Course Schedule

The 2025 cohort for the Advanced Course on Cancer-Related Research, Mentoring and Leadership will be held from Monday, May 19 through Thursday, May 23, 2025 in Indianapolis, IN. Participants are eligible for up to $1,000 in travel costs reimbursement and will have their lodging and most meals purchased on their behalf by the Advanced Course. Course sessions are led by world-class experts in their respective fields. The course times on these dates will be finalized and posted in the near future, and will include the following sections:

• Opening session and networking events with Drs. Kola Okuyemi and Gita Suneja
• Database leverage introduction with Dr. Esther Chin-Ping Chang
• Multi-level intervention for cancer disparities research with Dr. Pebbles Fagan
• Mentor training workshop with Dr. Philip Cheng
• Cultural sensitivity and tailoring, and mHealth interventions, with Dr. Ken Resnicow
• Cancer health disparities research and capacity building with Dr. Grace X. Ma
• Multiple grant submission sections with Dr. Rick McGee
• Multiple leadership sections with Tony Tsai, MBA
• Fourth generation health disparities research with Dr. Jasjit Ahluwalia
• An NIH-style mock-study section
• Dedicated database leverage sections
• “Study Design Studio” training workshops
• Additional optional networking and skill development sections

There will be five monthly webinars taking place once a month starting June 2025 and concluding October 2025. These 1.5-hour interactive webinars will follow-up and continue to build on leadership and disparities research concepts discussed during the in-person component of the courses. Dates for these five webinars are currently TBD.

Optional opportunities for skill building and socializing will be available for participants during the in-person component of the course for those who are interested. This may include tours of the IU Health Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, elevator pitch development, one-on-one peer networking opportunities, nature walks, dinners and more.