UTHealth-CPRIT Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training Program has an excellent track record of training underrepresented minority researchers in general cancer research. Over the past ten years, we have trained over 250 individuals from the U.S. and 11 other countries, over 40% of whom have remained in Texas. Our proposed UTHealth-CPRIT 2.0 will leverage our existing infrastructure, while shifting the program’s focus from general cancer research to cancer prevention research.. We seek to 1) build researcher capacity in Texas to conduct a full range of cancer prevention research important for reducing the cancer burden, particularly among the underserved; 2) bolster the quality an...

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UTHealth-CPRIT Innovation in Cancer Prevention Research Training Program has an excellent track record of training underrepresented minority researchers in general cancer research. Over the past ten years, we have trained over 250 individuals from the U.S. and 11 other countries, over 40% of whom have remained in Texas. Our proposed UTHealth-CPRIT 2.0 will leverage our existing infrastructure, while shifting the program’s focus from general cancer research to cancer prevention research.. We seek to 1) build researcher capacity in Texas to conduct a full range of cancer prevention research important for reducing the cancer burden, particularly among the underserved; 2) bolster the quality and quantity of outstanding cancer prevention researchers who are proponents and practitioners of team science, especially those from underrepresented minority groups; 3) increase cancer health equity among all Texans; and 4) accelerate discovery and broad-scale dissemination of effective cancer prevention interventions. We will work across the UTHealth system, not only in Houston but across the state in order to expand our reach to diverse trainees. The three UTHealth system schools (School of Public Health, School of Biomedical Informatics, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences represent different disciplines that can help us to expand cancer research while sparking creativity. The UT Health training program imparts a systematic method proven to produce better innovators and usable research products. Trainees are encouraged to devise and pursue cancer research that advances cancer science by leaps, not baby-steps. The impact of the proposed continuation and expansion of our successful training program is broad-reaching. With an increased number of diverse researchers trained, we will be able to conduct research that increases both the effectiveness and reach of new interventions in a timelier manner, thus, decreasing the time from discovery to wide-spread implementation.

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