2023-2024 DMAC Pilot Projects
Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on
pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core
(DMAC). Institutions: UTMB - University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Campus; UTEP - University of Texas at El Paso
Myrna Katalina Serna, MD, MPH (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Sex Differences in Healthcare Utilization and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Texas Medicare Decedents with Colorectal and Lung Cancer. Drs. Raji and Berenson, Mentors.
Jiefei Wang, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Enhancing Cancer Research Data via UTMB EHR Databases: A Prostate Cancer Study. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.
Jacob Martinez, PhD, RN (Assistant Professor, University of Texas at El Paso): Assessing Disparities in HPV-Associated Cancer Screening and Diagnosis Outcomes Among Hispanic Men. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.
2022-2023 DMAC pilot projects
Below
are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot
grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: UTA: University of Texas at Arlington; UNT HSC: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Stacey
Griner, PhD, CPH, RDH (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Oral Cavity and
Oropharyngeal Cancer Diagnosis and Access to Oral Healthcare. Dr. Kuo,
Mentor.
Zhaoli
Liu, PhD, APRN (Assistant Professor, UTA): Mammography Screening
Behavior and Breast Cancer Outcomes among Hispanic Women in Rural Texas.
Dr. Giordano, Mentor.
Uma
R. Phatak, MD, MS. (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Comparative
Effectiveness Research on Rectal Cancer Care. Dr. Goodwin, Mentor.
Robert Yockey, PhD (Assistant Professor, UNT HSC): Assessing Barriers and Factors to Cancer Care among LGBT Older Adults. Dr. Lopez, Mentor
2021-2022 Funded Pilot Grants
Below are details (grantee, institution, title, and DMAC mentor) on pilot grants funded through the Data Management and Analysis Core (DMAC). Institutions: TTUHSC: Texas Tech University Health Science Center; UT: University
of Texas; UTMB: University of Texas Medical Branch.
Jessica Chacon, PhD (Assistant Professor, TTUHSC El Paso): A population-based cohort study on Acral Lentiginous Melanoma from 2006-present in the state of Texas. Dr. Lopez, Mentor.
Wei-Chen Lee, PhD (Assistant Professor, UTMB): Importance of Diabetes Management in Patients with Cancer using 2008-2018 Texas Medicare Data. Dr. Kuo, Mentor.
John D. Prochaska, DrPH, MPH (Associate Professor, UTMB): Machine Learning, Social Determinants of Health, & Cancer Prevalence. Dr. Jupiter, Mentor.
Meng Li, PhD (Assistant Professor, MD Anderson): The disparity in the use of immunotherapies in metastatic lung cancer. Dr. Giordano, Mentor
2024-2025 Pilot grant call will be available in May 2024