# Case CCC Youth Engaged in Science

> **NIH NIH R25** · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · 2020 · $486,000

## Abstract

Project Summary/Abstract
The overall objective of this R25 Youth Enjoy Science (YES) Grant Application from the Case Comprehensive
Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio, aims to support, develop and implement
exciting education, research immersion, outreach and curriculum development activities to attract and mentor
URM students in middle and high school progressing to undergraduate college education and teachers to
enhance diversity of the cancer healthcare and research workforce. This program is a partnership between the
Case CCC, supporting all cancer related research efforts at CWRU, University Hospitals Cleveland and the
Cleveland Clinic with the surrounding schools of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, an economically
and academically challenged urban school district, recognized as being one of the poorest major cities in the
U.S. This R25 program for URM students, their teachers and families builds and expands on our successful
high school student targeted, Scientific Enrichment and Opportunity Program and our recently NCI funded
Continuing Umbrella of Research Experience Award. These programs have been developed to engage
promising high school students from the CMSD to interact with the SOM faculty to participate in exciting,
longitudinal research experience to enhance student interest in pursuing careers in biomedical research and
healthcare professions. The R25 YES Program will extend and enhance our efforts to provide a coordinated
sequentially integrated approach consisting of 1) Learn to Beat Cancer, a program targeted to engage URM
Cleveland area middle school students, their families and teachers to become knowledgeable about cancer
research opportunities; 2) YES research opportunities, a program designed to attract promising URM
Cleveland high school and undergraduate students to cancer education and research immersion opportunities
at the Case CCC; and 3) Teach to Beat Cancer, a program designed to provide special research and
education opportunities for teachers of URM students to enhance their cancer related knowledge and
education skills, engage in curriculum development and enhance their enthusiasm and ability to promote
careers in cancer research and diversity in the biomedical work force.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 9999463
- **Project number:** 5R25CA221718-04
- **Recipient organization:** CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Nathan A. Berger
- **Activity code:** R25 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $486,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-09-18 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9999463

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 9999463, Case CCC Youth Engaged in Science (5R25CA221718-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/9999463. Licensed CC0.

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