https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog <p>Find the latest updates, spotlights, and news from CRCHD.</p> en https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/accelerate-cruz-correa https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/accelerate-cruz-correa Wed, 18 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 In 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. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/icure-wc-2024 https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/icure-wc-2024 Mon, 04 Nov 2024 12:00:00 +0000 On 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. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/pr-pdw https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/pr-pdw Thu, 17 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 In August, the NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD) 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. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-success-101024 https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-success-101024 Thu, 10 Oct 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The Early Investigator Advancement Program announces Scholars who have attained an R01 or R-type equivalent award. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/2024-pdw https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/2024-pdw Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:00:00 +0000 On June 6–7, Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences (CURE), Intramural CURE (iCURE), and Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) scholars; some NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program faculty; and NCI staff gathered for the 2024 Professional Development Workshop &amp; Mentored Mock Review. The workshop aimed to equip attendees with practical techniques to move forward in their careers. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-success-082023 https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-success-082023 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The Early Investigator Advancement Program announces Cohort I and II Scholars who have attained an R01 or equivalent award. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/nduom-ncab https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/nduom-ncab Tue, 21 May 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities is pleased to share exciting news about an Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) scholar—Dr. Edjah Nduom—who was appointed by President Biden to the National Cancer Advisory Board (NCAB) on May 10, 2024. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/cel-announcement https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/cel-announcement Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities is thrilled to announce the Cancer Equity Leaders (CEL), a diverse team of premier cancer research leaders who will reimagine and transform the future of cancer health equity. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/bhm-2024-bargonetti https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/bhm-2024-bargonetti Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The CRCHD-supported Hunter College (HC)–Temple University–Fox Chase Cancer Center Partnership has made it possible for a newly supported pilot project to begin a study titled “Evaluating Black and African American Breast Cancer Populations for Therapeutic Targeting of Aberrant p53, MDM2, MDMX, and PARP signaling.” In this guest blog post, co-Investigator Jill Bargonetti, Ph.D., discusses what the partners bring to the study, what the team hopes to learn, and how the study incorporates community outreach. https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-scholars-24 https://www.cancer.gov/about-nci/organization/crchd/blog/2024/eiap-scholars-24 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000 The cancer research enterprise needs a continuous flow of talent through the research career pipeline to thrive. One critical juncture is the transition from junior investigator to established investigator. To this end, NCI launched the Early Investigator Advancement Program (EIAP) with the support of the NCI Equity Council in 2021. EIAP is a trans-NCI program that aims to assist cancer researchers and clinician scientists in attaining an R01 or R-type equivalent funding. We are pleased to announce and welcome the third cohort of EIAP scholars.