The Synergistic Partnership for Enhancing Equity in Cancer Health

UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Events

• Program Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting at Hunter College of CUNY: May 13 and May 14, 2020
• 2nd SPEECH Regional Cancer Health Disparity Conference | May 14, 2020
  WILL TAKE PLACE AS A VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 
• Hosted by Hunter College of The City University of New York | 695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
• Access SPEECH Conference Webpage HERE
• Register HERE for the Conference – Registration extended to May 12                                                                                                                                     

Programs

Summer Cancer Research Institute (SCRI): June 8th – July 31st, 2020

The SCRI program is an 8-week intensive summer program supported by the National Cancer Institute U54 grants (CA221704 and CA221705; Contact PIs: Drs. Ma and Ogunwobi) to Temple University/Fox Chase Cancer Center and Hunter College. Undergraduate and Graduate students interested in pursuing biomedical, clinical & population-based cancer research are welcome to apply. We encourage applications from students of all backgrounds, particularly those from underrepresented minority groups or disadvantaged backgrounds.

• For more information visit our SCRI Page

Newsletter

• View the Research Education Core Spring 2020 Edition Newsletter HERE! 
• View the Research Education Core Winter 2020 Edition Newsletter HERE!
• View the Research Education Core Fall 2019 Newsletter HERE

Recent News

AATS Features Q&A with Dr. Cherie Erkmen in Its June 2020 Newsletter: The American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) profiled Cherie P. Erkmen, MD, Professor of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery and in the Center for Asian Health at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Director of the Lung Cancer Screening Program and the Thoracic Surgery Residency Program at Temple University Hospital, in its June 2020 issue of AATS Update. Dr. Erkmen was recently inducted into the AATS, and the organization featured her Q&A in its newsletter | June 2020

Dr. Ming-Chin Yeh is featured in the National Minority Health Month Spotlight – NCI Website

Dr. Grace X. Ma featured in NIMHD’s social campaign to honor history makers in minority health and health disparities (MHHD) research during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage month – Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter Posts

Making Progress: First SPEECH Conference Held at Temple – Temple Health News Digest – JULY 2019

Drs. Grace Ma and Lin Zhu Lead Culturally Tailored Intervention to Improve HPV Screening in Asian-American Women – 12th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved

HIGHLIGHTS/ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Congratulations to our SPEECH trainees who received awards for the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held between September 20-23 2019 in San Francisco, CA!

AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awardees:

• Lin Zhu, PhD                           (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
• Gargi Pal, PhD                         (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
• Michelle Naidoo, PhD(c)       (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)

AACR GMAP Region Four Travel Awardees:

• Cicely Johnson, PhD               (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
• Aisha Bhimla, PhD(c)             (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
• Lin Zhu, PhD                            (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
• Gargi Pal, PhD                         (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
• Michelle Naidoo, PhD(c)       (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)