A Transdisciplinary Approach to Investigating Metabolic Dysregulation in Obese Parent and Child Dyads and Risk of Colorectal Cancer

$11.05M USD

Funder	NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
Recipient Organization	University of South Carolina At Columbia
Country	United States
Start Date	Aug 16, 2022
End Date	Jul 31, 2028
Duration	2,176 days
Number of Grantees	3
Roles	Principal Investigator; Co-Investigator
Data Source	NIH (US)
Grant ID	`10684760`

Grant Description

This U01 project leverages our expertise in the epidemiology of colorectal cancer (CRC); disparities; obesity; metabolic dysregulation, an important manifestation of inflammation; the microbiome; animal CRC models; and lifestyle intervention trials to address the growing problem of Early-Onset CRC (EOCRC) (i.e.,