Diversity Supplements
In 2002 the CBCRP began offering award supplements to allow individuals and community organizations that face barriers to overcome these barriers and participate in CBCRP-funded research. We have two grant supplement categories.
First, the regular Diversity Supplements provide funds to CBCRP-supported Principal Investigators so that they may mentor a promising student who may not otherwise have the opportunity to continue in breast cancer research. The aim is to support students who are:
- Interested in pursuing careers in breast cancer research
- Facing barriers that may prevent them from realizing a career in breast cancer research or pursuing research in areas that are under-represented in breast cancer research or with communities that are under-represented in breast cancer research
Second, we offer participatory research Community Research Collaboration (CRC) supplements (CRCAS) that focus in two distinct areas:
- Academic: To mentor students, research fellows, and early career (less than 3 years as an independent investigator) researchers.
- Community: To mentor new community groups to become part of an existing CBCRP-funded grant.
Note: The diversity supplements are supported by funds generated from Californians that donate to the CBCRP via the check-off line on the State income tax form.
Funding Data:
Diversity supplements awarded in 2002: 6
Funded amount: $199,990
Diversity Supplements Funded in 2002:
Danielle Rose Ash
University of California, Los Angeles
The Impact of Structure on the Quality of Breast Cancer Care
PI and mentor: Katherine Kahn
2 years, $40,000
Melanie Funes-Duran
University of California, Davis
Pathway-Specific Gene Expression in Breast Cancer Cells
PI and mentor: Colleen Sweeney
2 years, $40,000
Dorothy Hong
University of Southern California
HER-2/neu Gene Variations and Breast Cancer Risk
PI and mentor: Michael Press
2 years, $40,000
Yoshiko Umezawa
University of California, Los Angeles
Determinants of Receiving Breast Cancer Treatment in the Underserved
PI and mentor: Rose Maly
2 years, $40,000
Tina Vacharkulksemsuk (CRCAS)
University of California, Irvine
A Network-Based Intervention for Chamorros in Southern California
Co-PIs and mentors: Sora Park Tanjasiri and Lola Sablan-Santos
1 year, $19,990
Familia Center, Santa Cruz (CRCAS)
Stanford University
Does a Peer Navigator Improve Quality of Life at Diagnosis?
PI and mentor: Caroline Bliss-Isberg
2 years, $20,000
