Cancer research partnership boosts education, community outreach, and translational work with AI support
Official title: 1/2 CCNY-MSK Partnership for Cancer Research, Education and Community Outreach
Funded at City College of New York · NIH-11413578 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A cross-institution collaboration between CCNY and MSKCC is advancing translational cancer research, training, and community engagement with the help of AI tools.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | City College of New York NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (New York, United States) |
| Project start | September 26, 2008 |
| Project end | August 31, 2029 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $1,315,773 |
| NIH project number | 5U54CA132378-18 |
| Project ID | NIH-11413578 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Patients with cancer who might benefit from AI-enhanced care, targeted therapies, or smoother access to treatments and clinical resources.
✕Less likely to help
Patients not receiving treatment at this time or those outside the targeted cancer types or care settings may not directly benefit.
What this research studies
This partnership supports translational cancer research across T0–T4 stages while building an education pipeline to attract students into cancer careers. It also aims to strengthen community networks and resources for engaged outreach and research over the next five years. Projects include studying immune checkpoint inhibitors and strategies to reduce side effects and missed treatments, exploring how small molecules regulate cancer-driving factors, integrating AI-assisted medical interpreting into cancer care, and examining germline and other factors that shape the tumor genome in lung cancer.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could see improvements in treatment attendance, personalized cancer therapies, and more accessible, AI-assisted cancer care.
How similar studies have gone: The collaboration builds on prior cross-institution efforts and combinatory approaches; AI-integrated strategies in care and translational cancer research have shown promise in similar settings.
Where this research is happening
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City College of New York
New York, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Vuong, Bao Q — City College of New York
- Study coordinator: Vuong, Bao Q
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.