# Research Education Core

> **NIH NIH U54** · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · 2021 · $429,628

## Abstract

RESEARCH EDUCATION CORE 
SUMMARY 
The goal of the Research Education Core is to attract and catalyze a new generation of diverse research 
professionals and biomedical scientists who are committed to elucidating and addressing the cancer 
disparities outcomes faced by so many in South Carolina and the US. During the five-year U54 project 
period, undergraduates at South Carolina State University (SCSU) and junior faculty at SCSU and the 
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC-HCC) will be designated as South Carolina Cancer Disparities 
Research Center (SC CADRE) Scholars. Building from multiple ongoing efforts, the leaders of the SC 
CADRE are proposing a dual-level, integrated Research Education Core with an explicit focus on cancer 
health disparities. Expanded research education and training opportunities will be directed to both levels of 
Scholars. To realize the goal of the SC CADRE Research Education Core, the SCSU and MUSC-HCC Core 
Co-Leads plan to establish a new undergraduate SC CADRE Honors Program in Applied Oncology Sciences 
Research within the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences at SCSU to increase the pipeline of 
highly skilled, diverse undergraduates who pursue careers in biomedical research and cancer disparities. A 
new cancer research career development program at SCSU and MUSC-HCC will also be implemented for 
junior faculty who are interested in establishing independent careers in cancer disparities research. Within 
the Research Education Core, the SC CADRE undergraduate and junior faculty Scholars will interact as 
they participate in coursework and/or career development programming, weekly SC CADRE Research 
Club meetings, monthly seminar series, and an annual SC CADRE Cancer Health Equity Research 
Symposium. Through the Research Education Core, SCSU will hire two new junior faculty Scholars and 
MUSC-HCC will hire one new junior faculty Scholar, all of whom will be early-stage investigators (ESIs). Both 
levels of Scholars will actively engage in numerous SC CADRE enrichment activities and activities planned 
by the Community Outreach Core, which will work directly with Research Education Core leadership to 
stress the importance of community engagement in developing, conducting, and disseminating cancer 
disparities research.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10246914
- **Project number:** 5U54CA210962-05
- **Recipient organization:** MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
- **Principal Investigator:** VICTORIA FINDLAY
- **Activity code:** U54 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $429,628
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-21 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10246914

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10246914, Research Education Core (5U54CA210962-05). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10246914. Licensed CC0.

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