Project aims to promote colorectal cancer screening
Assistant Professor Aldenise Ewing received a President’s Research Excellence (PRE) program accelerator grant to lead research focused on promoting colorectal cancer screening.
An extension of an existing screening intervention, Community Colorectal Cancer Awareness, Research, Education and Screening (CARES), this study will focus on a younger demographic — those 45 to 64 — and adapt it for full digital dissemination. Ewing will collaborate with Subhankar Chakraborty and Emre Sezgin from the College of Medicine.
While colorectal cancer has traditionally been associated with old age, cases among younger adults are on the rise, making it increasingly important to expand screening access and awareness.
The university invested almost $550,000 in 11 interdisciplinary Ohio State research teams in the most recent PRE program cycle. Awards of up to $50,000 each are designed for small teams formed to pursue novel, high-risk and high-reward research.
Associate Professor Karen Dannemiller, who has a CPH appointment, also received an accelerator grant. Her case study will examine dust on human-occupied spacecraft as a potential nutrient source for plant production that could support long-duration missions in and beyond low-Earth orbit.
