NIH Tribal Health Expert to Share Insights in Roswell Park Center for Indigenous Cancer Research Webinar

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Join Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Center for Indigenous Cancer Research (CICR) for a webinar on Tuesday, April 26, at 3 p.m. EST featuring National Institutes of Health (NIH) Tribal Health Research Office Director David R. Wilson, PhD.

The discussion, “A Holistic Approach to Improving American Indian/Alaska Native Health,” will touch on the NIH’s engagement with Native and Indigenous individuals and communities, efforts to support and inform scientists and clinicians working with Indigenous communities, and the Office’s work to draw attention to important considerations regarding research in Indigenous communities. The webinar is free and open to the public.

Dr. Wilson was named the first Director of the Tribal Health Research Office in January 2017. Since then, he has worked with leaders of the 574 federally recognized Tribal Nations to address health concerns and collaborate on the NIH’s research portfolio.

“We welcome Dr. Wilson to the international conversation that is unfolding through our webinar series,” says Rodney Haring, PhD, MSW, Director of the CICR at Roswell Park. “In support of our work to reduce cancer’s impact through culturally informed research, health screenings and interventional efforts, we look forward to hearing in greater detail about the NIH’s work to expand and advance respectful, appropriate outreach to Native and Indigenous communities.”

Following Dr. Wilson’s presentation, participants will be able to engage in a Q&A session.

To register for the webinar, click here.

A link to the video will be available to all viewers after the event. Information about both previous and upcoming CICR webinars can be found at RoswellPark.org/CICRwebinars.

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About Roswell Park:
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is a community united by the drive to eliminate cancer’s grip on humanity by unlocking its secrets through personalized approaches and unleashing the healing power of hope. Founded by Dr. Roswell Park in 1898, it is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. Learn more at www.roswellpark.org, or contact us at 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or ASKRoswell@RoswellPark.org.

About the Center for Indigenous Cancer Research:
The Center for Indigenous Cancer Research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center was launched in January 2020 with a mission to honor the values of Indigenous Knowledge, sovereignty, and respect for the environment through community-driven partnerships, collaborative research and education to reduce the impact of cancer on Indigenous communities regionally, nationally and internationally. Indigenous communities face some of the greatest cancer health disparities, higher mortality rates and persistent challenges in health equity. To tackle these challenges, the center draws upon a unique set of resources, applying the lessons of both academic medicine and Indigenous knowledge, building on the strength and resilience of Indigenous peoples, and collaborating with several sovereign nations including international collaborative research networks with Indigenous researchers.