Current projects (2023-2026)

Efficacy of an Asian Culture-Tailored Lung Health (ACT) Intervention on Lung Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation in Asian Americans
DF/HCC: Mary Cooley, PhD, RN, FAAN
UMass Boston: Sun Kim, PhD
Project dates: 9/2024 – 8/2026

Assessing e-Cigarettes for Tobacco Harm Reduction in the Context of Lung Cancer Screening
DF/HCC: Nancy Rigotti, MD
UMass Boston: Jaqueline Avila, PhD
Project dates: 9/2023 – 8/2025

Photodynamic Activation of Antitumor Immunity with Real-Time Imaging-Based Feedback for Targeting Health Disparities in Oral Cancer
DF/HCC: Mohammad Saad, PhD
UMass Boston: Jonathan Celli, PhD
Project dates: 9/2024 – 8/2026

Since 2010, we have supported 36 collaborative research projects between investigators at UMass Boston and Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.