Regional Research Roundtable on Cancer Health Disparities

Event details Date: Friday, September 11, 2026 Time: 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM Location: Online Department: USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center About this event An inter-institutional regional program by the Office of Cancer Health Disparities at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Session Topic: From Community, Through Discovery, For Community: Community Owned Research as a Method for Closing Cancer Screening Gaps Hosted by Gracie Dinkins, MD and Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD from Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science We'll introduce community-based participatory clinical research as a method for cancer health disparities work, then ground it in a live example from South Los Angeles: CREST (Cancer-free Research through Early Screening and Technology), an initiative built on community-owned research infrastructure and shared screening capacity through the IMPACT-DETECT program. All are welcome. Registration required for Zoom link. Register here: https://bit.ly/RRRSep2026 Official event details: https://calendar.usc.edu/event/regional-research-roundtable-on-cancer-health-disparities