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Robin Lockridge

A woman, Dr. Robin Lockridge, with glasses and straight brown hair wearing a yellow shirt and gray cardigan sits at her laptop smiling at the camera.

For Dr. Robin Lockridge, collaboration is key to improving childhood cancer data sharing efforts.

Credit: National Cancer Institute

  • Clinical Psychologist, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc.
  • Support Psychologist, Pediatric Oncology Branch at NCI

Dr. Robin Lockridge knew in third grade that she wanted to work with young people. Diagnosed with kidney disease as a child, she understands the psychological toll of long hospital stays.

“Thankfully, health has gone from just keeping you alive and treating an illness to improving the quality of that life,” said Robin. “That includes mental health, which is why it’s incredibly important to integrate psychological data collection as a normal part of care team processes.”

Sharing these data is equally important. As part of NCI’s My Pediatric and Adult Rare Tumor Network, Robin works with a diverse group of scientists, doctors, patients, family members, and advocates to do just that—collect and share data in hopes of improving care for people with rare cancers. “We are a small microcosm of what the future of data sharing could be: collaborative and communicative,” said Robin.

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