Thank You (UIC) University of Illinois Cancer Center
Our mission at Prostate Cancer Real Talk is to increase the Education, Understanding of Prostate Cancer. Most importantly, we want to motivate behavioral change, i.e., increased preventative measures like early and regular PSA testing. In short, the more we know, the more we grow! Programs and events like this go a long way in supporting our mission, and we hope to help UIC Cancer Center significantly increase its educational footprint. I will be sharing this incredible learning experience on my website. I have recapped my experience below and am hopeful of working more closely with your committed group of Scientists, Medical Professionals, and supporting staff.
We were invited to a community outreach event to showcase how the (UIC) University of Illinois Cancer Center demonstrated:
What “Science for Equity Looks Like in the Lab?”.
How Local Patient Participation Has Sparked Useful Science About Prostate Health
How We Can Share Knowledge and Co-build Solutions with Men andtheir communities
A tour of their research laboratories and detailed discussions the methodologies and technology behind Prostate Cancer research.
Translating basic research into medicine: and why donated tissues are so important to prostate cancer research.
Privacy and security related to donated tissues.
Lessons Learned from prostate cancer research made possible by the participation of African American Men.
Who attended the Community Lab Mixer?
Scientists, researchers, patients, survivors, advocates, and other leaders working together on promoting
solutions to support prostate health among African American men.
Dedra Ries, MPH, Director, Community Engagement and Health Equity
Angela Tyner, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology
Alan Diamond, PhD, Professor of Pathology
VK Gadi, MD, PhD, Director of Medical Oncology, UI Health, and Associate Director of Translational Medicine.
Yamile Molina, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Health
UIC Cancer Center support staff and students
What this event meant to me!
As a Prostate Cancer survivor, it was important for me to learn about the scientific research behind the medicine, and to realize that there are committed individuals who have dedicated their careers, and yes, their lives to prostate cancer research. To me, the most important learning was not the research or the science. It was personally meeting the scientists, researchers, research students and support staff who have dedicated their careers and lives to the mission of identifying new treatments and eventually, the cure of Prostate Cancer.
