Global Cancer Research and Control Seminar Series 2025 (Upcoming Webinars)
Thursday, March 12, 2026 | 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. ET
Technologies for Post Market Surveillance of Drug Quality and an Update on Chemotherapy Drug Quality in sub-Saharan Africa (Virtual)
Marya Lieberman, Ph. D., Nancy Dee Professor of Cancer Research
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame
Marya Lieberman, Ph.D., is a professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Notre Dame. She was the 2025 recipient of the ACS Gustavus John Esselen Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest. Her lab develops paper microfluidic devices and kits for use in field settings, including paper analytical devices used to screen pharmaceutical quality in Africa, carbon fiber filters that can identify lead and copper contamination in tap water, and sample collection kits that help parents locate leaded paint, soil, or dust in their homes. She is currently on the hunt for substandard and fake anticancer drugs in sub-Saharan Africa.