The Florida-California Cancer Research, Education & Engagement (CaRE2) Health Equity Center is a partnership between University of Florida, Florida A&M University and University of Southern California, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NIH/NCI 1U54CA233444). CaRE2 Health Equity Center’s  mission is to address cancer disparities in Black and Latino communities through high impact and innovative research; building research capacity and innovation; training and  education of underrepresented minority students and early stage investigators; culturally sensitive community engagement; and research training of the next generation of scientists who can conduct cancer disparities research going from the molecule to the community to the clinic.