The 17th American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved is Sept. 21-24 in Los Angeles.
Check out presentations from the Florida-California Cancer Research, Education and Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center.
Oral Presentations
Saturday, Sept. 21
4 p.m.
Presenter: Melissa Davis (Scientific Keynote Speaker)
Sunday, September 22
8 a.m.
Presenter: Chanita Hughes Halbert (Session Chair: Plenary Session 1)
11:30 a.m.
Presenter: Chanita Hughes Halbert (Session Chair: Concurrent Session 1)
5 p.m.
Presenter: Mariana Stern (Session Chair: Special Secia: Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos)
6 p.m.
Presenter: Melina Aldrich (Oral Presentation: Hot Topics and Recent Discoveries 1)
Top-rated abstracts, 6-7 p.m.
PR008, C146: Racial and Ethnic Differences in the Biological Signatures of Breast Tumors and the Immune-microenvironment: The Multiethnic Cohort Study
Presenter: Lenora WM Loo
Authors include: Yuquing Li, Kami White, Jose A Aparicio, Veronica W Setiawan, Christopher A Haiman, Anna Wu, Lynne R Wilkens, Loïc Le Marchand, Brenda Y Hernandez, Iona Cheng
Monday, Sept. 23
4 p.m.
Presenter: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati (Session Chair: Concurrent Session 6: Community Engagement)
Presenter: Rhonda Holbert (Panelist: Concurrent Session 6: Community Engagement)
Tuesday, Sept. 24
8 a.m.
Presenter: Lakeshia Cousin (Session Chair: Plenary Session 5)
Poster Presentations
Saturday, Sept. 21
Session A, 7-8:30 p.m.
A009: Determinants of increased generalized self-efficacy among Hispanic/Latino colorectal cancer patients participating in a Cancer Moonshot Study
Presenter: Joel Mendez Sanchez
Authors include: Mariana Stern
A008: Proof-of-Concept: A machine learning classifier to impute nativity status in Hispanic/Latino/a/x cancer patients in the California Cancer Registry
Presenter: Joel Mendez Sanchez
Authors include: Mariana Stern
A046: Disparities in Cancer Burden and Survival Rates in Persistent Poverty Communities in Los Angeles County
Presenter: Miriam Gorbatov
Authors include: Mariana Stern
A098: Lung cancer disparities among African Americans and other low-income communities in South Florida
Presenter: Miles Jordan
Authors include: Steven Ewell, Ben Mwashote, Bereket Mochona
A089: Intersecting Burdens: The Role of Social Barriers and Perceived Stress in Moderating Cortisol Reactivity Among African American Breast Cancer Survivors
Presenter: Fatimata Sanogo
Authors include: Chanita Hughes Halbert
A110: CaRE2 Health Equity Center Contact Registry: Engaging Underrepresented Community Participants in Cancer Research
Presenter: Carolina Aristizabal
Authors include: Eduardo Ibarra, Brooke Hensel, Rosa Barahona, Fern J. Webb, Diana Wilkie, Mariana C. Stern, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Sandra Suther, John Luque, Ileana Guzman
AACR Undergraduate Student Caucus and Poster Competition, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Engineering Genomics Database to Facilitate Artificial Intelligence in Cancer Research
Presenter: Arlen Gyden
Sunday, Sept. 22
Session B, 7-8:30 p.m.
B008: A computational workflow for determining genetic ancestry using cell lines: Challenges and solutions
Presenter: Matthew Chang
Authors include: Kalyanee Shirlekar, Katherine Martinez, Chayil Lattimore, Kimberly Newsom, Jason Brant, Kristianna Fredenburg
B025: Assessing the content and quality of online patient education material on clinical trials from NCI-designated comprehensive cancer centers
Presenter: Trista Beard
Authors include: Diana Morales, Chanita Hughes Halbert
B134: Socioeconomic, social, and clinical factors associated with loneliness among African American breast cancer survivors
Presenter: Kelsie Campbell
Authors include: Chanita Hughes Halbert
B001: Engaging Patient Advocates in the Battle Against Cancer Directly in their Communities in Culturally and Language Specific Ways
Presenter: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
B027: Adapting Communication Resources for Clinic Staff in a Multisite FQHC to Improve HPV Vaccination Encounters with Spanish-Speaking Parents of Adolescents
Presenter: Samantha Garcia
B079: Impact of exercise interventions on mental and physical health outcomes among Black breast cancer survivors: A systematic review
Presenter: Sabrina Guillen
Authors include: Lakeshia Cousin
B111: A needs assessment of genetic and hereditary breast cancer awareness in southern california women diagnosed with a genetic mutation
Presenter: Dayanara Ruiz
Authors include: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
B106: Empowering Communities: Prostate Cancer Short Training Pilot Program
Presenter: Brooke Hensel
Authors include: Del Rio, Nazleen, Guzman, Ileana, Ibarra, Eduardo, Aristizabal, Carolina, Barahona, Rosa, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes, Stern, Mariana C, Suther, Sandra, Luque, John, Webb, Fern J
B107: Community Scientist Research Advocacy Program: Training our Research Community
Presenter: Brooke Hensel
Authors include: Guzman, Ileana, Aristizabal, Carolina, Ibarra, Eduardo, Barahona, Rosa, Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes, Stern, Mariana C, Suther, Sandra, Webb, Fern J
B065: The Role of Self-confidence among participants in the Community Genetic Navigation Engagement Specialist (CoGENES) Train-the-Trainer Program to implement community-wide training sessions
Presenter: Bianca Rosales
Authors include: Mariana Stern
B069: Designing a Hispanic/Latino community driven HPV vaccine and HPV-related cancer awareness campaign for young adults and youth in Los Angeles County
Presenter: Samantha Verganza
Authors include: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
B047: Development of a multicultural HPV-related community engaged cancer awareness and vaccine initiation campagin: Es Tiempo-MICEO campaign
Presenter: Lizette Garcia
Authors include: Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
B087: Inflammation and breast cancer: Understanding the interplay and implications for prevention and treatment
Presenter: Opeyemi Ogungbola
Authors include: SO Ejeh, J Odeh, OR Omoniyi, AA Akomolafe, EK Abudu
B102: Impact of previous genetic counseling and reaction to genetic test results among Hispanic/Latino colorectal cancer patients in ENLACE: a cancer Moonshot study
Presenter: Natalia Gutierrez
Authors include: Mariana Stern
Monday, Sept. 23
Session C, 7-8:30 p.m.
C168: Developing lung adenocarcinoma cell lines to mitigate lung cancer health disparities
Presenter: Sofia Lugo
Authors include: Justin Mensah-Manfo, Nazarius Lamango, Yong Huang, Ite Offringa
C025: Enhanced efficacy of gemcitabine analogs and AZD 1775 combination therapy in patient-derived organoids
Presenter: Jonathan Barajas
Authors include: Edward Agyare, Xueyou Zhu, Sherise Rogers, Bo Han
C060: Social isolation and secondary appraisal mediate the association between race and functional well-being among prostate cancer survivors
Presenter: Fatimata Sanogo
Authors include: Chanita Hughes Halbert
C028: Effects of Co-treatment with Polyisoprenylated Cysteinyl Amide Inhibitors and Sotorasib on Cell viability and RAS signaling Pathways in an African American Lung Cancer Cell Line
Presenter: Justin K. Mensah-Mamfo
Authors include: Sofia Lugo, Ite Offringa, Yong Huang, Nazarius Lamango
C001 Global disparities in prostate cancer burden: An analysis of the GLOBOCAN 2020 database
Presenter: Sarah Buxbaum
Authors include: Olumide Arigbede, Sara Falzarano, Suhn K Rhie
Conference Key Roles
Planning Committee: Bodour Salhia
Conference Cochair: Melissa Davis
Travel Awards
Award: AACR Scholar-in-Training Travel Award
Awardee: Joel Mendez Sanchez
Award: AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award
Awardee: Fatimata Sanogo
Award: 2024 AACR Women in Cancer Research Scholar Award
Awardee: Dayanara Ruiz
Award: AACR Scholar-in-Training Travel Award
Awardee: Opeyemi Ogungbola
