Speakers and their titles with brief bio:

Greg Armstrong: Member, St. Jude Faculty, Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, Co-Leader, Cancer Control & Survivorship Program and Endowed Chair in Epidemiology & Cancer Control.

Dr Armstrong leads clinical outcomes research on the long-term outcomes of childhood cancer survivorship, most notably as the principal Investigator of Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSSDr. Dr. Armstrong also co-chairs the St. Jude Lifetime (SJLIFE) Cardiopulmonary Working Group, and he is a co-program leader for the Cancer Control and Survivorship Program. He earned his MD from the University of Alabama Medical School and his Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. 

Melissa Martos: Dr. Melissa Martos is an Instructor at the University of Washington and a researcher dedicated to advancing language equity in cancer care. Her work focuses on improving communication and outcomes for families who use a language other than English, with the goal of ensuring high-quality care for children across all language backgrounds. In the area of childhood cancer survivorship, Dr. Martos led a systematic review in collaboration with an international team of collaborators, examining four decades of global survivorship research to identify gaps and opportunities for future investigations. She was honored with the Anne E. Dyson Child Advocacy Award for her work co-founding Seattle Health Equity Rounds, a multidisciplinary initiative addressing structural inequities in medicine. A committed educator, Dr. Martos has received both the University of Washington Resident and Fellow Teaching Awards for her excellence in medical education.

Talks:

1. How to choose a research question and conduct survivorship research: Greg Armstrong, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

    

2. Childhood Cancer Survivorship Globally: Progress and Opportunities : Melissa Martos, University of Washington