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History

History of the Partnership

Despite advances in cancer treatment and research, notable differences in cancer outcomes persist in high-risk populations, who continue to experience a higher cancer burden. Temple University Fox Chase Cancer Center and Hunter College Cancer Health Disparity Partnership (TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership) is a collaborative effort with the goals to develop a regional comprehensive collaborative cancer health research infrastructure in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York City (PNN) Region and establish rigorous and sustainable cancer research, education and outreach programs at both institutions

Mission

Partnership Mission

The mission of the TUFCCC/HC Cancer Partnership is to enhance cancer outcomes among under-resourced populations and address critical national needs of career development in cancer research among junior investigators and students. The two collaborative institutions have been highly committed to improving cancer outcomes and strengthening cancer research in the PNN region and beyond.

Organizational Structure

TUFCCC/HC Partnership Organization Structure

 

 

Committees

Internal Advisory Committee

Temple University Fox Chase Cancer
Center (TUFCCC)

  •  Cherie P. Erkmen, MD (Co-Chair)
  • Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS
  • Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, PhD, MPH
  • Jean-Pierre Issa, MD
  • Grace X. Ma, PhD (Contact PI, U54)
  • Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH (MPI, U54)


Hunter College (HC)

  • Jennifer Tuten, PhD
  • Jessica Rothman, PhD
  • Christopher B. Braun, PhD
  • Benjamin Ortiz, PhD
  • Joel Erblich, PhD, MPH (Contact PI, U54)
  • Jennifer Ford, PhD (MPI, U54)

 

Program Steering Committee

 

  • Beti Thompson, PhD (Chair)
    Associate Director for Minority Health and Health Disparities Emeritus, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, School of Public Health, Department of Health Services
  • Curtis A. Pettaway, MD
    Professor, Department of Urology, MD Anderson Cancer Center
  • Norman Lee, PhD
    Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology, George Washington University (GWU) Cancer Center; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, GWU Cancer Center; Director, Molecular Medicine PhD Program, GWU
  • Philip Siu, MD, FAAP
    Pediatrician, Esperanza Health Center, Philadelphia, PA
  • Stephen Olufemi Sodeke, PhD, DBe
    Resident Bioethicist and Professor of Bioethics, Center for Biomedical Research Tuskegee University
  • Jill Macoska, PhD
    Distinguished University Professor of Science and Mathematics, Alton J. Brann Endowed Chair, Director of the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy (CPCT) at the University of Massachusetts Boston 

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