Fall 2018 Issue
Welcome to our Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) quarterly newsletter. The goal in producing this newsletter is to keep our members informed and involved. We are highlighting opportunities for collaborations, new funding opportunities, new grants and promotions, new personnel, and upcoming seminars and events. We always welcome your suggestions and contributions for future issues. 
Spotlight On
New Jersey State Cancer Registry Celebrates 40 Years
New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR) celebrated it’s 40 th Anniversary on October 1, 2018. The launch of the New Jersey State Cancer Registry in 1978 was in response to the first national cancer mortality atlas, which showed that New Jersey had one of the highest cancer mortality rates in the country from 1950-1969. 
Maintaining an up-to-date registry of all newly diagnosed cancers has fundamentally improved public health, providing essential data to guide prevention efforts and reduce mortality. New Jersey cancer mortality rates have improved to 13 th lowest in the nation.

To commemorate 40 years of quality data and innovative research, the NJSCR
  • Celebrated alongside our hospital registrars at the Oncology Registrars Association of New Jersey (ORANJ) Annual Meeting in Atlantic City, NJ on October 4-5;
  • held a reception for current and former NJSCR staff on October 10;
  • took our message to the New Jersey State Capitol, providing information about the Registry to legislators, staff, and visitors the week of October 15-19; and,
  • invited Rutgers Cancer Institute faculty and staff to join them on Wednesday, October 24 in the atrium to raise awareness of the value of the registry among cancer researchers. 
NJSCR celebrating its 40 th Anniversary with local hospital registrars at the ORANJ Annual Meeting, October 4, 2018, Atlantic City, NJ. “ 40 Years of Public Health Cancer Surveillance and Research and the Implications of Quality Data ” presentation by Antoinette (Nan) Stroup, PhD , Director of NJSCR and Christina Tan, MD, MPH , Assistant Commissioner/State Epidemiologist, New Jersey Department of Health.
NJSCR at the New Jersey State Capitol Annex, October 15, 2018, Trenton, NJ. (Left to Right) Stasia Burger, MS , CTR , Jessica Diamond, CTR, Antoinette (Nan) Stroup, PhD , Director, NJSCR, and Stephanie Hill, MPH, CTR , Program Manager, NJSCR.
NJSCR at Rutgers Cancer Institute Atrium, October 24, 2018, New Brunswick, NJ. (Left to Right) Natalia Herman, MPH , speaking with Sarah Scharf, MPH , Program Administrator about the history of the NJSCR.
NJSCR staff on hand to take questions and provide information (Left to Right) Gerald Harris, PhD , Natalia Herman, MPH , John Manuel , Grants Administrator, Susan German, MPH , Katelyn Roman, CTR , Jie Li, MPH , and Lisa Paddock, PhD , Deputy Director.
Recent Presentations/Events
Sharon Manne, PhD, Associate Director, Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Research, presented at the Seminar Series  for the Cancer Prevention and Control program at the Indiana University Simon Cancer Center on Thursday, November 16, 2018. Her talk was entitled " Improving Sun Protection and Skin Surveillance Among Melanoma Patient and their Families .”  
XVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición
November 11 - 15, 2018

Elisa V. Bandera, MD, PhD, Professor and Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program was an invited speaker and panelist at the XVIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Nutrición (Congress of the Latin American Society of Nutrition) held in Guadalajara, Mexico on November 11-15, 2018. The title of her presentation was " World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research Third Expert Report: Diet, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Cancer: A Global Perspective: Updated evidence and recommendations ."  
American Public Health Association (APHA)
2018 Annual Meeting
November 10 - 14, 2018

Anita Kinney, PhD, Associate Director, Community Health Equity and Engagement, presented at the APHA annual conference, Epidemiology - Special Session: Playing Catch-up: Rural Cancer Control. Her talk was entitled " Public health genomics and reducing the rural disparities gap ."
American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Conference
November 2 - 5, 2018

The 11 th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved was held November 2-5, 2018 in New Orleans, LA. Rutgers Cancer Institute and Rutgers School of Public Health disparities researchers attended the meeting.

Help us to congratulate Adana Llanos Wilson, PhD, MPH for being a recipient of the Minority Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research Award and Jesse Plascak, PhD for being selected to present a preferred paper entitled , " Do segregated neighborhoods buffer the stressful effects of low coping among Black breast cancer survivors? " ( Co-authors: Laxmi Chavali, MPH, Adana Llanos-Wilson, PhD, MPH, Bonnie Qin, PhD, Karen Pawlish, NJSCR analyst, Chi-Chen Hong, PhD (Roswell Park Cancer Institute), Kitaw Demissie, MD, PhD, Elisa Bandera, MD, PhD).
Pictured left to right

Jennifer McGee-Avila, PhD student, (Rutgers Urban Systems), Bonnie Qin, PhD, (CINJ), Jennifer Tsui, PhD, (CINJ-SPH), Adana Llanos-Wilson, PhD (SPH), Jesse Plascak PhD, (SPH), and Michelle Doose, PhD student, (SPH).
Pictured left to right

Jennifer McGee-Avila and Michelle Doose, mentees of Jennifer Tsui, presenting their work entitled, "HIV testing patterns among Cervical cancer patients in the Medicaid population."
Bonnie Qin, PhD , Research Associate II, Population Science presented her poster at the AACR Conference entitled, "Dietary calcium and vitamin D and sun exposure with the risk of breast cancer among African American women."
Jesse Plascak, PhD , Instructor, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health presented his research entitled " Neighborhood Racial Segregation, Coping, and Perceived Stress among African American Breast Cancer Survivors ."
Sharon Manne, PhD , presented at the Cancer Prevention and Control Grand Rounds at MD Anderson on October 26th, 2018. Her presentation was entitled " Improving Sun Protection and Skin Surveillance Among Melanoma Patients and their Families."

Pictured left to right (Stacey Scruggs, MPH, Director for Research Planning at MD Anderson, Sharon Manne)
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Training Seminar Series
Adrienne Viola, MPH, MD/PhD student presented at the Rutgers Cancer Institute Trainee Seminar Series on October 26, 2018. Viola's talk was entitled, “The Development of a Medical Student Mentor Intervention to Improve Transition Outcomes in Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.” Pictured with Dr. Katie Devine to the right).
Michelle Doose, MPH , PhD student presented at the Rutgers Cancer Institute Trainee Seminar Series on October 5, 2018. Her talk was entitled, “Examining the Multilevel Influences on Diabetes and Hypertension Care Management among Breast Cancer Patients.”
Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Distinguished Lecture Series

Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, MD , Director, National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institute of Health was the guest speaker for the Rutgers Cancer Institute Distinguished Lecture Series on Wednesday, October 17, 2018,   Rutgers Cancer Institute. Dr. Perez-Stable's talk was entitled, " Race/Ethnicity, SES, and Place in Cancer Health Disparities ."
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Meetings
October 15, 2018

Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN , Senior Lecturer, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Director, Melanoma Epidemiology, Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital

“Reducing Melanoma Deaths by Screening, Education, and Focus on Tumor Biology: Successes and Challenges”
October 4, 2018

Marianne Berwick, PhD, MPH , Distinguished Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of New Mexico




“Melanoma Survival: A Tale of Two Approaches – Filling the Gap”
September 17, 2018

Stacy N. Davis, PhD, MPH ,  Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health




“Utilization of behavioral interventions to promote adherence to evidence based cancer screening recommendations”
Pamela Valera, PhD ,  Assistant Professor, Rutgers School of Public Health presented at the International Cancer Education Conference, October 3-5, 2018 in Atlanta, GA. Her talk was entitled, "Implementing Cancer Education for Cancer Control in Male Prisons."
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Quality Care Symposium
September 28, 2018
Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH, presented her poster at the ASCO - Quality Care Symposium in Phoenix, AZ on September 28, 2018. The poster was entitled, " Opportunities for improving cancer care management through primary care-oncology relationship ."
Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Fall Retreats
September 7 and 27, 2018
The Rutgers Cancer Prevention and Control Fall Retreats were held at the Rutgers Cancer Institute. The Joint CIPT-CPC Retreat was held on September 7 and the CPC Annual Retreat was on September 27, 2018.
Elliot Coups, PhD
Janice Mehnert, MD

"Immune therapy symptom monitoring project"

Sharon Manne, PhD


"South Asian community outreach and screening"
Michael Steinberg, MD, MPH, FACP
Cristine Delnevo, PhD, MPH

"Screen NJ: Lung cancer screening and tobacco cessation"  
Grants
Rutgers Receives $18M to Study How to Reduce Harm from Tobacco Use

The federal grant, shared with the University of Pennsylvania, will be used to examine the effects of tobacco marketing on public health. Find out how  Cristine Delnevo, PhD, MPH , Professor and Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control Program,  Director, Center for Tobacco Studies at the Rutgers School of Public Health, plans to use the funding to better understand the impact of advertising and labeling.
Click here to read more.
Kevin Schroth, JD , Associate Professor and Marin Kurti, MA , Instructor, Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health were awarded the Cancer Prevention and Control Pilot Award funded by the NIH/NCI Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) entitled, “ Measuring Compliance with Cigarette Menthol Ban in Oakland, California .”
Kathryn L. Greene, PhD, MA,  Professor, Department of Communication, Rutgers University and Michael Hecht, PhD , President, REAL Prevention, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, PennState, were awarded a National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) grant entitled, " Interactive technology for media literacy drug prevention in community groups ."
Marc L. Steinberg, PhD , Associate Professor of psychiatry was awarded the National Institute of Health (NIH) grant entitled,
" Persistence Targeted Smoking Cessation in Schizophrenia (PTSC-S) .”
Awards and Honors
Jerod Stapleton, PhD , Population Science has been promoted to the rank of Associate Professor on the tenure track by Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, The State University of New Jersey. He was recognized along with others at the Rutgers Cancer Institute on November 13, 2018. Help us to congratulate Dr. Stapleton on his achievement!
Pictured left to right (Hatem Sabaawy, MD, PhD, Chang Chan, PhD, Steven Libutti, MD, FACS, Jerod Stapleton, PhD, Rahul Parikh, MD)
Upcoming Events - Save the Date
Cancer Prevention Research Forum (CPRF) Meetings

Are you sometimes tired of your same old research process? Do you wish you could start something new but don't have the time or energy to do it by yourself? Are you stuck staring at the same Specific Aims page for days?
 
If so, the new CPRF meetings could be for you!
 
What is CPRT? A forum for discussions and collaborations among faculty designed to stimulate research ideas, build collaborations, and share best practices. Our offerings include:
 
  • Small group discussion in a targeted area of shared interest designed to facilitate collaboration on existing and new projects
  • Informal presentations or Q&A sessions designed to allow CPC investigators or others to share their expertise and experiences in certain topic areas or with best practices
  • Small groups designed to give conceptual feedback on early drafts of research projects or grants
 
If you have an idea or interest in proposing a CPRF, send an email to Jerod Stapleton at [email protected] .  And keep an eye out for an invitation for a CPRF meeting in your inbox soon! 
 
Please Note : Attendance NOT required! Video conferencing available.
Upcoming Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) Program Monthly Meetings

Please join us at the next CPC Program meeting on  TODAY Monday, November 19, 3:00-4:00 pm, Rutgers Cancer, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, NJ. The presenter will be Adana Llanos-Wilson, PhD, MPH , Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rutgers School of Public Health. Her talk is entitled, “Adipokine protein and gene expression: research progress towards understanding mechanisms linking adiposity to disparities in breast cancer clinicopathology.”

Refreshments will be provided. 

Click  here   for full list of upcoming 2018 and 2019 CPC meetings .
Join us on Monday, December 17, 3:00-4:00 pm, Rutgers Cancer Institute, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick, for a presentation by Olivia Wackowski, PhD, MPH , Assistant Professor, Department of Health Behavior, Society & Policy, Rutgers School of Public Health.
Join us on Monday, January 28, 2019, 3:00-4:00 pm, Rutgers Cancer Institute, 195 Little Albany Street, New Brunswick. The presenter will be Christine Rini, PhD, Director, Cancer Prevention and Control, John Theurer Cancer Center, Senior Scientist, Department of Biomedical Research, Hackensack University Medical Center, Professor of Oncology, Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Susan G. Komen Central & South Jersey
Affiliate Cancer Conference
January 18, 2019


Sharon Manne, PhD, will be the keynote speaker for the Susan G. Komen Central & South Jersey Affiliate Cancer Conference on January 18, 2019 at Rutgers University Busch Student Center. Shawna Hudson, PhD, will be presenting on the topic " Patient Engagement Across the Cancer Continuum: Insights & Solutions "  during the afternoon sessions.

Click here for further details and registration.
43rd Annual ASPO Conference
March 10-12, 2019 | Hilton Downtown, Tampa, FL

Abstract Deadline Extended to TODAY  November 19, 2018
Conference registration deadline: March 1, 2019

Click here to register.
Community Outreach and Engagement
Anam Khan, MPH , Community Health Educator, Rutgers Cancer Institute, in collaboration with community partners ‘New Jersey Indian Lions Club’ conducted a group education session on colorectal cancer for the Desi Sehat project.  
Nicole Hernandez, CHES , Community Outreach Coordinator attended the 40th Anniversary for the NJSCR at the New Jersey State Capitol Annex, October 15, 2018, Trenton, NJ.

Nicole Hernandez attend the Charlie's Angel Prostate Cancer Walk and Awareness Fair in Cranford, NJ on September 29, 2018.
Nicole Hernandez also attend the Sister2Sister 5k Run in Somerset, NJ on October 6, 2018.
We welcome our newest CPC members :

Janet Currie, PhD, Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, Full CPC Member

Bo "Bonnie" Qin, Research Associate II, Population Science, Rutgers Cancer Institute, Full CPC Member

Kevin Schroth, JD , Associate Professor* at Rutgers School of Public Health, Associate I CPC Member,
*title correction - error in prior publication

Click member's name to read their researcher profile.
More to Know
Social Media as Recruitment and Promotion Sources

Carolyn Heckman, PhD, Associate Professor, Population Science and team have recently created a Facebook page and Twitter account called Rutgers Cancer Prevention and Population Research for the purpose of promoting the activities, achievements, and research of CPC and Population Science faculty. These platforms can be used as a recruitment and promotion source for current research opportunities. Additionally, a webpage under the same name has been added to CINJ.org under the Cancer Prevention and Control tab. To add a subpage about your specific research, please contact Candace Botnick, Director of Communications and Public Affairs at [email protected] . To learn more about use of the social media resources for organic and paid advertising for your research or activities, please contact Mary Riley, MPH a t [email protected] . Feel free to reach out to Mary with any suggested edits or content you would like posted on the pages/accounts on your behalf. Lastly, please help spread the word by following the accounts and engaging with them via sharing, retweeting, liking, etc.

Click here to visit the Rutgers Cancer Prevention and Population Research page on the website.
Facebook: @RUCancerPrevPopRes
Twitter: @RUCancerPrevRes
Rutgers Center for Tobacco Studies
Social Media Platform

The Center for Tobacco Studies maintains a twitter account to disseminate their research as well as serving as a communication vehicle to share critical news, policies and opportunities relevant to tobacco control and tobacco regulatory science. 

Twitter: @ RU_CTS
Studying Quality of Care for Medicaid Patients with Breast or Colorectal Cancer
Jennifer Tsui, PhD, MPH , was featured in the American Cancer Society for Research and Training Grants in Breast Cancer.

Click here to read more.
Update from the Population Science Research Support Shared Resource!

The Rutgers Cancer Institute Population Science Research Support Shared Resource is supporting several new projects, including an international study led by Rutgers School of Public Health faculty member Dr. Adana Llanos Wilson in collaboration with the Tobago House Assembly, Division of Health, Wellness, and Family Development. The Shared Resource is working closely with Dr. Llanos Wilson and her team to develop the data management system and surveys to conduct on-site medical record abstraction for this breast cancer epidemiology study.

The Population Science Research Support Shared Resource provides efficient, high-quality data collection, management, and consultation for population science studies. We work with researchers and clinicians to provide expertise and technical support for project development and implementation through comprehensive study management tools, database design and management, electronic data collection, and quality control of data management processes.
 
For more information, see http://www.cinj.org/research/population-science-research-support-shared-resourc e or contact Manisha Narang ( [email protected] ) or Carolina Lozada ( [email protected] ). We would be glad to meet with faculty and their staff to discuss how we can support upcoming grant applications and projects.
Other News
October Fest'
October 31, 2018
Population Science & Community Outreach Superheros
pictured left to right

Michele Moscato, Carolina Lozada, Evelyn Blas, Nicole Hernandez, Evangelynn Murphy, Anam Khan, Mary Riley, Sara Fredrick, Anna Mitarotondo
Center for Tobacco Studies Superheros
pictured left to right


Jennah Sontag, Michael Briganti, Michelle Kennedy, Michelle Manderski, Binu Singh, Christopher Ackerman, Cristine Delnevo, Michelle Jeong, Olivia Wackowski, Jane Lewis, Carol Rayside, Gene Talbot, Kevin Schroth, Marin Kurti, Mary Hrywna
Publications

For a full list of recent manuscripts, abstracts, and presentations please visit the  CPC webpage . 
Employment Opportunities

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