CARE Fund Population Health Grant supports WSU Research

Researchers at the Washington State University Sleep and Performance Research Center will spend the next two years investigating disruptions to the cellular clock mechanisms in night shift workers thanks to nearly $360,000 in grants. The goal is to find ways to prevent and mitigate the increased cancer risk in people working nonstandard hours, who account for more than 15% of the U.S. workforce.

Funded by the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund for $197,370 and matched by the Health Sciences & Services Authority of Spokane County (HSSA) for $162,130, the research will build on the center’s previous published study examining the impact of a night shift work schedule on cancer risk.

Read more about the work being done here.