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Health Equity Research Education Program

Grant Writing Retreat

February 21-23, 2024

Birmingham, Alabama


 

Annual Presidents’ Video Conference

March 18, 2024




Program Steering Committee Meeting

March 25-26, 2024

Opelika, Alabama




Internal Advisory Committee Meeting

July 24, 2024


Cancer Research Symposium

July 24-25, 2024

Birmingham, Alabama



Training Opportunities



2024 PRSTP Application

2024 PRSTP Flyer

Latest in news


 
MSM/TU/O'Neal CCC request for Pilot project application - 2024 

UAB, 2 other schools receive coll ective $18 million grant

Cancer doesn’t care about equality, so this program encourages diverse scholars to care more about cancer

Partnering Institutions

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Tuskegee University (TU)
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)


Principal Investigators

MSM: 
Brian Rivers, PhD  -Contact-PI
 
James Lillard, PhD

TU:
Timothy Turner, PhD -Contact-PI
Vivian Carter, PhD
Windy Dean-Colomb, MD

UAB:
Upender Manne, PhD -Contact-PI
Isabel Scarinci, PhD


Program Managers

 MSM: Jennifer Creighton
     TU: Chiquita Lee
  UAB: Suzanne Byan-Parker

 

Upcoming Events


Health Equity Research Education Program

Grant Writing Retreat

February 21-23, 2024

Birmingham, Alabama


 

Annual Presidents’ Video Conference

March 18, 2024




Program Steering Committee Meeting

March 25-26, 2024

Opelika, Alabama




Internal Advisory Committee Meeting

July 24, 2024


Cancer Research Symposium

July 24-25, 2024

Birmingham, Alabama



Training Opportunities



2024 PRSTP Application

2024 PRSTP Flyer

Latest in news


 
MSM/TU/O'Neal CCC request for Pilot project application - 2024 

UAB, 2 other schools receive coll ective $18 million grant

Cancer doesn’t care about equality, so this program encourages diverse scholars to care more about cancer

Partnering Institutions

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM)
Tuskegee University (TU)
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)


Principal Investigators

MSM: 
Brian Rivers, PhD  -Contact-PI
 
James Lillard, PhD

TU:
Timothy Turner, PhD -Contact-PI
Vivian Carter, PhD
Windy Dean-Colomb, MD

UAB:
Upender Manne, PhD -Contact-PI
Isabel Scarinci, PhD


Program Managers

 MSM: Jennifer Creighton
     TU: Chiquita Lee
  UAB: Suzanne Byan-Parker

 

Steering Committee

Jeroan J. Allison
, MD, EPI 
(CHAIR)

EXPERTISE: Disparities in Health care Outcomes 

Sandra Million Underwood, RN, PhD
EXPERTISE: Nursing; Cancer Education & Research

Gerald Sonnenfeld
, PhD

EXPERTISE: Basic Science; Microbiology & Immunology
 
John Stone,
MD, PhD

EXPERTISE: Bioethics

Laritza M. Rodriguez
MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute

EXPERTISE: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
 
 
H. Nelson Aguila
D.V.M.
National Cancer Institute

EXPERTISE: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
 

Jorge A. Marrero
M.D, M.S
EXPERTISE: Advanced liver disease and transplant hepatology


Advisory Committee

Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. John H. Stewart, IV, MD, MBA, FACS
EXPERTISE: Surgical oncology  
Sheila McClure, PhD


Tuskegee University

Vijaya K. Rangari, PhD
Chastity Bradford, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Selvarangan Ponnazhagan, PhD


 


Past Events:
  

Internal Advisory Committee Meeting
January 18, 2024
Atlanta, Georgia
Agenda 

Internal Advisory Committee Meeting
Hosted by UAB
March 1, 2023
11:00 AM-3:30PM


Annual Presidents' Video Conference
Hosted by TU
Feb 6, 2023
10 am to 11 am

Annual Summer Cancer Research Symposium
July 27, 2022
Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW, Peachtree City, GA
Agenda
 

IAC Meeting
July 26, 2022
Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW, Peachtree City, GA
Agenda
 

PSC Meeting
May 20, 2022
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Agenda


IAC Meeting
February 23, 2022
Zoom virtual Meeting
Agenda

Presidents' Meeting
February 11, 2022
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Agenda


Annual Summer Cancer Research Symposium
July 27-28, 2021
Zoom Virtual Meeting

 
Annual PSC Meeting
May 18, 2021
8:00 am to 2:00 pm CST
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Agenda



Spring IAC Meeting
March 31, 2021
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Agenda


IAC Meeting
January 22, 2020
WTI 101
University of Alabama
Birmingham, AL



IAC Meeting

July 23, 2019
Crown Plaza Hotel
Peachtree City Georgia

CANCER RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM
July 23-24, 2019
Crown Plaza Hotel
Peachtree City Georgia



Internal Advisory Committee Meeting

January 22, 2019
Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at Grand National,
3700, Robert Trent Jones Trail,
Opelika, AL 36801

AGENDA
HOTEL & TRANSPORTATION


Second Conference on Bioethics Issues in Minority Health and Health Disparities Research
January 23-25, 2019
Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel and Conference Center at Grand National,
3700, Robert Trent Jones Trail,
Opelika, AL 36801

SAVE THE DATE
REGISTRATION (Closed)
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
AGENDA
HOTEL & TRANSPORTATION


PACHE
July 23-24, 2018
NCI Shady Grove Campus in Rockville, Maryland

Internal Advisory Committee Meeting
July 25, 2018
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Annual Cancer Research Symposium
July 25-26, 2018 
University of Alabama at Birmingham

PSC Meeting
April 2 -3, 2018
Tuskegee University
Auburn Marriott Opelika Hotel

SCREP Applications Due:
Wednesday, April 4, 2018

 

Partnership Presidents' Videoconference
Dec 6, 2017 9am- 10am CT

Internal Advisory Committee Meeting
Dec 11, 2017: MSM

HDRTP Mentors' Luncheon
Proposed Nov 8, 2017 

Grant Writing Retreat (GWR)
Wed-Friday, Feb 21-23, 2018, at a Birmingham area hotel conference center

PSC Meeting
March 29-30, 2017
Morehouse School of Medicine

Bioethics-Annual Public Health Ethics Intensive Course
April 3-7, 2017
Tuskegee University

SCREP Applications Due:
April 3, 2017

UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium
May 2-3, 2017
The DoubleTree Hotel (UAB)

Cancer Research Symposium
July 25-26, 2017
Tuskegee University


PAC Meeting
March 31, 2016
University of Alabama at Birmingham


SCRTP Applications Due
April 1, 2016 

Public Health Ethics Intensive Course
April 11-15, 2016
Tuskegee University

UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium

April 21, 2016
DoubleTree Hotel, Birmingham, AL

Summer Institute
July 26-27, 2016
Atlanta, Georgia

PSC Meeting
October 22, 2015
Tuskegee University

Summer Institute

July 21-22, 2015
Tuskegee University
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
  


PSC Meeting
March 29-30, 2015
Morehouse School of Medicine
National Center for Primary Care (NCPC),
Atlanta, Georgia


PAC Meeting
January 15, 2015
Tuskegee University
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center


Partnership Strategic Retreat
January 16, 2015
Tuskegee University
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center

PAC Meeting
July 22, 2014
Agenda

Summer Institute
July 23, 2014
Agenda
2014 Awardees Announced 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


PSC Meeting
March 25 - 26, 2014
PSC Meeting Agenda 


Pilot Project Letter of Intent Due:
March 28, 2014
Pilot Project Due:
June 13, 2014
See RFP for details.   

Summer Cancer Research Training Program ( SCRTP) 2014
Applications Due:
April 1, 2014
SCRTP Program: June 2 - July 25, 2014

Summer Institute/Partnership Advisory Committee Meeting @ MSM on July 23-24, 2013
 
 
 
 

Partnership Presidents' Meeting, September 2013
Partnership Advisory Committee Meeting @ MSM in December 2013

Partnership Meeting Schedules 2011-2016    
 

Bioethics Train the Trainer Workshops at Tuskegee University
     
February 18-23, 2013
      March 18-23, 2013
      April 22-27, 2013

UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium 
 Date:       
February 28, 2013

 Location: DoubleTree Hotel
                808 20th Street South
                Birmingham, AL 35205


Partnership Steering Committee Meeting on February 7, 2013 at Tuskegee University


Partnership Advisory Committee Meeting on January 17, 2013 at UAB 

Partnership Executive Committee Meeting
              Location:  UAB MT 605

              Dates: August 6, 2012 from 9:00 to 10:00 am

Summer Institute Program 2012
              Location: Tuskegee University            
              Dates
: July 26, 2012


Partnership Internal Advisory Committee (IAC) Conference Call
:

              Dates: July 12, 2012 @ 2pm Central Time (3pm EST)

Summer Cancer Research Training Program (SCRTP) 2012: for Graduate Students
              Applicants: Graduate students currently enrolled in a masters or doctoral program at MSM, TU or UAB
              Stipend: 15-20 hours per week
              Training Dates: June 4 to July 27, 2012
              Application Deadline: Monday, March 5, 2012

Health Disparities Research Training Program 2012for Faculty Members and Post-Doctoral Fellows: 
              Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 4, 2012 

First Bioethics Conference on Cancer Health Disparities Research: Celebrating Scholars Ethically Working toward Reducing Cancer Health Disparities"
                Location: Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Alabama on Jan 18-20, 2012
                Application Deadline:  Wednesday, January 4, 2012

         

 

Steering Committee

Jeroan J. Allison
, MD, EPI 
(CHAIR)

EXPERTISE: Disparities in Health care Outcomes 

Sandra Million Underwood, RN, PhD
EXPERTISE: Nursing; Cancer Education & Research

Gerald Sonnenfeld
, PhD

EXPERTISE: Basic Science; Microbiology & Immunology
 
John Stone,
MD, PhD

EXPERTISE: Bioethics

Laritza M. Rodriguez
MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute

EXPERTISE: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
 
 
H. Nelson Aguila
D.V.M.
National Cancer Institute

EXPERTISE: Reducing Cancer Health Disparities
 

Jorge A. Marrero
M.D, M.S
EXPERTISE: Advanced liver disease and transplant hepatology


Advisory Committee

Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. John H. Stewart, IV, MD, MBA, FACS
EXPERTISE: Surgical oncology  
Sheila McClure, PhD


Tuskegee University

Vijaya K. Rangari, PhD
Chastity Bradford, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Selvarangan Ponnazhagan, PhD