{"id":690,"date":"2024-05-23T18:52:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T18:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/?page_id=690"},"modified":"2024-07-29T20:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:28:09","slug":"research-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/research-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n            \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div 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more<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/csccancer.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Convergent Science Cancer Consortium\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The CSCC is establishing a scalable research infrastructure to demonstrate how convergent science research will address the gaps in cancer care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/kuhn\/liquid-biopsy-research-laboratory\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Liquid Biopsy Research Laboratory (LBRL)\">\n  \n    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