C-REP Goals and Objectives

The overall goal of the collaborative Cancer Research Education Program (C-REP) between the University of Houston (UH) and the NCI-designated Dan L. Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center (DLDCCC) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is to proactively address a significant deficiency by encouraging and preparing underrepresented (UR) undergraduate and graduate students to enter careers in cancer research.

Alliance partners will accomplish this by providing cancer research experiences, developing cancer specific curricula, and creating educational outreach efforts to encourage UR trainees to select careers in cancer research. Through C-REP, the Alliance will establish the critical infrastructure needed to support a long-term sustained effort for increasing the pipeline of UR trainees in cancer research and bolster submission of future training grants at the institutional level, and fellowship/career development grants at the trainee level.

These goals will be achieved through completion of the following objectives/aims:

• Enhance the cancer research experience of undergraduate and graduate students.
• Develop new cancer research curricula and seminar series.
• Prepare culturally diverse and health disparity aware cancer researchers.

C-REP Mentors and Collaborators

University of Houston

Chow, Diana S, Ph.D., FNAI
Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Director, Institute of Drug Education and Research

Cuny, Greg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry
Interim Assistant Department Chair, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Das, Mini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Physics

Hu, Ming, Ph.D.
Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Liu, Xinli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pharmaceutics, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Long, Stuart, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Research, Honors College

Trivedi, Meghana, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCOP
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Udugamasooriya, Gomika, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Valier, Helen K., Ph.D.
Associate Director, Medicine and Society Program, Honors College

Weber, Karen, Ed.D.
Assistant Dean, Honors College

Baylor College of Medicine

Connor, Laurie Mandy, Ph.D.
Director of Instruction, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Matzuk, Martin Matthew, M.D., Ph.D.
Interim Department Chair, Department of Pathology & Immunology
Director, Center for Drug Discovery
Stuart A. Wallace Chair and Professor, Department of Pathology & Immunology
Robert L. Moody, Sr. Chair, Department of Pathology & Immunology
Director, Clinical Chemistry
Ben Taub Hospital

Schiff, Rachel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Breast Center – Schiff

Young, Damian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Young, Evelin, Ph.D.
Project Manager, Graduate School, Special Projects
IRACDA Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pathology & Immunology

Yustein, Jason T., M.D.-Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
Co-Associate Director of Education,
Director, Faris D. Virani Ewing Sarcoma Center
Texas Children's Cancer Center