Accomplishments
Congratulations to our SPEECH trainees who received awards for the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held between September 20-23 2019 in San Francisco, CA
AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Awardees:
- Lin Zhu, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
- Gargi Pal, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
- Michelle Naidoo, PhD(c) (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
AACR GMAP Region Four Travel Awardees:
- Cicely Johnson, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
- Aisha Bhimla, PhD(c) (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
- Lin Zhu, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Grace X. Ma)
- Gargi Pal, PhD (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
- Michelle Naidoo, PhD(c) (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
Two SPEECH trainees received awards at the AACR Annual Meeting 2019 held between March 29th-April 3rd in Atlanta, GA
- Mentee: Michelle Naidoo – AACR GMAP Region Four Travel Award & AACR Minority Scholar in Cancer Research Award (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
- Cristina Zambrano – AACR GMAP Region Four Travel Award (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
Two SPEECH trainees received the Scholar-in-Training Awards at the AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, held between November 2-5 2018 in New Orleans, LA.
- Mentee: Michelle Naidoo, PhD Student, Hunter College of CUNY (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
- Mentee: Gargi Pal, PhD, Postdoctoral Trainee, Hunter College of CUNY (Mentor: Dr. Olorunseun O. Ogunwobi)
