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We aspire to eliminate cancer health disparities among Blacks and Latinos living in California and Florida, and contribute to paving the way to eliminate disparities in these populations across the US. Our long-term goals are:
There are stark cancer health disparities among African-Americans and Latinos in the US. For example, for all cancers combined, the death rate is 25 percent higher for African-Americans than for whites. Compared to Whites, Latinos have higher rates for stomach, cervical, and liver cancer, as well as worse survival for several cancers. Leaders of this triad collectively have expertise in translational genomics; molecular and cancer epidemiology; cancer health disparity; drug discovery; interventions to reduce disparities; and management of cancer pain and end-of-life issues. Together, we foster and fund innovative translational research across the University of Southern California, the University of Florida, and Florida A&M University.
A key goal of the center is to diversify the research workforce focused on cancer and health disparities. The center provides research-training opportunities for underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and early-stage investigators (ESI) and will promote their individual research and career development.
We work together with our communities in California and Florida to disseminate information, learn about community needs, and engage community members in research, training, and outreach. We develop materials tailored for our unique Black and Latino communities in Florida and Southern California, provide bilingual community training sessions across the two coasts, train community advocates, and develop a new generation of Citizen Scientists.
Cancer in the Community Conference: From Bench to Bedside to Community:
Connecting Basic Science to Clinical Care and Community Outreach.
Ask a Scientist: Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November 30, 2020 Virtual Community Health Education Forum
November 2020 CaRE2 Monthly Webinar
Virtual celebration to celebrate prostate cancer awareness month
Town Hall to discuss prostate cancer among African Americans in celebration of Prostate Cancer Awareness month
Webinars by leaders in the field of Latino cancer health disparities to celebrate Hispanic Heritage month
September 4, 2020 During September and October, to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, we will hold …
Webinar on Basic Statistical Methods and Tools Commonly Used for Genetic Association Studies Please join the CaRE2 Health Equity Center’s free Bioinformatics Core Webinar!
By Gebre-Egziabher Kiros, Ph.D., Florida A&M University
Webinar on Integrative Analysis of Transcriptomic Data. Please join the CaRE2 Health Equity Center’s free Bioinformatics Core Webinar!
By David Craig, Ph.D., University of Southern California
Observance of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade is March 25. On Monday, March 23 at 12:00 pm EDT, CaRE2 Health Equity Center is honored to hear from Dr. Lisa Newman, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCO.
Monthly Webinar: Connecting Community and Research- The CaPTC Familial Cohort Study
In observance of Black History month, The CaRE2 Health Equity Center is honored to hear from Dr. Ernest Kaninjing, DrPH MPH, CHES.
First in a series of free webinars on Bioinformatics, “Introduction to Basic Bioinformatics: Concepts, Databases and Analytical Tools” is presented by Enrique Velazquez-Villareal, MD PhD MPH MS CGH, Assistant Professor of Research and co-Lead of CaRE2’s Bioinformatics, Statistical and Methodological Core. See the Zoom replay here by clicking “learn more”
Part 3 of 3 with Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Co-Leader of CaRE2 Outreach and Education Core and Yewande O. Addie, MA MPH, PhD Student UF College of Journalism and Communications on “Maintaining Participant Engagement”
You will learn tips on how to make your research participatory and engaging
August 11, 2020
August 5, 2020
July 29, 2020
If you share our interest in reducing cancer health disparities, please consider becoming a member of the CaRE² center. Investigators, trainees, community leaders, and advocates are welcome.
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