Vision
The vision of the RCMI program at Xavier is aligned with the university's vision to achieve recognition by 2020 for our national prominence in research, particularly in the areas of cancer and health disparities research.Mission
To build on and enhance faculty competitiveness at Xavier University'Äôs strengths in cancer and health disparities research in a manner that will not only lead to exciting new discoveries, but also intensify our efforts to translate the results of these activities to the benefit of the public, particularly the underserved.Goals
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To Strengthen Internal and External Collaborations and Partnerships Particularly those that Promote Health Disparities and Translational Research.
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To Enhance Critical Core Laboratory Services.
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To Increase Xavier's Pool of Competitive and Productive Cancer and Health Disparities Researchers who Participate in the "Translational Research Pipeline".
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To Establish a New Pilot Project Program (PPP) for Cancer/Health Disparities Research.
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To Provide Targeted Administrative Services in Support of RCMI Investigators.
Xavier's RCMI funding is provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) through the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) grant #U54MD007595, which provides laboratory scientists and clinical researchers with the tools and training they need to understand, detect, treat and prevent a wide range of diseases. NIMHD supports all aspects of clinical and translational research, connecting researchers, patients and communities across the nation. This support enables discoveries made at a molecular and cellular level to move to animal-based studies, and then to patient-oriented clinical research, ultimately leading to improved patient care. NIMHD convenes innovative research teams and equips them with essential tools and critical resources needed to tackle the nation's complex health problems.
PI: Guangdi Wang
(504) 520-5076
gwang@dcoalatemenlook.com
PI: Gene D’Amour
(504)520-5444
amour@dcoalatemenlook.com
Program Manager: Stephanie Wiebke
(504)520-5326
swiebke@dcoalatemenlook.com