funding Mechanisms: P20, U56, U54  Target Areas: Research, Training/Career Development, Outreach, Education Goals and Objectives  Build and stabilize competitive research and training capabilities at MSIs  Create long-term collaborations between MSI NCI-CC in the areas of research, training, education and outreach  Improve the effectiveness of CC in addressing health disparities in ethnic minority and underserved populations in the region it serves

CSULA-COH Collaborative to Study Cancer Disparities Components  Administrative Core  Internal Advisory Committee (IAC)  Pilot Project Faculty  Laboratory Mentors  CSULA Students Focus  Cancer Research  Training and Career Development

CSULA-COH Collaborative to Study Cancer Disparities: Expectations  Population Based Research/Career Development (faculty)  Cited Joint Publications  Joint Grant Applications  Faculty Career Development Tracking  Faculty Recruitment  Faculty Membership with Cancer Center  Laboratory Based Research Student Training, Distinguished Speaker Series, and PhD Preparedness  Presentations/Attendance to Local/National Meetings  Inclusion on Publications  Tracking (name, level, involvement, outcomes)  Increased Numbers of Minority Student PhD Program Enrollment

Funding Opportunities in Health Disparities Research  CMBB Opportunities  NRSA Individual Pre-doctoral Fellowship (F31) to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research  NCI Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01)  NCI Mentored Clinical Science Award to Promote Diversity (K08)  NCI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Award to Promote Diversity (K23)  NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)  CTB Opportunities  NRSA Individual Post-doctoral Fellowship (F32) – Contact, Ms. Nancy Lohrey  K99/R00 – Contact, Dr. David Eckstein  Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)  R03, R21, and R01- Contact, Ms. Veronica Chollette Website:  AACR/CMBB Minority and Faculty Travel Awards

Progress Report (PHS2590)  Due 60 days before beginning of new budget period (9/20/ /31/2007; 5/31/2007)  Summary Page of Achievements  Project: Publications, Grant Applications, Trainees  Response to Summary Statement Concerns  Significant Changes/Justifications  P20 Progress Including Mentor’ Statement

CSULA-COH Challenges  Budget Restoration  Summary Statement Issues:  Evaluation  Meetings and Decision-Making Details  IAC Internal Functioning  CSULA Student Recruitment to Pilots  Faculty Release Time for Developmental Workshops

Save-the-Date Minority Institution Cancer Center Partnership Funded Investigator Workshop Bethesda, MD September 6-7, 2007

Contacts  Ms.Belinda Locke Tel:  Barbara Fisher