CGH Spotlight Blog
This blog features content and images to showcase the great work from the Center for Global Health.
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Dr. Ophira Ginsburg Joins NCI’s Center for Global Health as the New Senior Advisor for Clinical Research
On February 28, we welcomed Dr. Ophira Ginsburg as CGH’s new Senior Scientific Officer, Senior Advisor for Clinical Research. Hear from Ophira on International Women’s Day, about her start in global health, opportunities for NCI, and her passion for diving and ocean conservation.
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Toward a Diverse and Inclusive Global Cancer Research Workforce: London Global Cancer Week 2021
NCI's Center for Global Health led a session at London Global Cancer Week 2021 focused on Cancer Research training. The discussion, moderated by CGH, included a panel of early-career investigators and global cancer research mentors who shared their experiences supporting and conducting LMIC-led cancer research.
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World Cancer Day 2022: Close the Care Gap
Dr. Satish Gopal discusses World Cancer Day 2022 and NCI's role and responsibility in closing the care gap.
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Better Together: Developing New Collaborations for Cancer Research
Dr. Ned Sharpless highlights themes, barriers, and ambitious ideas discussed at the virtual joint UK-US scientific summit in November 2021. In addition, he shares the next steps for this exciting collaboration.
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NCI Center for Global Health Awards 6 Administrative Supplements in Global Survivorship Research
To stimulate research to understand barriers and address the needs of cancer survivors in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), the NCI issued a notice of special interest in global survivorship research in April 2021. Six administrative supplement awards were made to investigators proposing a range of research questions.
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U.S. and U.K. Convene Bilateral Scientific Cancer Summit
U.S. and U.K. will convene a scientific cancer summit on November 13-14, 2021. The Summit will bring together a small group of world-leading cancer researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, and industry representatives from both countries to begin the process of identifying transformative research challenges and ways to resolve barriers to progress in order to accelerate and fundamentally change our understanding of cancer, our approach to it, and ultimately the experience of people with cancer and their families.
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CGH Supports 8 New Supplemental Projects Studying COVID-19 and Cancer in LMICs
The NCI Center for Global Health announces the recipients of eight new administrative supplement awards studying the impact of COVID-19 on global cancer prevention and control submitted in response to a Notice of Special Interest.
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World Cancer Research Day: Advancing Equitable Global Partnerships to Address Cancer in Africa
World Cancer Research Day: Advancing Equitable Global Partnerships to Address Cancer in Africa
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NCI Awards 4 Grants to Strengthen Institutional Capacity for Cancer Research in LMICs
The National Cancer Institute's Center for Global Health recently awarded four D43 grants to strengthen institutional capacity for cancer research in low- and middle-income countries.