Projects

Active Projects

Project TitlePI(s)Funding Source
TAP Study (Talking about Prostate Cancer Study): Active surveillance and patient reported outcomes in a diverse population of prostate cancer patientsScarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)National Cancer Institute
Evaluation of Genetic, Clinical, and Environmental Risk Factors to Establish Effective Screening Strategies for Second Primary Lung CancerSummer Han, PhD (Stanford)
Iona Cheng, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
RESPOND Study: Research on Prostate Cancer in African American Men: Defining the Roles of Genetics, Immunity and Access to CareChristopher Haiman, ScD (USC)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (main)Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhDNational Cancer Institute
California Cancer Regional Registry (Region 1/8) RenewalScarlett Lin Gomez, PhDCalifornia Department of Public Health
The Role of 27-hydroxycholesterol in Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Multiethnic StudyLenora Loo PhD (U of Hawaii)
Iona Cheng, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
CRUISE: Cancer registry for understanding and imrpoving survivorship experiencesScarlett Lin Gomez, PhD
Urmimala Sarkar, MD, MPH
National Cancer Institute
PAGE III: Population Architecture using Genomics and EpidemiologyTara Matise, PhD (Rutgers U)
 Christoper Gignoux, PhD (U of Colorado)
Iona Cheng, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Human Genome Research Institute
Social networks and disparities in health behaviors and breast cancer outcomes in immigrant womenCandyce Kroenke, MPH, ScD (Kaiser)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
Understanding the Multilevel Drivers of Liver Cancer DisparitiesSalma Shariff-Marco, PhDNational Cancer Institute
FANS Study (Female Asian Never Smoker Study): Elucidating Lung Cancer Etiology among Asian American Female Never SmokersScarlett Lin Gomez, PhD
Iona Cheng, PhD
Moon Chen, PhD (UC Davis)
National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Ethnicity and Nativity in Cancer - Latino & Asian Enclaves: The ENCLAVE StudySandi Pruitt, PhD (U of Texas Southwestern)
Salma Shariff-Marco, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Insights from Asian Populations into Disparities in Breast Cancer Prognosis and OutcomesLawrence H Kushi, PhD (Kaiser)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD
Song Yao (Roswell Park)
National Cancer Institute
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Ovarian Cancer Treatment and Survival: An Integrative ApproachJennifer Doherty, PhD (U of Utah)
Lawrence H Kushi, PhD (Kaiser)
Elisa Bandera, PhD (Rutgers)
Scarlett Lin Gomez (UCSF PI) 
National Cancer Institute
Infrastructure for Pathways, a Prospective Study of Breast Cancer SurvivorshipChristine Ambrosone (Roswell Park)
Lawrence H Kushi, PhD (Kaiser)
Scarlett Lin Gomez (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
Socioecological Determinants of Immunoepigenetic Signatures of Diabetes Risk in Indigenous CommunitiesAlika Maunakea, PhD (U of Hawaii)
Iona Cheng (UCSF PI)
National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Disparities in Processes and Outcomes of Care Across Asian/Pacific Islander Populations at ChildbirthJochen Profit, MD (Stanford)
E Main, MD
Eunice Kennedy Shrivner National institute of Child health & Human Development
Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center Biostatistics & Population Research Shared ResourceMi-Ok Kim, Salma Shariff-MarcoHelen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Elucidating Individual and Neighborhood Factors Associated with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)Janet ChuMount Zion Health Fund
The Patient Cancer Outreach, Navigation, Technology and Support (Patient COUNTS) ProjectScarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)SYRMOUNT
Population Health Data Infrastructure to Advance Health Equity Analyses and InterventionsCourtney Lyles (PI)
Mark Pletcher, PhD (UCSF PI)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)
SYRMOUNT
Multilevel Determinants of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening UtilizationLori Sakoda (Kaiser PI), Scarlett Gomez (UCSF PI)National Cancer Institute
Legacy of redlining: Policy remedies for disparities in tobacco retail density and lung cancerLisa Henriksen, PhD (Stanford University), Scarlett Gomez (UCSF PI)Tobacco-Related Disease Research program
Understanding the role of area-level factors, smoking, and epigenetics in lung cancer risk across populations groupsIona Cheng, Lani Park (U of Hawaii)National Cancer Institute
Impact of Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke on Life ExpectancyAnna Wu, PhD (USC)
Iona Cheng
Jun Wu
National Institute of Aging
Understanding Ethnic Differences in Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort StudyLoic Le Marchand, MD, PhD (U of Hawaii)
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH (U of Hawaii)
Christopher Haiman, ScD (USC)
Iona Cheng, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
Impact of Structural Racism and Discrimination on Liver Disease Disparities in High-Risk Asian American populationsGrace Ma, PhD (Temple); Scarlett Gomez (USCF PI)National Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Understanding the impact of area-based composite measures on population differences in mortality: The Multiethnic Cohort StudyIona Cheng, Salma Shariff-MarcoNational Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Breast Cancer in Asian American Females (CRANE)Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Addressing Misinformation to Promote Equity in Prostate Cancer CareStacy Loeb, MDNational Institute of Minority Health & Health Disparities
Colon Cancer Family Registry CohortMark Jenkins, PhD; Dan Buchanan, PhD; Stephen Gallinger, MD; Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD; Rish Pai, MD, PhD; Amanda Phipps, PhDNational Cancer Institute
The Upstream Center: Income Interventions to Address the Fundamental Causes of Cancer InequitiesD Rehkopf, ScD, MPH (Stanford PI)
Robert Hiatt (UCSF PI)
 
National Cancer Institute
A national Asian American cohort for assessing multi-level determinants in cancer etiology: the ASPIRE CohortScarlett Lin Gomez, PhD 
Iona Cheng, PhD
Salma Shariff-Marco, PhD
National Cancer Institute
Identifying factors associated with prostate cancer progression and survival in African American men: The RESPOND CohortChristopher Haiman, ScD (USC)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
TRPCD SPORE -Translational Research Program for Colorectal Cancer Disparities Ulrike Peters, PhD (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center); Christopher Li, MD, PhD; Timothy Thomas, MD
Iona Cheng (UCSF PI)
National Cancer Institute
EMOVES: Generating and evaluating interventions to drive health equity in Prostate Cancer careSam Washington, MDThe Movember Foundation
Interplay of tumor genomic and immune characteristics and external drivers of health to improve cancer health outcomesSusan Chang, MD (UCSF Contact MPI); Franklin Huang, MD, PhD (UCSF MPI)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD (COE Co-Director)
Iona Cheng, PhD (DRP Director)
National Cancer Institute
Persistent Poverty and Colorectal Cancer Risk: Elucidating biological, behavioral, and place-based pathwaysIona Cheng, PhD Erin Van Blarigan, ScD; Jane Figueiredo, PhD (Cedars Sinai)National Cancer Institute
The Role of Social epigenomics in trajectories of multilevel social stressors and prostate cancer aggressiveness
among African American/Black men
Salma Shariff-Marco, PhDNational Cancer Institute
Family RESPOND: Defining the Genetic Basis of Prostate Cancer Risk in African American FamiliesChristopher Haiman, ScD (USC)
Scarlett Lin Gomez, PhD
National Cancer Institute

Updated 9/2025