Cores
Training Core
Directors: Karen Burns White (DF/HCC), Joan Becker (UMass Boston)
The Training Core aims to increase the number of UMass Boston students--particularly those from under-represented minority backgrounds—who are interested and well-trained in cancer/cancer disparities research.
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Survey & Statistical Methods Core (SSMC)
Please visit the SSMC website.
Directors: Steven Joffe (DF/HCC), Lois Biener (UMass Boston)
The Survey and Statistical Methods Core (SSMC) is a collaboration that integrates the capabilities of existing UMB and DFCI core resources to support research and training in cancer disparities at both institutions. The primary aims of the core are to:
- provide methodological consulting and operational support services to U54 projects
- conduct training for students, research staff, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty in social and behavioral research methods through a seminar series and a research boot camp
- incubate and catalyze new collaborative research on cancer disparities
These activities are intended to promote continued expansion of collaborative cancer research at both institutions and to support the career development of junior faculty members as they become independent researchers.
For more about the SSMC, please use this link to visit the website.