Past Events
Breast Cancer Awareness Sunday
October 15, 2023
The Faith Community Research Network will be having a discussion on breast cancer advocacy and awareness! This event will be via zoom, we will also have a breast cancer survivor testimony sharing her own experience.
Presenters:
Hayley S. Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Oncology at Wayne State University School of Medicine; Community Outreach & Engagement Faculty Supervisor, Office of Cancer Health Equity & Community Engagement (OCHECE) Karmanos Cancer Institute
Rochelle Chapman
Community Engagement Coordinator, Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (IEHS), Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)
Voncile Brown-Miller
Manager, Community Engagement
Katrina Studvent
Breast Cancer Survivor
Medical Myth Busters
May 11, 2023
We invite you to our official FCRN launch event on Thursday, May 11, 2023 from 6-8 PM to learn more about the FCRN and view the first Medical MythBusters program. The event will take place in Wayne State University's Student Center Ballroom and food will be provided.
Established in 2021, the Faith Community Research Network (FCRN) is a partnership between the Faith-Based Genetic Research Institute, Wayne State University, and Karmanos Cancer Institute. With a collective of 12 churches in metro Detroit , the FCRN is working to bridge the gap between our area’s health challenges and health solutions through dynamic people, programs, and research.
The FCRN has 3 upcoming programs titled "Medical MythBusters" focused on hypertension, COVID-19, and cancer. Through this programing we aim to increase awareness of FCRN, disseminate health information, give research opportunities, educate, and engage the faith community.
Presenters:
Ijeoma Nnodim Opara, MD
Assistant Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Pediatrics
Phillip Levy, MD, MPH
Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Associate Vice President of Translational Science
Health Ministry Workshop Part 2: Faith Community Research Network Virtual Resource Fair
February 29th, 2024
For the Faith Community Research Network Virtual Resource Fair, eleven local organizations presented the resources they have available to bolster health ministries and community members who attended the event were able to network with said organizations to build stronger connections.
Presenters:
Brittany Dowe, Karmanos Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Health Equity and Community Engagement (OCHECE)
Megan Landry, American Cancer Society
Diana Garcia, Detroit Health Department
Rochelle Chapman, Center for Urban Responses to Environmental Stressors (CURES)
Sidnei Austin, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Shakira Tunstull, Wayne Mobile Health Unit
Amanda Horn, Healthier Black Elders
Vanessa Rorai, Healthier Black Elders
Ari Hampton, WSU Prevention (W'SUP)
Lisa Siagh, St. Patrick's Senior Center