{"id":16,"date":"2018-08-23T19:43:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T19:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vendor.hub.wp.nau.edu\/nacp\/currently-funded-projects\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T20:29:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:29:10","slug":"currently-funded-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/nacp\/currently-funded-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Core"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Research Core<\/h1>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-square-image-large wp-image-1529\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Sanderson_Garcia-Project-1-1-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Sanderson_Garcia-Project-1-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Sanderson_Garcia-Project-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Sanderson_Garcia-Project-1-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1511\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-150x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"208\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Hammer_Godfrey.jpg 1061w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-3\">\n    <\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-image-callout -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-callout shortcode-image-callout--center\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__outer-container\">\n        <span class=\"shortcode-image-callout__container\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-square-image-large wp-image-1512\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Microbiome-Team-Project-600x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Microbiome-Team-Project-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Microbiome-Team-Project-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2025\/02\/Microbiome-Team-Project-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/span>\n    <\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Currently funded projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A School-Based Partnership with Rural Tribal Schools for the Primary Prevention of Obesity among American Indian Youth (P2)<\/li>\n<li>A Partnership to Advance Liver Cancer Prevention with Pascua Yaqui Tribal Communities<\/li>\n<li>Developing a Culturally Responsive Psychosocial Support Intervention for American Indian Adults with Co-morbid Type 2 Diabetes and Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Using Community-Engaged Research to Assess the Association of the Cervicovaginal Microenvironment and HPV Persistence and Clearance in Native American Women<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Past funded projects<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Helicobacter pylori<\/em> and Stomach Cancer Among Native Americans in Northern Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Nitric Oxide in the Tumor Microenvironment of Triple Negative Breast Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Improving Shared Decision-Making about Cancer Screening Among American Indian Women Experiencing Intellectual Disabilities<\/li>\n<li>Viewing Native American Cervical Cancer Disparities through the Lens of the Vaginal Microbiome<\/li>\n<li>Restoring Balance: Physical Activity and Cancer Among Native American Cancer Survivors<\/li>\n<li>Namitunatya: A Pilot Study to Assess Appropriateness of Male-Focused Native Patient Navigator and Mobile Phone Technology to Increase Preventive Care and Cancer Screenings for Hopi Men<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Disruption\u00a0of Endocrine Pathways by Environmental Arsenic and Development of Estrogen Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Microbes, Bile Acids, and Colorectal Cancer<\/li>\n<li>Functional genetic variants as modifiers of prostate cancer progression in Native Americans<\/li>\n<li>Physical Activity and Cancer among Native American Cancer Survivors<\/li>\n<li>Prostate Cancer Risk: Role of Genetic Variation in the microRNA Stress Response to Arsenic Exposure<\/li>\n<li>Molecular Mechanism in Thrombospondin-1 Mediated Angiogenesis<\/li>\n<li>Cancer Risk Factors and Screening Behaviors of the Hopi Tribe<\/li>\n<li>Addressing <em>H. pylori<\/em> Health Disparities by Evaluating the Role of the GI Microbiome on Inflammation and <em>Helicobacter pylori<\/em> Colonization in Patients on the Navajo Nation<\/li>\n<li>Advancing Liver Cancer Prevention for Arizona Indian Communities<\/li>\n<li>Exploring Native American Cervical Cancer Disparities through the Lens of the Vaginal Microbiome<\/li>\n<li>Optimizing My Health My Choice (MHMC) to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Care for Native American Women with Disabilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\"><\/p>\n<p><!-- shortcode-block -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block\">\n      <div class=\"block-header\">\n        <h3>Resources<\/h3>\n    <\/div>\n          <div class=\"block-body\">\n      <div><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Resources for Cancer-Related Research\" href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/NACP\/Funded-Projects\/Resources-for-Cancer-related-Research-at-Northern-Arizona-University\/\">Resources for Cancer-Related Research<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navajohealthystomachproject\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1136 size-uncropped-small\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-8.53.49-AM-300x153.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-8.53.49-AM-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-19-at-8.53.49-AM-1024x522.png 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-792x1024.png 792w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-768x993.png 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-1188x1536.png 1188w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-1584x2048.png 1584w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM-464x600.png 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/02\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-08-at-1.19.08-PM.png 1626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cX9for8o0YQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-uncropped-small wp-image-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.29.45-AM-232x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.29.45-AM-232x300.png 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.29.45-AM.png 396w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-st7rzh47zQ&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-uncropped-small wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.32.31-AM-233x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.32.31-AM-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.32.31-AM.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rIgWI4-T_o0&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-uncropped-small wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.33.51-AM-233x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-01-at-9.33.51-AM-233x300.png 233w, 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