# Cancer Research Education Program

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · 2020 · $108,029

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
Training the next generation of minority scientists is critical to eliminating health disparities. The Cancer
Research Education Program (CREP) will play an important supportive role in the U-HAND (University of
Houston/MD Anderson) partnership by developing the next cadre of leaders in cancer disparities. The CREP
will leverage the existing strengths and resources of the University of Houston (UH) and The University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDA) and create new ones, training and motivating U-HAND scholars
(undergraduate students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral fellows) and early stage investigators (ESIs). The
CREP will coordinate all enrichment activities, including mentored research experiences, coursework, lectures,
seminars, and interactive service learning experiences in the community. The interactive service learning
activities will be provided through the robust and impactful Outreach Program in the Third Ward and East
End neighborhoods of Houston, which are largely black and Hispanic neighborhoods, respectively. The
Outreach Program will also provide needed cancer education and services and create opportunities to engage
the community in cancer research, by serving as a participant recruitment and collaboration opportunity for
U-HAND scholars, faculty, and the pilot projects. The specific aims of this program are to: 1) Identify,
select, train, and mentor highly qualified undergraduate and doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and ESIs
from historically underrepresented groups in science for research careers focused on lifestyle-related risk
factors for cancer and cancer disparities; 2) Develop a competency-based comprehensive curriculum for cancer
prevention and disparities research between U-HAND partners that includes didactic coursework, seminars,
and interactive service learning experiences; 3) Develop and implement a community outreach program to
provide service learning experiences for U-HAND scholars and engage community members in cancer
prevention education, research, and clinical trials; and 4) Systematically evaluate all CREP participants and
program activities, using these data to enhance and strengthen the program over time.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10003847
- **Project number:** 5P20CA221696-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Shine Chang
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $108,029
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-22 → 2023-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10003847

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10003847, Cancer Research Education Program (5P20CA221696-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10003847. Licensed CC0.

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