At Essence Festival this year, the Truth Initiative hosted a Breath of Freedom Panel, featuring CAB member, Tene Franklin. To learn more about Breath of Freedom, click the link here: Truth Initiative webpage. Pictured left to right: Dr. Calandra Whitted, Dr. Leah Alexander, Dr. Kendric Dartis, Mrs. Tene Franklin) Dr. Calandra Whitted has been appointed
Dr. Guoliang Li’s research is uncovering how prostate cancer grows and resists treatment. Their work shows that co-targeting KDM5B and SKP2 may offer a new therapeutic path for treatment-resistant cases. In partnership with the MVTCP, Dr. Li is also studying SMARCA1 to restore treatment sensitivity and slow disease progression. The project aims to determine whether
Earlier this summer, the Research and Education Core (REC) visited the American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge. This program offers a “home away from home” for cancer patients & their caregivers while in treatment. Under the leadership of Dr. Dahlman, Dr. Whalen & Dr. Adunyah, the REC trainees spent time with patients, serving a meal. We
The Internal Advisory Committee hosted the MVTCP Summer Luncheon, an event that went beyond a regular meeting. Together, we celebrated past and present work and looked ahead to the future. Four members were honored with Outstanding Service & Leadership awards: Dr. Ann Richmond, Dr. Baqar Husaini (recognized posthumously), Dr. Samuel Adunyah, and Dr. Margaret Whalen.
In order to help spread information about population and clinical non-therapeutic studies open in the partnership; to enhance collaboration and build additional capacity, the PRACTICE Core is developing a research compendium that is open to all MVTCP investigators. Please help us by listing any studies you may have and passing this information along to colleagues
Dr. Whitted recently co-authored a published article titled “The Families SHARE Project: Novel Insights on Recruiting and Engaging Black Men in a Community-Based Genomic Education Program” has been published online BMC Public Health. This work is a result of a collaboration between Georgetown Lombardi Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Social and
At the 24th Annual MVTCP Symposium students, faculty, trainees, residents & post-docs from local universities were welcome to submit abstracts in a poster competition. Congratulations to all the symposium awardees, including: Undergraduate: 1st Place: Ellie Griner of Lipscomb University, Elucidating the Mechanism of Neprilysin-Regulated Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Invasion 2nd Place: Keenyn Bradley of Oglethorpe University,
In March, the much anticipated, annual Program Steering Committee (PSC) meeting was held. Steering committee members were brought together at this 2-day meeting, meant to evaluate the outcomes of the programs ongoing work. Photos captured, highlight moments from the meeting, including discussions and presentations held by MVTCP members and the REC supported students enjoying a
We want to take a moment to congratulate the MVTCP Medical Cancer Research Experience (MCRE) Awardees on their match! The goal of the MCRE is to support Vanderbilt medical students in their pursuit of cancer health disparities research. The program accepts five Vanderbilt medical students/year and provides $6K for research activities and travel to a
Dr. Ann Richmond has been a longstanding partner with the MVTCP, serving in the education core, participating in the renewal application, and serving as co-PI. We want to take a moment to recognize her amazing work inside and outside the MVTCP. Her work with the MVTCP, started back in 2010, as she served on the
