# Cancer Health Disparities Training Program

> **NIH NIH T32** · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · 2021 · $402,764

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This proposal is for the renewal of the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's Cancer Health
Disparities Training Program (CHDP), operative since 2009. The current proposal requests 15 two-year
postdoctoral positions. The aim for continuation of CHDP is to train a diverse cadre of scientists at the
postdoctoral level to work to improve the science of cancer health disparities research that will lead to
reduction and elimination of these disparities. To accomplish this aim, we have added new training elements
that will take full advantage of the unique resources and opportunities of the T32 training mechanism at UNC
to:
 Appoint 15 Fellows who have an explicit commitment to conducting research on cancer disparities.
 Providing training at the postdoctoral level is essential for producing scientists with diverse career goals,
 disciplinary backgrounds, research experience, and professional preparation. A program of this size is
 necessary to initiate and sustain a specialized, interdisciplinary training infrastructure. Our successful
efforts in enrolling minority Fellows will be enhanced with special strategies to recruit Latino and American
Indian Fellows.
 Develop and deliver a specialized two-year curriculum that fosters an interdisciplinary understanding of
 cancer disparities. The curriculum will continue to build on the institutional strengths of nationally
 recognized educational and training programs at UNC. The following new opportunities for Fellows will be
added: six training faculty with NCI-funded expertise in global cancer research, mHealth interventions, and
Health Informatics Technology; three recent interdisciplinary course offerings on health disparities; and
three workshops on community engagement in anti-racism research and practice.
 Provide Fellows with individualized career development experiences that enhance professional skills and
 build professional networks. The program will continue to assign each Fellow with mentors in more than
 one discipline, who guide them in research communication and grant writing skills, and creating an
 Individual Development Plan (IDP). Additional emphasis will be placed on transitioning from postdoctoral
training to productive career paths through a new Professional Development Seminar Series organized by
seven NIH-funded T32 programs at UNC.
 Provide each Fellow with individualized mentored research experience with 1-2 active interdisciplinary
 research teams that focus on understanding or addressing complex issues underlying cancer health
 disparities. With the addition of Dr. Deborah Tate as CHDP Co-Director, she and Dr. Eugenia Eng will work
with each Fellow's mentors in identifying productive research teams at UNC with whom Fellows will have
access to datasets, learn research skills, and gain familiarity with the many scientific disciplines, methods,
and community engagement approaches involved in research on cancer health disparities. Moreover, Drs.
Tate and En...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10251980
- **Project number:** 5T32CA128582-13
- **Recipient organization:** UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL
- **Principal Investigator:** EUGENIA ENG
- **Activity code:** T32 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $402,764
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2009-09-01 → 2024-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10251980

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10251980, Cancer Health Disparities Training Program (5T32CA128582-13). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10251980. Licensed CC0.

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