Visiting Scholar Program
Launched in 2004, the DCEG Visiting Scholars Program (VSP) brings leaders in the field of cancer epidemiology and genetics to NCI to share their expertise with scientific staff. The program is structured around intensive two-day visits by world-class scientists from the extramural community and includes a special Scholar Seminar and round-robin visits with DCEG programs and branches. In addition to stimulating new ideas and research directions, the VSP also focuses on career development for young investigators in keeping with the priority that DCEG and NCI give to high-quality research training.
Program goals include fostering and reinforcing creative research approaches that enhance the intramural and collaborative research portfolio of DCEG and contribute to NCI and NIH strategic priorities.
See below for summaries of our most recent visiting scholars.
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Patricia Ganz Presents Research on Cancer Survivorship
Dr. Patricia Ganz presented an overview of her research investigating long-term and late effects of treatment for breast cancer in a talk entitled, “‘Not Just Tired’: The Biology of Fatigue and Cognitive Changes after Breast Cancer Treatment.” She then met with DCEG scientists at all levels to talk about opportunities, challenges, and strategic approaches to survivorship research.
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Susan Hankinson - DCEG Visiting Scholar
Dr. Susan Hankinson, Distinguished Professor, Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology; Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health & Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will visit DCEG as a Visiting Scholar.
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Sir John Burn Delivers Seminar on Prediction and Prevention of Colorectal Cancer in Patients with Lynch Syndrome
In July 2019, Sir John Burn spent two days with DCEG staff and fellows as a Visiting Scholar during which time he delivered an informative seminar on prediction and prevention of colorectal cancer in patients with Lynch Syndrome.
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Elizabeth Platz Delivers Seminar on Trans-Disciplinary Epidemiology Research on Prostate Cancer
Elizabeth Platz, Sc.D., Deputy Chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, spent two days at DCEG as a Visiting Scholar in December 2019. Learn more about her visit.
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Bondy Delivers 2018 Visiting Scholar Seminar on Glioma Etiology
In March 2018, Melissa Bondy, Ph.D., M.S., Professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, spent two days at DCEG as a Visiting Scholar.