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Each U-GROW scholar works directly with a Cedars-Sinai Cancer faculty mentor on a
summer research project. Below are examples of research projects our scholars have worked on.
Cancer patients are at increased risk of dying from heart failure resulting from treatment.
Research focus: adverse effects of radiation therapy for treating cancer on the heart.
The human papilloma virus is associated with the risk of cancers of the cervix, vulva, vagina, penis, anus and oropharynx (back of the throat including base of tongue and tonsils). Vaccination against HPV is effective at preventing these cancers.
Research focus: vaccination in underserved communities as well as in advancing self-sampling strategies for early detection of HPV infection.
African-American men and obese men are at increased risk of more aggressive prostate cancer. Behavioral interventions can reduce risk associated with obesity.
Research focus: studies of tumor and patient characteristics including genomic studies and relating these to patient outcomes.
All of Us is a study funded by the NIH that will recruit and study 1 million Americans from diverse backgrounds to better understand the role of biology, lifestyle and the environment in human health including cancer risk.
Research focus: actively enrolling participants and collecting data. This is an epidemiological study, but it also has the intention to conduct clinical trials aimed at behavior change .
Use of wearable devices to assess cancer patient performance status. Patient performance status often determines whether a patient can participate in trials or undergo standard of care therapy for cancer.
Research focus: develop better measures of performance to increase access to treatment for more patients.
The early detection of colon cancer for younger patients (under 40 years old), a population in which we have been observing increased incidence.
Research focus: developing new tests for the detection of colorectal cancer using markers in the blood.
Southeast Asian Americans (SEAAs) have been greatly impacted by COVID-19. For cancer, this means delays in cancer screening and care.
Research focus: understand and address multi-level social, ethical, and behavioral implications of COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and its sequelae among Cambodians, Filipinos, Thais, and Vietnamese Americans in the Greater Los Angeles area through a community-based approach.
Are there subgroups of endometriosis?
Research focus: explore the locations of endometriosis across peritoneal organs and investigate relationships with other clinical data (e.g. comorbidities, symptoms).
The PREDICT breast and PREDICT prostate tools that predict prognosis and treatment benefits. The PREDICT websites have been accessed over 2 million times.
Research focus: manipulate and review age-specific cancer incidence and mortality data in order to organize it into a suitable format for simple analysis using R software. Explore the data to investigate trends in incidence and mortality rates over time.
Molecules can be converted into molecular missiles to target specific cancer cells for destruction while sparing non-target cells. These molecular missiles are being assembled to deliver several different types of therapeutic payloads to cancer cells,
Research focus: engineering of non-viral nanoparticles as missiles to eliminate cancer cells.
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