Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
The Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center (MCC) is a collaborative research institution at Weill Cornell Medicine, affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian. With over 250 basic scientists, pathologists, bioinformaticians, surgeons, oncologists, radiologists and other clinicians, MCC aims to ensure that patients have access to emerging new therapies while simultaneously training future researchers and recruiting leaders in cancer research and clinical care. The Cancer Prevention and Control Program (CPC), led by Dr. Rulla Tamimi, focuses on elucidating the determinants of cancer incidence, morbidity and mortality across the cancer care continuum and methods to reduce these rates within the catchment area. The CPC aims to better identify the differences between cancer survival outcomes by race/ethnicity, and accordingly address health literacy, cultural competency and health equity within the population. For more information about MCC and CPC, please visit the Center's website.
SoCa
The Center for Social Capital (SoCa) is a collaboration between Weill Cornell Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Their mission is to target cancer health disparities in the South Bronx, Washington Heights, North-Central Brooklyn, and Western Queens communities by implementing education and training programs that promote multigenerational health. SoCa is funded by the NCI Persistent Poverty Initiative (Grant Number U54 CA280808). Information about ongoing projects and research resources can be found at the Center's website.