Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati Posts
Cancer Moonshot funds will help USC researchers reduce health disparities in cancer research
How to overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: Build confidence and establish trust
Countering misinformation, leaning on community leaders, using the proper terminology. USC experts explain why all this and more is needed to slow the spread of COVID-19. By Leigh Hopper LAC+USC Pharmacy Supervisor Kevin Weissman holds a vial of the Pfizer...
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati earns AACR Distinguished Lectureship
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati. (USC Photo/Chris Shinn) Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, Associate Dean for Community Initiatives, was the recipient of the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Distinguished Lectureship on the Science of Cancer Health...
To prevent cancer, USC researchers look beyond traditional risk factors
Big data studies in diverse populations will offer new insights into cancer risk and help USC investigators target outreach, screening and prevention efforts. Researchers at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center are integrating “big data“ related to multiple cancer...
USC Norris appoints first associate director of community outreach and engagement
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center has appointed internationally recognized cancer researcher and advocate Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, as the first associate director of community outreach and engagement. Baezconde-Garbanati will leverage the...
To diversify research, USC teams with Florida universities on cancer disparities
The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to create a cancer health equity center at USC and two partner institutions that will conduct research on cancer health disparities, train underrepresented minorities and perform community...
Associate dean recognized for Latino cancer research
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, PhD, MPH, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, received the “Making a Different World” award at the 6th Biennial National Latino Cancer Summit in San Francisco on July 31. The award honors...
Es Tiempo campaign raises awareness of cervical cancer prevention among Latinas
USC’s efforts in the community include help from health care professionals who already work with residents Yaneth Rodríguez, Rhonda Ragab, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati and Rosa Barahona, from left (Photo/Courtesy of USC Center for Health Equity in the Americas) USC’s...
USC tobacco researchers honored by city officials
City officials pose with USC tobacco control researchers honored Aug. 18 at Los Angeles City Hall. From left: Nora Manzanilla, Tobacco Enforcement Operations director for the Los Angeles City Attorney; Mitch O’Farrell, city councilmember representing the 13th...
Public health professor recognized for student mentorship
Photos courtesy of USC CET The USC Mentoring Awards honored Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, professor of preventive medicine, April 6 for her mentorship of graduate students. The annual awards applaud faculty members who help to build a supportive academic...
Panama summit stokes vision of health equity in the Americas
From the northern tip of Alaska to the southern coast of Chile, the Americas host some of the most diverse — and disparate — populations in the world. However, despite progress in medicine and economic development, health inequalities prevail, leading to avoidable...