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Annual Meeting Keynote: NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention
Philip E. Castle, PhD, MPH, will present "From Global Interventions to Individual Effort: NCI's Division of Cancer Prevention," during the 2023 AACI/CCAF Annual Meeting in Washington DC. Dr. Castle, director of the Division of Cancer Prevention (DCP) at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), will provide an update on DCP/NCI initiatives to support research on novel interventions for cancer prevention, cancer screening, and symptom management. The keynote begins at 1:45 pm eastern time, Sunday, October 1.
In addition to his role as is the director of the DCP, Dr. Castle is acting branch chief of the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program in DCP, and senior, tenured investigator in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) at the NCI. Previously, he was a tenured professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Population Health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine; chief scientific officer of the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP); senior, tenured investigator and tenure-track investigator in DCEG/NCI; and a cancer prevention fellow in DCP/NCI. Dr. Castle received a PhD in biophysics and master's degree in public health from the Johns Hopkins University.
Virtual Attendance Option Now Available
For those who are unable to attend the meeting in person, a virtual option is available. To register as a virtual attendee, select the "Member - Virtual Only" registration type. This will give you access to all sessions held in the main ballroom and a virtual breakout session. Virtual registration rates will remain the same. Login information will be provided closer to the meeting.