Mission

The Mission of the Morehouse School of Medicine Cancer Research Program is to conduct basic, translational, clinical, community-based (implementation/dissemination), and epidemiological cancer research and to understand and reduce health disparities by increasing the number of well-funded, -cited, -educated and -trained cancer researchers. 

Vision

Our Vision is to establish a NCI-designated Cancer Center at MSM by 2020 (and have MSM nationally recognized as the "go-to" center for cancer health disparities) by leveraging local and national alliances with cancer centers. 

Goals

Our goals are to:

1. Tap the pool of talented students and faculty currently at MSM through effective Research Training and Career Development and linking them to established investigators and Infrastructure at the UABCCC
2. Promote a Cancer Research Program, which provides funding opportunities and administrative support for cancer research program scientists 
3. Promote better cancer screening and healthy lifestyles among our underserved populations and increase minority participation in therapeutic clinical trails.