{"id":136,"date":"2018-08-23T12:41:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T12:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/nacp\/training-core-2\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T18:53:53","slug":"researcheducation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nacp\/researcheducation\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Education Core"},"content":{"rendered":"

Research Education Core<\/h1>\n
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UACC\/UA<\/h3>\n

Paul Gatto, Program Coordinator\u00a0(pgatto@arizona.edu<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Jennifer W. Bea, PhD (JBea@uacc.arizona.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Krystal Charley, PhD Program Coordinator\u00a0(Krystal.Charley@nau.edu<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Hendrik De Heer, PhD, Principal Investigator (Dirk.deHeer@nau.edu)<\/a><\/p>\n

Naomi Lee, PhD, (Naomi.Lee@nau.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Program Overview<\/h2>\n

Native Americans are the most underrepresented racial\/ethnic group among physicians and scientists. According to the CDC, the number one cause of death among Native Americans is cancer. This is in contrast to the majority population for which heart disease is the number one killer. With the large number of tribes in Arizona, the state\u2019s universities are ideally positioned to train a greater number of Native Americans for biomedical careers. It is anticipated that this can be an effective approach to addressing cancer health disparities in Native American communities.<\/p>\n

The NACP Research Education Core provides Native American students with mentoring and research experiences of importance to their own communities to help them achieve their training goals for a career in the health sciences. Activities in which NACP trainees engage include:<\/p>\n