# Cancer Research Education Program

> **NIH NIH P20** · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · 2020 · $59,848

## Abstract

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PROJECT SUMMARY (CREP)
The overall goal of the collaborative cancer research education program (CREP) between University of
Houston (UH) and the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) at Baylor
College of Medicine (BCM) is to encourage and prepare underrepresented (UR) undergraduate and graduate
students to enter careers in cancer research. We propose to provide cancer research experiences, develop
new cancer-specific curricula, and create educational outreach efforts to UR students through independent, yet
complementary aims. While the overall P20 collaboration will be between UH College of Pharmacy (UHCOP)
and DLDCCC, the collaborative CREP will engage undergraduate students at UH and graduate students
conducting cancer research at UH and BCM. First, we will enhance the cancer research experience of
undergraduate and graduate students. This will be done by (1) providing UH undergraduate students with
research experience in the area of cancer drug discovery and development at both UH and DLDCCC, (2)
providing access to core research facilities in a cross-institutional manner and by shared membership of thesis
committee to augment the research capabilities and exposure of the graduate students at UH and DLDCCC,
and (3) utilizing myNRMN and mentoring modules developed by National Research Mentoring Network
(NRMN) for research mentors to effectively address cultural diversity matters in research mentoring
relationships. Second, we will develop new cancer research curricula and methods for undergraduate and
graduate students. Here, we will develop a multi-disciplinary seminar series on cancer research to expose UH
undergraduate students to multiple areas of cancer research and a new joint course on “emerging technologies
in cancer drug discovery/development” that will significantly contribute to the existing curriculum of graduate
students at both UH and DLDCCC/BCM. Third, we will prepare culturally diverse health disparity aware cancer
researchers. This will be done by enhancing access of UR students to mentoring and career development
activities such as a newly created “Lunch with Cancer Researchers” series featuring other UR cancer
researchers in various stages of their career, a GRE prep course for undergraduates, and professional
development workshop on grant/fellowship development for graduate students. To increase awareness of
cancer health disparities, we will also launch a new seminar series on cancer health disparities at DLDCCC
and provide community outreach opportunities for CREP participants through engagement in Theater Outreach
Program organized by the Office out Outreach and Health Disparity at DLDCCC. In summary, our collaborative
CREP will establish the critical infrastructure needed to support a long-term sustained effort for increasing the
pipeline of UR trainees in cancer research and also to bolster submission of future training grants at institution
level and fellowship/career development grants at...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9994747
- **Project number:** 5P20CA221729-03
- **Recipient organization:** BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Jason Yustein
- **Activity code:** P20 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $59,848
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2018-09-20 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9994747

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9994747, Cancer Research Education Program (5P20CA221729-03). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9994747. Licensed CC0.

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