DREW-UCLA Breast Cancer Research and Training Program: Molecular/Cellular Pathogenesis Model
Author | : Jaydutt Vadgama |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 124 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : OCLC:227955534 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Objective: The overarching goals of this partnership between Charles F. Drew University of Medicine and Science (Drew) and the University of California Los Angeles Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (UCLA-JCCC) are to develop Drew faculty into independent and competitive investigators and in turn, provide Drew with the necessary capacity to establish a breast cancer research program with a focus on minority and underserved populations. We have generated significant progress toward the following objectives: 1) We have created a Cancer Cluster at Drew that brings together various investigators engaged or have interest in Cancer Research, Education, Training, and Treatment. This Cluster group has enabled us to identify senior, mid-level, and junior faculty who can be partnered with established breast cancer investigators at UCLA as senior mentors or research collaborators. 2) We have created an educational experience and mentored research environment that fosters breast cancer research and offers substantive training to Drew (HBCU/MI) faculty and postdoctoral fellows. 3) We have created opportunities for Drew faculty, fellows and students to access UCLA-JCCC and Drew shared resources. 4) We have generated exciting data that identifies novel genes that may be associated with HER2/neu overexpressing breast tumors. In particular, candidate genes that may be associated with resistant to Trastuzumab treatment.