Black in Cancer Series - Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations

Black in Cancer Student Engagement Series

Jan. 24, 2024
12:00 PM CT

National Cancer Institute Training Opportunities: A Pathway to Careers in Cancer Research

Learn more about undergraduate and graduate student opportunities with the National Cancer Institute.

Speakers: Dominiqua M. Griffin, PhD, NCC, Wayne Lawrence DrPH, MPH, and Deanna Riley, BS

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Feb. 7, 2024
12:00 PM CT

Exploring Health Justice in Translational Science: An Introductory Landscape Analysis of R2 HBCUs in Cancer Research

Kaylin Carey, a researcher and doctoral student at Morehouse School of Medicine, will discuss her research on the role of HBCUs in Cancer Research.

Kaylin Carey, M.S., Morehouse School of Medicine

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Feb. 14, 2024
12:00 PM CT

Introduction to Black in Cancer

Learn more about the community of Black students, researchers and clinicians focusing on cancer research, prevention and treatment.

Henry Henderson, PhD, Co-founder, Director of Cancer Awareness, Black in Cancer

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Feb. 21, 2024
12:00 PM CT

Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

Join Sherry Hughes, breast cancer survivor and director of strategic community engagement for Cincinnati Cancer Advisors, and Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, a University of Mississippi Medical Center scientist studying cancer biology, health disparities and translational research. Through their own personal narratives, they will discuss breast cancer prevention strategies, advocacy and survivorship with a particular focus on African Americans who die disproportionately from breast cancer.

Sherry Hughes, Breast Cancer Survivor with Cincinnati Cancer Advisors; Dr. Jasmine Miller-Kleinhenz, University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Apr. 18, 2024
12-2 PM CT

2-4 PM CT

National Cancer Institute (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Information Webinar

Take Your Cancer Technology Idea from Lab to Market

The Black in Cancer Student Engagement Series is hosting pre-conference workshops to celebrate Black in Cancer’s inaugural US conference in June. National Cancer Institute (NCI) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) joins this series with an information webinar on lab-to-market funding opportunities on Thursday, April 18, 2024.

Join us to learn about the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) funding opportunities and how you can receive up to $6.9 million in no-strings-attached funding to advance your cancer technology ideas from lab to market. The workshop is open to faculty, researchers, students, and current and soon-to-be entrepreneurs.Register Today! (Link)

Speakers:

Patricia Weber, DrPH, Program Director, National Cancer Institute

Melissa Li, PhD, Program Director, National Cancer Institute

Agenda:

Part 1. Introduction to NCI SBIR Funding

Part 2. How to Start a Biotech & Funding Application Guidance

At the end of the workshop, attendees can proceed to meet one-on-one with a program director from the NCI. Your technology idea does not have to be ready for applications! This meeting can be used to ask additional questions about the program and how you might benefit from this funding program from the NCI. If you are interested, please send your information (name, affiliation, and technology information if available) to Jenelle Azore (jenelle.azore@nih.gov) by Thursday, April 11, 2024.

This series is sponsored by the Jackson State University Division for Research & Economic Development and the Institute for Social Justice & Race Relations in partnership with the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research.

Learn more about and register for the the Black in Cancer Conference, June 20-21, 2024. The deadline to submit abstracts for conference presentation is March 1, 2024.

Black in Cancer Conference, June 20-21, 2024 in Bethesda, MD. Theme: Lifting As We Climb