Global Oncology Lecture Series
The Global Oncology Lecture Series provides a forum for global cancer researchers to present and discuss current cancer research being conducted in low- and middle-income countries. The series is co-hosted by Dana-Farber’s Center for Global Health Equity, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Penn Medicine, University of California at San Francisco’s Global Cancer Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Harvard Chan’s Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention, and Mass General Cancer Center.
This virtual series is held every other month. To participate in please email: dfci_globalhealth@dfci.harvard.edu.
Upcoming Events
June 24, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. ET
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD, Executive VP, Chair, Department of Global Medicine, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Center
Topic: TBD
August 26, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. ET
Joyce Balagadde-Kambugu, MD, Paediatric Oncologist, Uganda Cancer Institute
Topic: TBD
October 28, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. ET
Topic: TBD
December 2, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. ET
Camille Ragin, PhD, MPH, Associate Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Fox Chase Cancer Center
Topic: TBD
Past Events
April 22, 2024
Clinical Communication and Decision-Making in Cancer Care in Diverse African Contexts: What Do We Know, Where Do We Want to Go, and How Do We Get There?
Rebecca DeBoer, MD, MA, Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF Division of Hematology/Oncology; Medical Oncologist, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
February 26, 2024
Global Health: Basic Principles and Lessons from the Field
Joseph Lubega, MD, MPH, CPE, Associate Director, East Africa Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program, Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center
Who We Are
Director
Timothy Rebbeck, PhD, Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Professor, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Steering Committee
Lori Buswell, NP, MS, Executive Director, Center for Global Cancer Medicine, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Temidayo Fadelu, MD, MPH, Staff Physician, Center for Global Cancer Medicine, Assistant Professor, Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Leslie Lehmann, MD, Clinical Director, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Center; Medical Director for International Hematology/Oncology/BMT at Boston Children’s Hospital
Navid Madani, PhD, Director, Science Health Education (SHE) Center; Senior Scientist, Department of Cancer Immunology and Virology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Sarah Slater, MD, Senior Physician, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Assistant Director
Jaime Mchunu, MA, Assistant Director, Center for Global Health Equity, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
What We Do
The Center for Global Health Equity brings together clinicians, researchers, faculty, fellows, students, and others at Dana-Farber who are working to address inequities and improve oncology outcomes for populations in resource-limited settings.
These programs cut across the Center’s three pillars – education and training, research, and clinical care capacity-building:
Center for Global Health Equity Programming