Dedra Buchwald

Dedra Buchwald, Director of the Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), received the CURE Champion award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

CURE, which stands for Continuing Umbrella of Research Experiences, is a program of NCI’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities. For over 20 years, the program has provided extensive funding opportunities for training, education, and outreach to build and sustain a pipeline of underrepresented cancer and cancer health disparities researchers.

Buchwald, who has spent more than 30 years researching and advancing Native health, was honored for supporting, promoting, and enhancing the reach of the CURE program; serving as a role model for program trainees; and guiding the academic and career advancement of underrepresented students and researchers.