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Feb 26, 2024, 19:36
Estela Rodriguez: As recent as 2023, the scientific leadership NCI Center for Cancer Research remains poorly representative
Estela Rodriguez shared a post on X/Twitter:
“As recent as 2023, the scientific leadership NCI Center for Cancer Research remains poorly representative:
- low 3.9% Hispanic.
- low 2.4% Black.
- But women increasingly represented in NCI scientific leadership at 52.1%.
This lack of representation in leadership also impacts lowering of clinical trial diversity.”
Source: Estela Rodriguez/X
Estela Rodriguez is Associate Director of Community Outreach and Co-Lead of Thoracic Site Disease Group of the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She is board certified in medical oncology and hematology. She has a special interest in the early detection of lung cancer and increasing access to clinical trials. Dr. Rodriguez is known to help empower women to take charge of their own healthcare and believes in the power of mentorship.