Postdoctoral Cancer Research Training Award (Crta) Fellow
Rockville, Maryland, United States
I carried out independent health-related research on the aetiology and prevention of precancerous gastric lesions to elucidate their risk factors. During my postdoc, I have bolstered my statistical and data analysis skills and dived into trainings on qualitative research and implementation and dissemination science. Additionally, I have collaborated directly with program officers in the Center for Global Health to conduct a grant portfolio analysis of NCI's health disparities-focused grants and review countries' national cancer and non-communicable disease control plans. As a co-chair of the fellows-led Global Health Interest Group, I helped organise and facilitate seminars, social events, and a summer symposium to grow the community of global health scientists across NIH. For London Global Cancer Week, I moderated a panel discussion on the role of community health workers and patient navigators across the cancer continuum in low-and middle-income countries. I also designed and disseminated a questionnaire to determine which languages are currently spoken and being learned at NIH. After analysing the results, i created a freely editable database of speakers and learners to facilitate language exchange across the entire organisation.