Organization
The CARE Partnership is a collaborative program between UCR and the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center of City of Hope (CoHCCC). Every component of the partnership (including program cores, committees, and funded research projects) is co-led by a UCR faculty member and a CoHCCC faculty member.
Administration & Capacity Development Core
Ernest Martinez, Ph.D. (Partnership Director, UCR)
Program Director of UCR/City of Hope CARE Partnership
Director of MARC
Professor, Biochemistry
Victoria Seewaldt, M.D. (Partnership Director, CoHCCC)
Program Director of UCR/City of Hope CARE Partnership
Associate Director of Population Sciences
Chair and Professor of Dept. of Population Sciences
Planning & Evaluation Core
David Ann, Ph.D. (Lead, CoHCCC)
Associate Chair and Professor, Department of Diabetes Complications & Metabolism
Research Education Core
Tijana Talisman, Ph.D. (Lead, CoHCCC)
Associate Professor, Department of Cancer Biology & Molecular Medicine
Community Outreach Core
Dr. Michelle Burroughs (Lead, UCR)
Director of Community Engagement & Outreach for CHC
Community Expert & Strategist, The Program in Medical Education (PRIME)
Christopher Sistrunk, PhD (Co-Lead,CoHCCC)
Associate Professor, Division of Biomarkers of Early Detection & Prevention and Division of Health Equities
Steering & Advisory Committees
Program Steering Committee
NIH/NCI Program Directors
Program Official: Dr. Sandra San Miguel
Grant Management Specialist: To be announced
External Advisory Board (EAB)
Lucio Miele, M.D., Ph.D. (LSU); Chair
Cathrine Hoyo, Ph.D. (NCSU)
Augusto Ochoa, M.D. (LSU)
Marian Fitzgibbon, Ph.D. (UIC)
Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Ph.D. (UIC)
Shijie Sheng, PhD (Wayne State)
Guangdi Wang, PhD (Xavier)
Advisory Committees
Internal Advisory Board (IAB)
Kelechi Kalu, Ph.D. (UCR)
Frances Sladek, Ph.D. (UCR)
Jernej Murn, Ph.D. (UCR)
Steve Forman, Ph.D. (CoHCCC)
Linda Malkas, Ph.D. (CoHCCC)
Ana Tergas, M.D. (CoHCCC)
Community Advisory Board (CAB)
Aileen Dinkjian, Ph.D.
Alejandro Fernandez
Allison Rosenzweig, Ph.D.
Amy Foell
Ashley Nelson
Cedric Farmer
Kathye Jenkins, Ph.D.
Kevin Morris
Maritza Travanti
Mayra Serrano, D.P.H.
Michael Nduati, M.D.
Rene Longoria
Program Staff
Program Manager - TBA
Angelica Sanchez (CoH)
Program Manager, Department of Population Sciences
1500 E. Duarte Rd.
Duarte, CA 91010
angsanchez@coh.org