The Partnership has built a successful, multi-institutional, transdisciplinary cancer research program and is proud to share the impact of our collaborations. As our accomplishments below demonstrate, our focus is not only on cancer research itself, but also on research education, career development, provision of research resources, and community outreach.

Partnership accomplishments (2010 – 2025)

Research program

41 joint cross-institutional projects funded, funding 96 investigators (46 UMass Boston, 50 DF/HCC)

Early-stage investigators (ESI)

68 funded (20 UMass Boston, 48 DF/HCC)

Career advancement

64 investigators received faculty appointments, tenure, or promotion (31 UMass Boston, 33 DF/HCC)

Training

493 trainees from the undergraduate to postdoctoral level

Cancer outreach*

19 NCI NON Screen-to-Save sessions delivered, reaching 350 participants

Grants

227 grants funded (106 directly related, 121 indirectly related)** totaling $106,262,872

Publications

494 manuscripts (192 directly related, 302 indirectly related)**

Patents

5 patents (direct)

*Formal Outreach Core funding began in 2013.
**Directly related outcomes comprise data or ideas that were supported by the Partnership and involve at least one U54-funded research project or core investigator. Indirectly related outcomes comprise data or ideas of either investigators or members of their team that were not supported directly by the Partnership but are in a scientific area related to their U54 Partnership-funded work.

“The Partnership and my research experience helped me navigate my career goals through excellent mentorship from my PI who provides insight on next steps and ways to reduce debt in graduate level programs.”

– Shinelle, postbaccalaureate