CaRE2 Monthly Webinar: The Investigation of Oncogenic Signaling Pathways as Potential Drug Targets in Pancreatic Cancer
November 2020 CaRE2 Monthly Webinar
On His Shoulders: Dr. John Carpten Made History by Becoming the First African American to Serve as AACR Annual Meeting Program Chair
In 2018, Dr. John Carpten found out he would become a category of his own. A range of thoughts, feelings and emotions came to him when he took the phone call and heard the news. Responsibility. He knew what this position would entail. Honored. Over 100 of these American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual […]
Cancer Training Event: Breaking the Stigma Together
Norris 2019 Cancer Community Conference
On Nov. 9th we held a Cancer in the Community training on precision medicine and immunotherapies at the Aresty Conference Center in Los Angeles at USC. This meeting was in part co-sponsored by CaRE2. It included live streaming to Florida (both to FAMU and UF). Dr. Mariana Stern, PI and one of the leaders of […]
Advocacy Training
On August 10, 2019 we had our first bicoastal and bilingual training for CaRE2 community advocates. Advocates from all catchment areas in Florida and California who assist with our community- based education activities were trained at a joint workshop conducted simultaneously at CaRE2@FAMU and CaRE2@USC. The workshop was conducted in both English and Spanish, with […]
UF CaRE2 Health Equity Center Press Release
The UF CaRE2 Health Equity Center is pleased to announce our participation in The Florida- California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement, or CaRE2, Health Equity Center partnership with Florida A&M University and University of Southern California. A grand opening and open house was held on October 29, 2018 at the University of Florida research and […]
FAMU pharmacy scientists to lead $16 million cancer research collaboration focusing on blacks and Latinos
The grant allows FAMU to establish a center focusing on research, education and training opportunities targeting these two minority populations. Two FAMU scientists, R. Renee Reams, and Kinfe “Ken” Redda, both faculty members in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, are leading the project. Partnering with FAMU on the “Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and […]
UF awarded grant to establish a cancer health equity center
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to establish a cancer health equity center at the University of Florida and partner institutions. The Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement, or CaRE2, Health Equity Center will be an interdisciplinary, intercollegiate effort involving researchers from UF, Florida A&M University and the University of […]
To diversify research, USC teams with Florida universities on cancer disparities
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to create a cancer health equity center at USC and two partner institutions that will conduct research on cancer health disparities, train underrepresented minorities and perform community outreach. USC will collaborate with the University of Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, a historically […]
