Research projects are at the core of the Partnership's work. The Partnership funds both full and pilot projects.

Pilot projects are designed to provide start-up funding for new investigators who intend to seek independent funding in areas of cancer research of interest to Native Americans. Pilot projects are funded for one year with the possibility of two renewals based on performance.

Information on the projects at individual labs is available below.

Chemical genotoxicity of Uranium

Diane Stearns

R. Clark Lantz

View their projects at:
Mechanisms of Uranium Genotoxicity

Potentially carcinogenic Uranium species on Navajo Lands

Margaret Briehl

Jani C. Ingram

Jeanne E. Pemberton

View their projects at:
Margaret Briehl's Project.
Uranium Bioavailability from Environmental Sources Specific to the Navajo Nation

Genomic Instability and Cancer

Alison Adams

Ted Weinert

View their current project

Deciphering the Folding Pathway of the p53 Tumor Suppressor Protein

Matthew J. Gage

Jesse Martinez

View their current project

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women on the Hopi and Navajo Reservations

Charlotte Goodluck
Northern Arizona University

Robin Harris
Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona

Cruz Begay
Northern Arizona University

Collaborators:
Kathryn Coe
Arizona Cancer Center, University of Arizona

Lori Martin
Director of Hopi Women's Health Program

Sally Joe
Director of Navajo Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program

Louise Canfield

Lydia Hubbard-Pourier
Consultant