Through funded research projects, training, and community outreach,
the UMass Boston — Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Partnership aims to:
- Improve opportunities for under-represented minority students, fellows, and scientists in basic and population science
- Develop resources toward closing the cancer health disparities gap
We offer training and professional development experiences for undergraduates, graduates, postbaccalaureates, and nursing postdocs interested in cancer and cancer disparities research.
We offer research funding opportunities for UMB and DF/HCC faculty to collaborate on innovative cancer and cancer disparities research that spans the sciences.
We work with community partners to build capacity for using evidence-based programs and strategies for health promotion.
Announcements
Research Education Core and Outreach Core summer 2025 applications are open! Participants are placed with a research lab, community organization, or faith-based organization based on their interests. Both programs are paid opportunities and do not require applicants to have prior research experience.
The Partnership’s Annual Cancer Symposium took place on Monday, November 25th. The keynote address, given by Sasha Gusev, PhD, was titled Characterizing Germline Cancer Mechanisms at Scale: Risk, Tumor Evolution, and Treatment Outcomes. A recording of the keynote is now available on YouTube.
The REC is looking for faculty mentors interested in developing trainees in their lab during Summer 2025 (May 29 – Aug 8). Signing up your lab does not guarantee a match – we take care to ensure that students are a good fit for a lab before matching them. If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to u54rec@umb.edu.