Sophia George was named the inaugural associate director of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and Ashish Shah was named director of clinical trials and translational research and principal investigator in the Section of Virology and Immunotherapy at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Brain Tumor Initiative at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
To address inequities in cancer health, NCI is collaborating with a diverse team of experts and cancer center directors—named the Cancer Equity Leaders (CEL)—to learn from communities and inform workforce development as well as outreach initiatives.
