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
Join Us in Detroit:
May 6th-8th 2026
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SoCOE 2025 Highlights
Check out highlights from the Science of Community Outreach and Engagement Conference 2025.
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2025 Conference Photos
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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) : Nadine Barrett, Monica Baskin, Kim Rhoads, Vanessa Sheppard, Lisa Carter-Bawa, Folake Odedina, Hayley Thompson, Erica Phillips, Kimlin Ashing (not pictured: Lorna McNeill, Charnita Ziegler-Johnson, Timiya Nolan, 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
Past Events
Thank you to those who were able to join us for a Community & Patient Advocate Training with Dr. Samuel Washington-GU Oncologist (UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center) and Steven Thompson (Bay Area prostate cancer survivor and patient advocate). In case you missed it, you can watch the video recording here!
Join us again in January 2026 for the next workshop on Cervical Cancer!
SoCOE 2025 Gallery | Oakland, CA
SoCOE 2024 Gallery | Jacksonville, FL
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.