The notices it replaced
- Reissues: PAR-18-655 Basic Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
- 2 steps back: PAR-15-092 Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)
- 3 steps back: PAR-12-094 Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)
- 4 steps back: PAR-09-160 Exploratory/Developmental Grants Program for Basic Cancer Research in Cancer Health Disparities (R21)
Replaced by PAR-24-291.
Who won it before
62 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $13,809,615 in first-year total cost, median $206,400.
Most frequent study sections
- Basic Mechanisms of Cancer Health Disparities Study Section[BMCD]19
- Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 OBT-J (55)]11
- Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 OBT-Y (55)]9
- Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 OBT-Z (55)]9
- Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 OBT-B (55)]6
Most frequent institutions
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY4
- H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST3
- ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP3
- WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY3
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE2
| FY | Project | PIs | Institution | First-year cost | Study section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Colonic bile acid metabolism and responses in African Americans and non-Hispanic Whites1R21CA280578-01A1 | KUPFER, SONIA | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL | $228,382 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Reducing prostate cancer mortality in African American men by early disease detection using DNA fragmentation profiles and methylated DNA patterns of plasma derived cell free DNA1R21CA292755-01 | SZALLASI, ZOLTAN | BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MA | $475,759 | BMCD |
| 2024 | ATG16L1 isoforms and CRC health disparities1R21CA283138-01A1 | DENT, PAUL | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA | $399,187 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Integrated Genomic-Transcriptomic Characterization to Identify Molecular Mechanisms of Disparities in PDAC Outcomes1R21CA267124-01A1 | DUDEJA, VIKAS | UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL | $362,050 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Functional state of CD8+ T cell immunity in adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma1R21CA290322-01 | LAUVAU, GREGOIRE STEPHANEYE, BIHUI HILDA | ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, NY | $235,620 | TIR |
| 2024 | Analysis of a missense SNP in the aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor gene that may disproportionately increase lung cancer risk in Black Americans1R21CA290319-01 | OFFRINGA, ITE A | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA | $232,640 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Developing Acute Myeloid Leukemia Models with Diverse Ancestral Origins1R21CA283135-01A1 | PARDEE, TIMOTHY SEBASTIAN | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NC | $213,594 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Identification of metabolic niches in African Americans with colorectal cancer1R21CA280372-01A1 | JOHNSON, CAROLINE HELENKHAN, SAJID A | YALE UNIVERSITY, CT | $195,766 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Ethnicity-driven pfeRNA in African American health disparities in lung cancer.1R21CA290334-01 | MEI, YUPING | JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY, MD | $191,383 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Explainable AI-Based Multi-Omics Analysis of Lung Cancer Health Disparity1R21CA290324-01 | MONDAL, ANANDA MOHAN | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, FL | $168,125 | BMCD |
| 2024 | Contribution of Cellular and Molecular Heterogeneity of Esophageal Epithelium to Health Disparities in Esophageal Cancer1R21CA290137-01 | REICHENBACH, ZACHARY WWHELAN, KELLY A | TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH, PA | $1 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Mitochondrial Dysfunction underlies treatment related hepatotoxicity in Hispanics with acute lymphoblastic leukemia1R21CA274416-01A1 | ALACHKAR, HOUDA | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, CA | $442,404 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Racial Disparities and Colorectal DNA Methylation- Driven Gene Expression1R21CA283132-01 | LI, LI | UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA | $415,257 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Assessing healthy breast tissue for evidence of ancestry-dependent molecular contributions to TNBC disparities1R21CA280575-01 | RIGOUTSOS, ISIDORE | THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY, PA | $413,815 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Genomics of Renal Cancer in Patients of African Ancestry1R21CA280577-01 | TAYLOR, ALISON M.ZHANG, JIAN | SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH, NY | $263,285 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Landscape and characterization of promoter mutations driving triple-negative breast cancer1R21CA284602-01 | ELLISEN, LEIF WRHEINBAY, ESTHER | MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, MA | $249,749 | BMCD |
| 2023 | SQLE and Sterols Contribute to Racial Disparity in ER+ Breast Cancer Patient Survival1R21CA276820-01 | FRASOR, JONNAHOSKINS, KENT | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL | $238,200 | ZRG1 |
| 2023 | Role of SLAMF7 in Racial Disparities in Myeloma1R21CA280499-01 | KANG, YUBIN | DUKE UNIVERSITY, NC | $234,835 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Development of Mouse and Humanized Models to Study Sex Disparities in Tumor Progression and Treatment of NSCLC1R21CA283631-01 | LANDRY, JOSEPH WILLIAM | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA | $217,738 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Novel therapeutic approaches to remediate radiotherapy-induced bone necrosis1R56CA283140-01 | AKINTOYE, SUNDAY O | UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PA | $200,000 | BMCD |
| 2023 | Role and Theranostics Potential of Enolase in Prostate Cancer Health Disparities1R21CA280647-01 | ALMAGUEL, FRANKIE GCASIANO, CARLOS A.DAS, BHASKAR CHANDRA | LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, CA | $186,539 | ZRG1 |
| 2023 | Emerging role of tumor-derived exosomes in immune modulation and breast cancer health disparity.1R21CA283524-01 | CHAUDHARY, PANKAJ | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR, TX | $172,975 | BMCD |
| 2022 | Tumor and immune cell co-evolutionary dynamics as a source of racial disparities in breast cancer1R21CA267002-01A1 | OMILIAN, ANGELA | ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP, NY | $243,334 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | Molecular Drivers of Lung Cancer in Hispanics1R21CA259215-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | CRESS, WILLIAM DOUGLASTEER, JAMIE K | H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST, FL | $236,321 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | The primary role of low NCOA6 expression in the prostate cancer disparity among African American men1R21CA267006-01 · under PAR-18-655 | XU, JIANMING | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX | $224,400 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | Mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic stress intersect as mechanisms driving breast cancer racial disparities1R21CA267975-01A1 | SHOCK, LISA SALEZHAO, HUA | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA | $217,738 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | L1 element mutagenesis as a driver of epithelial cancers in African Americans1R21CA259309-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | DEVINE, SCOTT E | UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE, MD | $216,686 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | The ODC A allele as a driver and therapeutic target of aggressive prostate cancer in African American men1R21CA253343-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | PARK, JONG Y. | H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST, FL | $196,934 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | Defining the landscape of structural alterations in African American Multiple Myeloma1R21CA273773-01 | BOISE, LAWRENCE H. | EMORY UNIVERSITY, GA | $182,909 | ZRG1 |
| 2022 | Characterization of metastasis models derived from breast cancer patients of African descent1R21CA273779-01 | HARRELL, JOSHUA (CHUCK) | VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, VA | $181,448 | ZRG1 |
| 2021 | Discovery of H. pylori T cell epitopes unique to minority populations that could contribute to increased gastric cancer rates.1R21CA248804-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | SETTLES, ERIK W | NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, AZ | $438,168 | ZRG1 |
| 2021 | Are racial disparities in colon cancer due to epigenetic outliers.1R21CA264213-01 · under PAR-18-655 | GHOSH, JAYASHRISAPIENZA, CARMEN | TEMPLE UNIV OF THE COMMONWEALTH, PA | $222,296 | ZRG1 |
| 2021 | DNA Damage and Repair Mechanisms, Obesity, and Breast Cancer Disparities1R21CA264489-01 · under PAR-18-655 | DASH, CHIRANJEEVROY, RABINDRA | GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, DC | $218,790 | ZRG1 |
| 2020 | Tumor microenvironment at single cell level in black and white NSCLC patients1R21CA253362-01 · under PAR-18-655 | LIU, LIANGZHANG, WEI | WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, NC | $398,545 | ZRG1 |
| 2020 | CELL POPULATION HETEROGENEITY IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER DISPARITIES1R21CA238066-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | STERN, DAVID F | YALE UNIVERSITY, CT | $218,588 | ZRG1 |
| 2019 | DHFRP1 pseudogene status as a biomarker of chemotherapy response and outcomes in African-American breast cancer patients1R21CA231847-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | BOWER, JACQUELYN J | UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC | $202,928 | ZRG1 |
| 2019 | Glucocorticoid signaling, taxane resistance, and prostate cancer mortality disparity1R21CA226654-01A1 · under PAR-18-655 | CASIANO, CARLOS A. | LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY, CA | $171,825 | ZRG1 |
| 2018 | Vitamin D Deficiency Leads to Increased Intra-Prostatic Androgens in African American Men1R21CA231610-01 · under PAR-15-092 | NONN, LARISA | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO, IL | $208,670 | ZRG1 |
| 2018 | Prostate Cancer Susceptibility Gene Identification in Chromosome 5 Candidate Region1R21CA220311-01A1 · under PAR-15-092 | BOCK, CATHRYN HBOERNER, JULIE LYNN | WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, MI | $178,029 | ZRG1 |
| 2017 | Inter-relationship between microbiota diversity, obesity and race in endometrial cancer1R21CA220269-01 · under PAR-15-092 | BAE-JUMP, VICTORIA LINKEKU, TEMITOPE O. | UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL, NC | $202,928 | ZRG1 |
| 2017 | Stress Inflammation Mechanisms of Survivorship Disparities Experienced by Hispanic Women After Breast Cancer1R21CA215007-01 · under PAR-15-092 | PACE, THADDEUS | UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA, AZ | $200,318 | ZRG1 |
| 2017 | Restoring ciliogenesis as a novel approach to blocking breast cancer growth1R21CA207659-01A1 · under PAR-15-092 | DYNLACHT, BRIAN DREITER, JEREMY F | NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, NY | $196,577 | ZRG1 |
| 2017 | Host-environment interactions in colorectal cancer disparities1R21CA215380-01 · under PAR-15-092 | KUPFER, SONIA | UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, IL | $176,175 | ZRG1 |
| 2017 | The DARC side of Breast Cancer1R21CA210237-01A1 · under PAR-15-092 | DAVIS, MELISSA B | UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, GA | $34,545 | ZRG1 |
| 2016 | Genetic Signatures Underlying Prostate Cancer Metastasis in AfricanAmericans1R21CA199171-01A1 · under PAR-15-092 | FARUQUE, MEZBAH U. | HOWARD UNIVERSITY, DC | $229,898 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Racial Disparity of microRNA in Hepatitis C Virus Mediated Hepatocellularcarcinoma1R21CA188472-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | RAY, RATNA B. | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY, MO | $212,479 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Novel gene that determines metastatic phenotype in African-American men with PCa1R21CA184685-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | BHAT, MOHAMMAD SALEEM | UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, MN | $208,567 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Racial differences in CYP1B1 polymorphisms and risks for prostate cancer1R21CA185003-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | TANAKA, YUICHIRO | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE/RES/EDU, CA | $200,057 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Roles of Semaphorin Signaling in Breast Cancer Racial Disparities1R21CA199586-01 · under PAR-12-094 | JIAO, KAIWANG, LIZHONG | UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL | $191,835 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Germline Mutations in African American Families with Aggressive Prostate Cancer1R21CA185213-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | LIU, WANGUO | LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, LA | $190,530 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Determining high risk HPV status in the underserved1R21CA199632-01 · under PAR-12-094 | MARSHALL, DANA ROBIN | MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE, TN | $189,878 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | The role of exRNA in Health Disparity of Prostate Cancer1R21CA194750-01 · under PAR-12-094 | ABD ELMAGEED, ZAKARIA | TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LA | $187,231 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Prostate Cancer Gene Identification within Candidate Region in African Americans1R21CA185087-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | BOCK, CATHRYN HBOERNER, JULIE LYNN | WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, MI | $173,985 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Molecular Beacon-Based Nanoparticles for TNBC Imaging and Targeted Therapy1R21CA194295-01 · under PAR-12-094 | VISHWANATHA, JAMBOOR K. | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR, TX | $158,775 | ZRG1 |
| 2015 | Exosomes Promote Disease aggressiveness in African American Prostate Cancer1R21CA199628-01 · under PAR-12-094 | DEEP, GAGAN | UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER, CO | $52,595 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 1 in African American Prostate Cancer1R21CA183892-01 · under PAR-12-094 | KOOCHEKPOUR, SHAHRIAR | ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP, NY | $221,589 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Obesity and prostate cancer risk in Black and White men: a functional approach1R21CA179659-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | CHORNOKUR, GANNA | H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CTR & RES INST, FL | $219,893 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | High Kynurenine in Agressive Triple Negative African American Breast Cancer1R21CA185516-01 · under PAR-12-094 | SREEKUMAR, ARUN | BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, TX | $204,233 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Hippo signaling pathway in breast cancer disparities: a translational approach1R21CA179693-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | ZHANG, JIANMIN | ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP, NY | $190,856 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Racial disparity of MIC-1 gene in prostate tumor biology1R21CA179733-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | KARAN, DEV | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA, SC | $174,218 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Obesity and IGF-axis Activation in Native Hawaiian Women with Breast Cancer1R21CA176555-01A1 · under PAR-12-094 | LOO, LENORA WM | UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA, HI | $165,300 | ZRG1 |
| 2014 | Profiling Genetic Alterations in NSCLC in African Americans1R21CA184778-01 · under PAR-12-094 | GADGEEL, SHIRISHSCHWARTZ, ANN G. | WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, MI | $132,240 | ZRG1 |
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