# 2/2  Cancer Research Education Program

> **NIH NIH P20** · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR · 2021 · $68,293

## Abstract

Health disparities in cancer incidence and death among underrepresented minority (URM) groups are
well recognized in the United States. Health disparities can result from poor health care, low health literacy,
lack of training of health professionals in combating these disparities. It is imperative that URM professionals
can better understand the needs of their groups. Given the substantial need to study diseases and conditions
that disproportionately affect these groups, more efforts are needed to increase the representation of
students from diverse backgrounds to biomedical research and encouraging them to consider careers in
research and related fields. To reduce the disparities in cancer, this proposal will focus on promoting diversity
in students and early state investigators by providing 1) educational enrichment, 2) research training, and 3)
responsible mentoring/networking and professional development.
 We hypothesize the building partnerships between a predominantly undergraduate institution with
large URM students and an established research and graduate intensive institution will accelerate the
research and educational environment and attracts underserved professionals into biomedical and health
care professions. Such initiatives help to develop conceptual and methodological strategies to promote
students/junior investigators from URM in cancer research. This cancer research and education program
(CREP) will be conducted by the partnership of UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) along with Langston
University (LU). CREP offers strategic plans to provide educational enrichment, research training and
mentorship to CREP scholars recruited from the pool of undergraduate students and junior faculty in LU.
Specific Aim 1. Educational Enrichment Program (EEP): To enhance CREP Scholar’s preparedness for
a biomedical research career in cancer through EEP. CREP Scholars will participate in specialized courses.
UNTHSC faculty partnering with LU faculty develops ‘Topics in Biomedical Sciences’, ‘Fluorescence and
Nanotechnology’, and ‘Scientific Communications’ courses tailored to fit for the need of LU students.
Specific Aim 2. Academic and Career Mentoring (ACM): To provide extensive training and mentoring to
CREP Scholars and to ensure their interest for seamless transition into graduate programs or advanced
career in biomedical sciences focusing on cancer area for research
Specific Aim 3. Summer Research Program (SRP): To train the scholars with evidence-based hands on
research experience along with culturally responsive mentorship training. UNTHSC will host CREP scholars
for summer research in the laboratories of assigned mentors to gain hands on experience during summer.
 These aims will be accomplished by (1) Recruitment, (2) Research Training and Education, (3)
Training Scholars to improve their skills to succeed, (4) Evaluation and (5) Tracking. This program will initiate
and enhance the enthusiasm and build a strong URM workforce in cancer ...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10237233
- **Project number:** 5P20CA233355-04
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR
- **Principal Investigator:** Riyaz Basha
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $68,293
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-20 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10237233

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10237233, 2/2  Cancer Research Education Program (5P20CA233355-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10237233. Licensed CC0.

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