Funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in September 2010, the U54 Minority Institution/Cancer Center Partnership Grant allows UMass Boston and DF/HCC to collaborate on research aimed at addressing issues of cancer health disparities in disenfranchised populations.
Through research programs in the areas of basic science, population science, student and investigator training and community outreach, the partnership serves to improve research, training, and outreach opportunities for under-represented minority (URM) students, fellows, and scientists and to develop information and resources toward closing the cancer health disparities gap.