“As I approached my first week, I felt a mix of anticipation, excitement, and anxiety all at once. I was deeply humbled to be selected as a fellow in Cohort 4, Oncology Track. The day finally arrived, and I landed safely at WashU. The warm reception made me feel right at home, and I dove […]
By Nichodemus Werre On September 27, a key dissemination meeting was held at the Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) in Kisumu, Kenya regarding findings from the newly established oncology clinic database. This first-of-its-kind database was created by Dr. Odeny – with funding from the American Cancer Society and American Society of Clinical […]
In celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we’d like to shine a spotlight on our exceptional Postdoc, Dr. Dorothy Mangale. Dorothy joined our team in December after earning her PhD from the University of Washington. Her dissertation explored the application of implementation science frameworks to evaluate the uptake and success factors of the Adolescent Transition […]
Dr. Thomas Odeny, along with colleagues at the National Institutes of Health and South Africa published a paper earlier this month in the Journal of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America that sheds light on the crucial intersection of oncology and HIV research, and offers new insights for clinical practice for both oncologists and infectious […]
Thomas Odeny, Assistant Professor of Medicine leads the Global Oncology Program in the Division of Oncology and Director of the Global Oncology Initiative was selected as a 2023 recipient of the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Award. Under this two year grant, he will work to expand clinical trials and treatment options for […]
Members of the Global Oncology team – Dr. Thomas Odeny and Betsy Abente – visited Durban, South Africa to participate in the first Training of Trainers Workshop for mentors for the newly launched AFRI-HIGH IRI Training Program. Hosted by a consortium of leading institutions including the University of KwaZulu-Natal, the University of Zambia, and Washington […]