Cancer Experience
Researcher, educator and scientific advisor for GBCA.
Professional Background and Education
- Assistant professor, Department of Oncology, Georgetown University
- Member, Breast Cancer Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Co-director, MS Program in Tumor Biology, Georgetown University
- BS and MS, Biological Sciences, Wright State University
- PhD, Pharmacology, University of Illinois at Chicago
- Postdoctoral training, Breast Cancer and drug resistance, Georgetown University
Additional Community Affiliations and Memberships
- American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 2004-present
- American Association for Cancer Research Women in Cancer Research (AACR-WICR), 2005-present
- Association of Early Career Cancer Systems Biologists (AECCSB), 2015-present
Why I Became an Advocate
- To become part of the process that bridges the communication gap between researchers and patients
- To appreciate the concerns and needs of the patient community to better translate basic research into the clinic
- To support patient advocates to engage with the research community at Georgetown and beyond
Support:
- Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center’s Breast Cancer Program and its Leadership
Publications
Advocacy related:
- American Association for Cancer Research, 2015 Annual Meeting – The Role of Patient
- Advocates in Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (poster)
- San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2015 – Patient Advocates as Partners in Breast Cancer Research at Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center (poster)
- American Association for Cancer Research, 2016 Annual Meeting – Energizing and Educating to Bridge the Scientist-Patient Advocate Gap (poster)
Research related:
Complete List of Published Work in MyBibliography (PubMed):
