Cancer and Racial Health Disparities Workshop Series

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Thursday February 25, 2021 - Friday February 26, 2021
      11:00 am - 11:59 am
  • Location: Virtual Event - see description for registration link
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Contact

Katie Young - Presenter

Summaries

Summary Sentence: "Disparities in Cancer Biology and Cancer Research" - Katie Young, Ph.D. Candidate, Georgia Tech

Full Summary: No summary paragraph submitted.

Cancer affects all population groups, but certain groups bear a disproportionate burden of cancer incidence and mortality. Why do these health disparities exist and what can we do about it? 

Sign up below to participate in any/all of three upcoming virtual discussion-based workshops that will include breakout sessions for focused conversations. Open to all undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and staff.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
"Disparities in Cancer Biology and Cancer Research"
Thursday, February 25, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. - Noon

"Cancer Epidemiology and Environmental Racism"
Thursday, March 25, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. - Noon

"Disparities in Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment"
Thursday, April 29, 2021 – 11:00 a.m. - Noon

Workshops presented by:
Katie Young, Ph.D. Candidate - Todd Sulchek, Advisor - Georgia Tech

SIGN-UP HERE for any/all Workshops - participation link to be provided

Limited Seating!
The workshops stand alone, so feel free to register for all three or just the lectures that interest you. Attendance will be capped to allow for effective discussion, in which case a waitlist will be created for additional registrants to remain a part of this ongoing discussion and be informed of future workshops.

Direct event inquiries to Katie Young
 

Additional Information

In Campus Calendar
Yes
Groups

Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB), Wallace H. Coulter Dept. of Biomedical Engineering

Invited Audience
Faculty/Staff, Postdoc, Public, Graduate students, Undergraduate students
Categories
Seminar/Lecture/Colloquium
Keywords
IBB
Status
  • Created By: Colly Mitchell
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Feb 16, 2021 - 9:31am
  • Last Updated: Feb 16, 2021 - 9:38am