American Cancer Society Research shared on LinkedIn:
“Congratulations to Our Newest Cancer Health Research Center (CHERC) Grantees!
As part of the new slate of grants recently announced by the American Cancer Society (ACS), we are proud to invest $4.95 million in three new Cancer Health Research Centers (CHERCs). These centers will support collaborative, community-engaged research designed to better understand and address the factors that contribute to unequal cancer outcomes in populations disproportionately affected by cancer.
- University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Coral Gables, FL
- Principal Investigator: Frank J. Penedo
- Title: The Sylvester Cancer Health Equity Research Center (CHERC)
- The Sylvester CHERC is generously funded in part by the Dolphins Cancer Challenge (DCC).
- University of California, San Francisco
- San Francisco, CA
- Principal Investigator: Salma Shariff-Marco
- Title: Asian American Cancer Health Equity Research Center
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Richmond, VA
- Principal Investigator: Monica Baskin
- Title: Cancer Health Engagement and Action Research (CHEAR) Center
about our three newest CHERCs…