Matthew Gregory Travel Report

Travel Report: USC Visitation Start: August 2, 2022 End: August 10, 2022 Location: USC/Norris Cancer Center Laboratory: Dr. Ite Offringa Attendee: Matthew D. Gregory Lab Experience August 2, 2022, served as a travel day, arrival in LA was later than expected due to delays. The following days (August 3-4th) were used to acclimate to the lab […]
CaRE2 @ Taste of Soul Event

On Saturday, October 15, 2022, the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach & Education (COE) Associate Director, Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati and team were present at the 2022 Taste of Soul (TOS) event. The USC NCCC Office of COE, along with representation from CaRE2 Health Equity Center, disseminated cancer and clinical trials educational […]
April 2022 Webinar

Dr. Ademola A. Popoola is a Urologist who works at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria. He has interest in urologic malignancies especially prostate and kidney cancers. He is the zonal coordinator for Transatlantic Prostate Cancer Consortium and currently the Nigerian National PI for International Registry of Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer (IRONMAN). Dr. Popoola is […]
CaRE2 MPI, John Carpten, selected to chair the Biden administration’s National Cancer Advisory Board

CaRE2 leader, John Carpten, was present at the White House for the announcement of the Biden administration’s renewal of the Cancer Moonshot program that aims to reduce the national death rate from cancer by 50% in the next 25 years. Moreover, Dr Carpten was appointed as the chair of the of the National Cancer Advisory […]
The CaRE2 Health Equity Center Celebrates Black & Women’s History Month with a focus on Trainees

The CaRE2 Health Equity Center is proud to announce our joint celebration of Black and Women’s History Month focusing on the center’s Trainees and Early Stage Investigators (ESIs). Please join us for a program where we introduce our trainees, and hear about exciting new research by this next generation of cancer health disparities researchers. https://usc.zoom.us/j/92191103681?pwd=TklGeFljMFVIVVRiR3JtLzJyck5EUT09 […]
Dr Jamel Ali, CaRE2 ESI Receives AFOSR Award

CaRE2 ESI, Dr Jamel Ali earns first ever award from Air Force Office of Scientific Research to a Historically Black Collage and University.
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Nature Medicine Publication

CaRE2 founding partner Dr. Folake Odedina and Co-MPI Dr Mariana Stern published a piece in Nature Medicine about the role of funders in improving representation of underrepresented minority scientist in research. It is part of a series of commentaries on this issue of the magazine as they launch a new series on Diversity, Equity and […]
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Webinar

We are excited to announce the latest in our series of cancer disparities webinar series. This November we are featuring 3 amazing speakers, Mr Vanleer, Dr Rogers, and Dr. Schmittgen discussing topics related to pancreatic cancer. This webinar series is open to all, and we hope you join us. Join us via zoom at https://bit.ly/3DTFjx0
Breast Cancer Awareness “Cruise By” Event with CaRE2 COC

On October 23rd 2021, one of our community partners, Celebrate Life Cancer Ministry led by Pastor Rhonda Holbert, in collaboration with USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and more of our great partnering organizations held the annual Car Parade for cancer survivors (“Cruise-By 2021) to commemorate breast cancer awareness month […]