DNA Day 2024
March 14, 2025
DNA DAY 2024 May 29, 2024 On May 29, 2024 our Engagement Optimization Unit (EOU) held “DNA Day”for our participants to hear updates about the
Knowledge about the unique alterations that accumulate in a tumor can be critical to discover novel drugs and predictive markers that can change clinical practice. Unfortunately, the tumor landscape of colorectal tumors among many patients in our region is largely unknown, with no comprehensive studies available yet. Similarly, less is known about the familial mutations that are most common in hereditary colorectal cancer among patients in our region. This lack of knowledge has direct implications for the ability of new therapies and treatments to translate into outcomes improvements in our population. To address this gap of knowledge there is an urgent need to increase participation of our region’s cancer patients in cancer characterization studies.
The COPECC center is a member of the Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS) Network part of the Cancer Moonshot InitiativeSM that is intended to accelerate cancer research. Our goals are:
The results of the studies in our center will guide personalized treatments among patients, guide efforts for novel drug target developments, and educate the community about cancer genetics and genomics in colorectal cancer.
Our mission is to improve cancer outcomes among colorectal cancer patients.
Our vision is to confront cancer as a community to optimize health for all cancer patients.
We are a multidisciplinary team who has been working in cancer research for decades and are passionate about reducing the cancer burden among our Los Angeles County’s rich and vibrant communities. Our team includes experts in cancer genomics, bioinformatics, medical oncology, cancer epidemiology, genetic counseling, community outreach and engagement, behavioral sciences, biostatistics, and implementation sciences.
Through our center activities we propose to develop an effective and tailored framework for participant engagement of patients for genomic studies that leverages on our expertise conducting studies in this community, our strong genomics platform, our successful community outreach initiatives, and through our extensive experience delivering care for one of the largest populations in the country.
DNA DAY 2024 May 29, 2024 On May 29, 2024 our Engagement Optimization Unit (EOU) held “DNA Day”for our participants to hear updates about the
President Joe Biden’s efforts to accelerate progress against cancer include an $18.5 million grant to a team of researchers at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.
$18.5 million in funding from the Cancer Moonshot will help researchers at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center close the gap in our understanding of colorectal