# 2/2 Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research:  NMSU & Fred Hutch

> **NIH NIH U54** · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · 2021 · $458,198

## Abstract

Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research: NMSU – Fred Hutch
Multiple PIs: Graciela A. Unguez, Mary O'Connell (NMSU) and Julian Simon, Beti Thompson (Fred Hutch)
[The content of the Overall Section is identical in the NMSU and Fred Hutch proposals.]
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The U54 Partnership between New Mexico State University (NMSU), an Institution Serving Underserved
Health Disparities Populations and Underrepresented Students (ISUPS), and Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center (Fred Hutch) a major cancer center, is a mature mutually beneficial partnership; the two
institutions worked together on a U56 (2002-2007) and two cycles of a U54 (2007 – 2018). In our 15-year
Partnership, we have accomplished many goals; for example, NMSU now has a strong cancer research
infrastructure and Fred Hutch is increasing its attention to health disparities research. Our overall goals for this
U54 cycle are to increase and maintain our excellence in the cancer research portfolio, cancer education, and
outreach and dissemination; further, we will expand our efforts to develop leaders in cancer research and
cancer health disparities research. Five specific aims will help us achieve our overall goals to: (1) Continue to
develop a diverse portfolio of robust cancer research projects that span clinical, basic, and population health
sciences; (2) Collaborate with regional community organizations that work with underrepresented populations
to reduce cancer health disparities; (3) Maintain, strengthen, and evaluate our effective research education
programs for current and future underrepresented scientists; (4) Continue to implement evidence-based
relevant cancer-related public health interventions within underrepresented communities; and (5) Expand the
scientific collaboration among U54 Partnership members and other faculty within the two institutions. To
achieve these aims, we have assembled a broad portfolio of innovative cancer research projects (two full
research projects and two pilot research projects) that each address an unmet regional need among
underrepresented populations. Recent emphasis on health disparities represents a shift in the focus of our
Partnership from basic to public health science research projects. These projects benefit from strong
community input. In addition to the four research projects, we propose five cores: Administrative, Planning and
Evaluation, Research Education About Cancer and Health (REACH), Outreach and Sustain Competitive
Cancer Early Stage Scientists (SuCCESS) Cores that promote the development of cancer research, education,
community collaboration, in-reach, and outreach. The Partnership has and will continue to play a unique and
critical role in both institutions' efforts to increase recruitment and retention of underrepresented individuals in
the biomedical research pipeline. Additionally, the Partnership has significantly increased cancer research
capacity at NMSU, while also increasing participation in health...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10240624
- **Project number:** 5U54CA132381-14
- **Recipient organization:** FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Julian Simon
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $458,198
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2007-09-30 → 2022-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10240624

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10240624, 2/2 Partnership for the Advancement of Cancer Research:  NMSU & Fred Hutch (5U54CA132381-14). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10240624. Licensed CC0.

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