Expanding the Voices in Breast Cancer Research

CBCRP Diversity Supplements bring diverse perspectives to bear on the intransigent questions in breast cancer. They ensure that the field is enriched by involving people who have been historically underrepresented in the research pipeline. 

Under the mentorship of a CBCRP-funded PI, this supplement supports promising high school students, undergraduate students or community members from groups underrepresented in breast cancer research and/or those who wish to pursue careers focused on questions affecting underrepresented communities to conduct breast cancer research. The trainees are: (a) from socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, racial, linguistic, and geographic backgrounds who are and/or have been underrepresented in breast cancer research or (b) pursuing a research interest focusing on cultural, societal, or educational problems as they affect underserved segments of society.

CBCRP Diversity Supplement supports these trainees to conduct breast cancer research over a summer or for up to 6 months FTE over a one-year period. More information about this funding opportunity is available at funding-opportunities/application-process/diversity-supplement-award. The following supplements have been made to date: 

 

Trainee	Mentor	Institution/Organization	CBCRP Award
Mustapha El Zeini	Paola Betancur	UCSF	A Genomic Insert of Immune Suppression for the Negative Prediction of Cancer Survival
Zainab Choudhery	Paola Betancur	UCSF	A Genomic Insert of Immune Suppression for the Negative Prediction of Cancer Survival
Nico Carrera	Rachel Morello-Frosch	UCB	Occupational Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Among Immigrant Women
Nathalie Zamora	Marilyn Tseng	California Polytechnic State University	Do ethnic enclaves prevent breast cancer in Latina women?
Leticia Mendez	Alex Espinoza-Kulick	Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley	Do ethnic enclaves prevent breast cancer in Latina women?
Evelyn Ornelas	Alex Espinoza-Kulick	Cultural and Creative Arts Center of the Santa Maria Valley	Do ethnic enclaves prevent breast cancer in Latina women?
Petcy Yao	Kimberly Miller	University of Southern California	Community-academic partnership to understand increasing breast cancer risk among Asian immigrants
Leslie Soto	Hai Hong	Illumination Institute	Community-academic partnership to understand increasing breast cancer risk among Asian immigrants
Jocelyn Chung	Sherry Huang	Orange County Herald Center	Community-academic partnership to understand increasing breast cancer risk among Asian immigrants
Andrea van Bebber	Eunjeong Ko	San Diego State University	Financial Toxicity among Underserved Hispanic Breast Cancer Survivors
Mary Chalezz Angeline Dagu	Alexandre Chan	UCI	Electroacupuncture for the management of cancer-related cognitive impairment in breast cancer (ECCO)
Sheila Tran	Shizhen Emily Wang	UCSD	Blocking the Entry of Breast Cancer-derived Extracellular Vesicles into Normal Cells
Veronica Aguirre	Nayamin Martinez	Central California Environmental Justice Network	Farmworker women & Respiratory Exposure to Smoke from Swamp Cooler Air (FRESSCA–Mujeres)
Sandra Serrano	Jill Johnston	University of Southern California	Breast health and the Environment among Latinas in Los Angeles (BELLA) Study