Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility

Aligned Blog: Celebrating Native American Heritage Month: in conversation with Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W.

To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we spoke with Karina Walters, Ph.D., M.S.W., Director of the NIH Tribal Research Health Office (THRO). Dr. Walters, an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, shares what motivates her in working to improve the lives of Indigenous People, her vision for THRO and her own experience as a researcher.

Listening to communities to improve cancer care: a conversation with Dr. Brenda Adjei

Brenda Adjei, Ed.D., M.P.A., is the new Associate Director of the Office of Healthcare Delivery and Equity Research. In this Q&A, Dr. Adjei discusses her career and the importance of including underserved populations at every level of clinical trials to improve health outcomes.

The ups and downs of a rare blood cancer won’t stop one resilient patient

Even with a rare cancer diagnosis and a roller-coaster ride of a journey, Luis Miguel Cruz continues to find the motivation to keep moving forward through every setback. Along the way, he has inspired and brought joy to those he has met, both in person and digitally.

Aligned Blog: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates the histories cultures and contributions of “American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.” This year, we learned about Hispanic pioneers in the biomedical workforce and interviewed some of CCR’s very own.

Aligned Blog: Mentoring Across Difference

For many people, navigating higher education and entering the workforce can be challenging but having a good mentor, especially one who considers how your background impacts your lived experience, can make a difference. In this blog, the Office of Equity and Inclusion's newest team member, Sonia A. Garcia, Ph.D., writes about her experience navigating through a Ph.D. program as a first-generation Latina student and the importance of mentoring across difference.

Aligned Blog: Exploring the Model Minority Myth

May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island Heritage (AANHPI) month! This month provides an opportunity to celebrate the contributions of the AANHPI community to society, culture and beyond. This year, I challenged myself to learn about something new: the Model Minority Myth. What is the myth and how does it affect the AANHPI community?

Aligned Blog: Excerpts from my Chat with Dr. Carol Thiele for Women’s History Month

In honor of Women’s History Month, Shauna Clark, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research (CCR) Diversity Advisor, sat down with Carol J. Thiele, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Senior Investigator in CCR. Dr. Thiele shares about her career, how inclusion for women in science has changed, and what we can do now to bring more women to the table.

Aligned Blog: Reflecting on Black History Month

Black History Month reminds me to take time to appreciate those who came before me to pave the way for my success and to celebrate all that we as a people have achieved despite the many obstacles placed before us. This month I enlisted some friends and colleagues to share what they love about Black History Month and although it means something slightly different to each of us, we all delight in celebrating our past, present and future!

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month: A Conversation with Cecilia Monge, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P.

Cecilia Monge, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.P., is an Assistant Research Physician in the Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch. She is from Costa Rica where she completed medical school and worked for ten years. For this Hispanic Heritage Month Q&A, she tells us about her interests in health disparities research, her experience working in a developing country and what makes a good mentor.

Aligned Blog: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage!

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! For this edition of Aligned, I thought I would celebrate some of my Latino/a/x friends and colleagues here at the Center for Cancer Research. I asked each of them to “Tell me why your Hispanic Heritage is important to you (and something you love about it).” I hope they inspire you to learn more about the many ways in which we have all benefitted from their Hispanic Heritage.

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