Lectures and Events
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.
Throughout the year, our Center also offers additional in-person and virtual lectures on a wide variety of topics related to global oncology and featuring speakers from around the world.
To participate in any of these upcoming events, please email: dfci_globalhealth@dfci.harvard.edu.
Upcoming Events
Monday, December 2, 2024, 10 a.m. ET - In-person lecture (Dana 1130)
Topic: Addressing Familial Breast Cancer and BRCA
Speaker: Hikmat Abdel-Razeq, MD, Professor of Medical Oncology, CMO, Deputy Director General, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
Monday, December 2, 2024, 1 - 2 p.m. ET - Virtual lecture
Topic: Global Oncology: The AMPATH Experiment
Speaker: Patrick Loehrer, Sr., MD, Distinguished professor, Indiana University; Joseph W. and Jackie J. Cusick Professor in Oncology; Director, Center of Global Oncology and Health Equity; Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center
Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 12 p.m. ET - Virtual lecture
Topic: Advancing Cancer Genetic Testing and Counseling in Africa / AORTIC North America Series
Speakers: Abiola Ibraheem, MD, University of Illinois, Chicago; Timothy R. Rebbeck, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Temidayo Fadelu, MD, MPH, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Achille Manirakiza, MD, King Faisal Hospital, Rwanda
Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 11 a.m. ET - Virtual lecture
Topic: Cross-Sector Partnerships to Address Childhood Cancer Care During Humanitarian Crises / Social Impact in Humanitarianism Webinar Series
Speakers: Irini Albanti, MD, Moderator, Executive Director, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative; HRH Princess Dina Mired, Past President, Union For International Cancer Control; Roberta Ortiz, MD, Medical Officer, WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer; Rawad Rihani, MD, Pediatric Oncologist, King Hussein Cancer Center; Ahmad Bawaneh, MD, Country Director, Jordan International Medical Corps
Past Events
October 28, 2024
The Lancet Commission on Women, Power, and Cancer: A Year of Progress
Ophira Ginsberg, MD, MSc, Senior Scientific Advisor for Clinical Research, Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute
August 26, 2024
Healing Together: Collaborative Forces in Global Pediatric Oncology
Joyce Balagadde Kambugu, MD, Head, Division of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Uganda Cancer Institute; SIOP Africa President
June 24, 2024
Curing Childhood Cancer and Curing Children with Cancer: Strategies to Address Global Inequities in Childhood Cancer Care and Control
Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD, Executive VP, Chair, Department of Global Medicine, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital Center
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, RN, 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
