Where & When

Friday, October 27, 2023
8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Wertz Auditorium

Registration

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* Breakfast and lunch will be provided to registered attendees.

Topic & Speakers

“Increasing Impact on Catchment Area Cancer Burden through Community Engagement in Population Sciences”

Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D.
Professor of Hematology/Oncology Enterprise
Deputy Director for Community Outreach & Engagement
Co-Director for Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center
Director for Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research (CHCR)
CHCR Global Health Equity Initiatives Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Center for Clinical and Translational Science

Vanessa Sheppard, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Founding Dean of the VCU School of Population Health
Associate Director of Community Outreach Engagement and Health Disparities Research
Theresa B. Thomas Memorial Chair in Cancer Prevention and Control
VCU Massey Cancer Center

Aubrey Villalobos, DrPH, MEd.
Health Scientist with the Implementation Science Team
Office of the Director
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute

Contact Us

For more information, please contact: Ambrianna May at 313-576-8259 or email maya@karmanos.org.

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