Thank you so much for making SoCOE 2025 a tremendous success! See you next year.
Thank you so much for making SoCOE 2025 a tremendous success! See you next year.
We hope you will join us for SoCOE 2026: Understanding Societal and Structural Context to Improve Cancer Care and Outcomes
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SoCOE 2025 Highlights
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May 6th-8th 2026
About SoCOE Alliance
The SoCOE Alliance includes 13 Directors and Deputy/Associate Directors of NCI Cancer Centers. The Alliance of Black Scientific COE Directors is now called the SoCOE Alliance Our Vision is an NCI Cancer Center ecosystem where COE influences the conduct of research and all efforts to reduce the burden of cancer in catchment areas across the country. The Alliance members have been learning from each other, strategizing, writing OpEds, peer reviewed publications and grants together since 2022. The SoCOE conference series is funded by NIH/NCI 1R13CA290996.
Pictured L to R : Folake Odedina, Kim Rhoads, Kimlin Ashing, Hayley Thompson, April Oh (NCI), Lorna McNeill, Nadine Barrett, Monica Baskin and Vanessa Sheppard. (not pictured: Charnita Ziegler-Johnson Timiya Nolan, Lisa Carter-Bawa, Marvela Ford, Cardinale Smith)
WHO WE SERVE
The Catchment Area served by Alliance members covers 16 states and territories. Every population group is included in this combined catchment area map and is served by an Alliance members’ Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Goals of the SoCOE Alliance
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Sharing Best Practices
Disseminating impactful strategies by leveraging the experience of national COE leaders and staff
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Increasing Community Capacity
Training community advocates to increase community preparation for research engagement & action
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Training Future Leaders
Preparing early-stage investigators and those new to COE for leadership in NCI Cancer Centers
CONTACT US
Interested in connecting with the Alliance? Have questions about the next SoCOE conference? Fill out this form and we will get back to you as soon as we can. We look forward to hearing from you.
SoCOE 2025 Gallery | Oakland, CA
SoCOE 2024 Gallery | Jacksonville, FL
