Scientist| In search of the genomics of White-Black disparity in noncommunicable diseases| Fulbrighter
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EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
Our study on BRCA1/2 variants in Nigerian breast cancer patients is now accepted in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment @TCRT_Cancer.
#BRCA #BreastCancer #healthEquity
Yesssss o my sister! The membership & financial contributions of Nigerians in @AORTIC_AFRICA is highly significant. Not to have AORTIC main conference in Nigeria even once while other countries have hosted twice continues to be puzzling. Time for main conference is in #Nigeria
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Recent data showed that Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State, with a population of over 1mil1 million the LGA with the highest 10-year cancer incidence per million inhabitants. Yet, no cancer screening facility in that community.
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We were honored to have the king and another king from a nearby kingdom show up for screening.
This is community leadership at its best.
We screened over 150 men during this 2-day event.
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How better can you be received into an African community than for the King to welcome you into his palace?
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The Igbogbo community put together an outstanding host team, led by Dr Andu of the General Hospital, Ikorodu, the health supervisor at the Local Council Development Area, and others. They were the heroes of this outreach.
Our team included 3 Urologists, @ABeR_center behavioral scientists led by @cathbadejo1, and a host of basic scientists, including @kemirotimi, @attitte, @opedeCampos.
Well, we have more females on our team who care about men!
I am the only man in my lab!
Congratulations @opeyemibolajok2 and Dr Crook.
You are the ‘blue flames’ of the fire in @DrOdedina lab. More to come...... – at Otta, Nigeria
🥁📣📢 Grant Alert! Nothing beats coming from @AACR #AACRMICR #Cancer #HealthDisparities meeting to learn that two of my @MayoCancerCare fellows have been awarded $50,000 grant by @MayoEquity to address health disparities! Congrats to Dr. @opedeCampos & Dr. Crook. Our lab is 🔥
With key priories clearly highlighted. – at Cairo, Egypt
Excited to listen to @DrOdedina’s passionate talk on the status of oncology clinical trials in Africa. @CaPTC7 Congratulates @LewisRobertsMD and AHPBC consortium.
Excited to listen to @DrOdedina’s passionate talk on the status of oncology clinical trials in Africa. @CaPTC7 Congratulates @LewisRobertsMD and AHPBC consortium. – at Cairo, Egypt
A huge Whale has departed the ocean deep.
The giant Eagle has taken her flight,
The Iroko has fallen.
Adieu Dicey.
I am heartbroken and paralyzed with grief. It is so hard to be in the #cancer world. We are losing too many people. Dicey was such a gem with a heart of gold. She gave it all. We have lost an angel. Rest in power Dicey. Love U
Remembering Dicey - IGCSIGCS igcs.org/remembering-dicey/
I'm honored to be opening up the @AORTIC_AFRICA #AORTIC2021 with an educational session and methods workshop on cancer genomics.
Thanks to @crdfglobal for funding this session and supporting the registration of 25 young African investigators.
Advancing cancer control in Nigeria will require an upscale in clinical trials, was a clear message delivered by @AorticP at the ongoing @arconconf2021
Tomorrow, I'll be speaking in the unique genomic profiles of cancers in Nigeria. Such uniqueness makes clinical trials important
It's the D-Day and we are excited to welcome twenty resident doctors and clinical trainees to @CUHEBRON and @capicace for the Cancer Genomics Workshop.
The participants are from institutions across Nigeria, Benin Republic, and Sierra Leone.
Cancer Genomics Workshop!!!
Addressing the gap in cancer genomics in Africa requires us to develop a critical mass of scientists and physicians with the needed skills to generate, process, and utilize African genomic data. We have received funding support from the @crdfglobal....
....and @NCIGlobalHealth to training a cohort of Nigerian (and West African) investigators in cancer genomics.
Outstanding!
Dr. Joseph Lachance is an Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology. Dr. Lachance studies population genetics and health disparities, with a focus on prostate cancer in men of African descent. @LAortic @AORTIC_AFRICA
#AfricanCancerGenomics
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