# Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA · 2020 · $87,742

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
 The Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities Core coordinates research education and
training activities at the Cancer Center and provides additional educational opportunities by supporting travel to
scientific meetings, scientific seminars, workshops, and related activities. The mission of the UHCC is to reduce
the burden of cancer through research, education, patient care and community outreach with an emphasis on
the unique ethnic, cultural and environmental characteristics of Hawai‘i and the Pacific. This mission informs all
activities of the core, which supports cancer research education throughout the catchment area including high
school students, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral associates, medical students, faculty,
clinicians, and community healthcare professionals. The goal of the Research Career Enhancement and Related
Activities Core is to strengthen UHCC as the central cancer research education hub within Hawai‘i providing
innovative training and mentorship experiences for individuals at every age and stage of their career. In service
of this goal, we propose the following Specific Aims: 1) Develop and deploy innovative education initiatives for
high school and undergraduate students in the catchment area. The UHCC has conducted a very successful
Summer Internship Program for high school and undergraduate students for many years. We will continue to
offer research internships for undergraduate trainees and increase our impact on high school education by
adding new training opportunities for science teachers and outreach activities to schools and parents. By
engaging, inspiring, and training ethnically diverse cancer professionals, we will position UHCC to better address
the lack of diversity in the biomedical workforce. 2) Provide cancer research programs and opportunities for
graduate students and postdoctoral associates. UHCC faculty provide graduate students and postdoctoral
associates with hands-on research experience in cancer biology and population sciences. This is accompanied
by focused journal clubs, seminars, symposia, and data clubs to enhance their career training and create a
community of young scientists in which ideas can be readily shared. In addition, UHCC’s researchers are active
in several graduate education programs throughout UH. We will further develop cancer research tracks within
these programs with specific cancer courses and requirements. Travel support will be provided to promote
attendance at international meetings. 3) Advance career development and collaboration of research faculty and
medical practitioners at the Cancer Center and throughout the catchment area. We will strengthen and
standardize junior faculty mentoring across programs, nurture catchment focused “Affinity Groups” as a forum
for collaboration across disciplines, and maintain our robust seminar series and symposia. We will further expand
our CME crediting for these seminars and symposia and open t...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9968039
- **Project number:** 5P30CA071789-20
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
- **Principal Investigator:** Joe William Ramos
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $87,742
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** — → 2023-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9968039

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9968039, Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities (5P30CA071789-20). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9968039. Licensed CC0.

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