ACCOMPLISHMENTS2019-10-04T11:41:21-05:00

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)