Research on Hispanic/Latino populations (Overview)

Overview

Research on Hispanic/Latino populations

National Cancer Institute at Shady Grove, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

Friday, December 6, 2024 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Hispanic/Latino populations are underrepresented in health research and face a variety of health-related inequalities. To learn about existing research projects among Hispanic/Latino populations across the NIH, the NIH Hispanic Health Research Scientific Interest Group will hold a meeting on Friday December 6th at the NCI Shady Grove campus. The main aim of the meeting is to promote trans-NIH research collaborations to address health disparities and inequities among Hispanic/Latino populations.

NIH staff, including postdoctoral fellows, who are conducting research among Hispanic/Latino populations are invited to present their research by brief oral presentation. There will be a special section for staff members with Hispanic/Latino heritage to share the highlights of their career paths and research (it could be unrelated to Hispanic/Latino populations).

All NIH staff members are invited to attend. There will be ample opportunity for meeting attendees to network and talk one-on-one.

Meeting organizers:

Maria Constanza Camargo, Ph.D., M.S., M.H.A., Earl Stadtman Investigator, DCEG, NCI
Christian S. Alvarez, Ph.D., M.P.H., Staff Scientist, NIMHD
Jessica Madrigal, Ph.D., M.S., Independent Research Scholar, Research Fellow, DCEG, NCI
Maria Lopez-Class, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S., Project Officer, All of Us Research Program, NCI
Jill Koshiol, Ph.D., Senior Investigator, DCEG, NCI
Katherine A. McGlynn, Ph.D., M.P.H., Senior Investigator, DCEG, NCI
Larissa Avilés-Santa, M.D., M.P.H., Division Director, NIMHD

Administrative organizers:

Ligia Artiles, NIMHD
Laura Boyer, DCEG, NCI