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Joni Nelson tells us how her background led her to pursue research that meets the needs of the community

“I’m standing on the shoulders of giants”

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Joni D. Nelson, assistant director for the Office of Workforce Development at the MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, remembers the exact day a switch went off in her head and her career took a turn towards finding ways to improve public health.

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Joni D. Nelson, PhD
Assistant director, Office of Workforce Development, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Associate professor, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
Robert A. Winn, MD
Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Senior associate dean for cancer innovation, VCU School of Medicine, Professor, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
Preston Willett
Preston Willett
Public relations specialist, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
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Joni D. Nelson, PhD
Assistant director, Office of Workforce Development, MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, Associate professor, James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina
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Director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Senior associate dean for cancer innovation, VCU School of Medicine, Professor, Division of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University
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