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Leveraging PACHE Strengths to Advance Cancer and Cancer Health Disparities Research

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Day 1: Monday, July 23, 2018

7:30 – 8:30 AM
Registration and Poster Setup

8:30 – 8:35 AM
Welcome and Purpose
H. Nelson Aguila, DVM
NCI Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)

8:35 – 8:45 AM
Introduction of NCI Director
Sanya A. Springfield, PhD
NCI CRCHD

8:45 – 9:00 AM
NCI Director’s Remarks
Norman E. Sharpless, MD
NCI Office of the Director (OD)

9:00 – 9:05 AM
PACHE in Pictures (Video)

9:05 – 10:20 AM
Planning for NCI P01 and SPORE Applications
Moderator: Tiffany Wallace, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Mark Alexander, MSc
NCI Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences (DCCPS)
Phillip Daschner, MSc
NCI Division of Cancer Biology (DCB)
JoyAnn Phillips Rohan, PhD
NCI Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis (DCTD)
Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH, FAFPHM
Washington University School of Medicine

10:20 – 10:30 AM
Break

10:30 – 11:30 AM
Maximizing Institutional Research Capacity: Building Collaborations Within Your Institution
Moderator: Behrous Davani, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Samuel Adunyah, PhD
Meharry Medical College
Robert Winn, MD
University of Illinois, Chicago
Kevin Williams, PhD
North Carolina Central University
Ricardo Richardson, PhD
North Carolina Central University
Clayton Yates, PhD
Tuskegee University

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch (On Your Own)

12:30 – 1:30 PM
Strengthening PACHE Partnerships Through Trans-Agency Funding
Moderator: Anil Wali, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Steven Clauser, PhD, MPA
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Melissa Cunningham, PhD
Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
Wendy Nilsen, PhD
National Science Foundation

1:30 – 2:30 PM
NCI Funding Opportunities to Build Scientific Independence
Moderator: Alison Lin, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Susan McCarthy, PhD
NCI DCB
Brad Hesse, PhD
NCI DCCPS
Miguel Ossandon, MS
NCI DCTD
Vikrant Sahasrabuddhe, MBBS, MPH, DrPH
NCI Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP)
Elizabeth Perruccio, PhD, MS
NCI CRCHD

2:30 – 2:45 PM
Break

2:45 – 3:45 PM
Meet NCI Program Experts—Roundtable Discussion
Program Staff from NCI Division of Cancer Biology, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Division of Cancer Prevention, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, Center for Global Health, and Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities will be available at roundtables to discuss current and upcoming funding and training opportunities, provide tips on applications, and answer questions.

3:45 – 4:45 PM
Concurrent Session I:
Funding Opportunities in Cancer Research Training and Education

Moderator: Peter Ogunbiyi, PhD, DVM
NCI CRCHD
NCI Center for Cancer Training R25
Jeannette Korczak, PhD
NCI Center for Cancer Training (CCT)
Diversity-Focused R25s
Alison Lin, PhD
NCI CRCHD
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R25
Tony Beck, PhD
NIH NIGMS
SPARC and YES for CURE: Leveraging Partnership Strengths for R25 Success
Joan Becker, EdD, EdM
University of Massachusetts, Boston

3:45 – 4:45 PM
Concurrent Session II:
Leveraging NCI Shared Resources

Moderator: LeeAnn Bailey, MBBS, PhD, MS
NCI CRCHD
Andrea Denicoff, MS, RN
NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), DCTD
Grace Mishkin, MPH
NCI NCTN
Rodrigo Chuaqui, MD
NCI Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN), DCTD
Yvonne Evrard, PhD
NCI Patient-Derived Models Repository (PDMR), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research
Chris Kinsinger, PhD
NIH OD/Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives (CSSI)

4:45 – 6:30 PM
Poster Session and Networking

6:30 PM
Adjourn

Day 2: Tuesday, July 24, 2018

8:30 – 8:45 AM
Recap of Day 1 and Preview of Day 2
Peter Ogunbiyi, PhD, DVM
NCI CRCHD

8:45 – 9:45 AM
Trans-NIH Funding Opportunities to Build Scientific Independence
Moderator: Elizabeth Perruccio, PhD, MS
NCI CRCHD
Accelerating Cancer Research: Cancer Moonshot, Technology Development, and Data Science Funding Opportunities
Jennifer Couch, PhD
NCI DCB
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Funding Opportunities
Rina Das, PhD
NIMHD
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Opportunities (OBSSR)
Michael Spittel, PhD
NIH OBSSR

9:45 – 10:00 AM
Break

10:00 – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Session I:
Building the Next Generation of Underrepresented Cancer Researchers

Moderator: Nicole McNeil Ford, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Predoctoral Fellowship Award (F31)
Nicole McNeil Ford, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Career Development Awards (K Awards)
John Ojeifo, MD, PhD, MBA
NCI CRCHD
Exploratory Award to Promote Diversity (R21)
Abigail Soyombo, PhD, MBA
NCI CRCHD
Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities Program (GMaP)
Anil Wali, PhD
NCI CRCHD
Training Navigation
Mary Ann S. Van Duyn, PhD, MPH
NCI CRCHD
Duke K Club (Path to Independence Program)
Steve Patierno, PhD
Duke Cancer Institute

10:00 – 11:30 AM
Concurrent Session II:
NCI Office of Grants Administration (OGA) Discussion Panel

Erik Edgerton, Team Leader, Branch C
NCI OGA

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Lunch (On Your Own)

12:30 – 1:15 PM
Management and Resources for Leveraging PACHE Strengths
H. Nelson Aguila, DVM
NCI CRCHD

1:15 – 1:30 PM
Closing Remarks
Behrous Davani, PhD
NCI CRCHD

1:30 – 2:00 PM
Break

2:00 – 3:30 PM
CURE Distinguished Scholars Seminar
Moderator: Mary Ann S. Van Duyn, PhD, MPH
NCI CRCHD
Molecular and Genomic Characterization of Human Solid Tumors
Levi A. Garraway, MD, PhD
Eli Lilly and Company

3:30 PM
Adjourn