Clark Atlanta University three day event on to feature Plenary Session with National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Director
Today marks the opening ceremonies of the 12th National Symposium on Prostate Cancer at the Clark Atlanta University Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD).
Located at CAU’s Thomas W. Cole Jr. Research Center for Science and Technology, the symposium is the only one of its kind in North America and represents a scientific gathering of leading prostate cancer scientists, eminent scholars, researchers and therapeutic experts from throughout the US and abroad. Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend presentations, poster sessions and workshop discussions.
This year’s plenary session will feature Dr. Eliseo J. Perez-Stable, National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Minority Health and Disparities. For more than 30 years, Dr. Pérez-Stable led research on Latino smoking cessation and tobacco control policy in the United States and Latin America, addressing clinical and prevention issues in cancer screening, and mentoring over 70 minority investigators. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed articles and was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2001.
“CCRTD is uniquely positioned to host this bi-annual event as it is one of the largest prostate research http://www.cau.edu/ccrtd/symposium.html or contact Priscilla Bakariat pbakari@cau.edu
About Clark Atlanta University
Established in 1988 by the consolidation of Atlanta University (1865) and Clark College (1869), Clark Atlanta University (CAU) is one of the Nation’s foremost research institutions, offering students from around the United States and several foreign countries the opportunity to engage in 38 exciting areas of study at bachelors, masters and doctoral levels.
The Center for Cancer Research and Therapeutic Development (CCRTD) at Clark Atlanta University was established in 1999 out of the strengths of the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry. CCRTD is a focused and unique research center with a singular purpose dedicated to prostate cancer research. The center is supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored Research Center in Minority Institutions (RCMI) program; the National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD); National Cancer Institute (NCI); Department of Defense (DoD); and Georgia Research Alliance.
For more information on the CCRTD, Please contact Lativia Ray-Alston at
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