On May 4, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) website will host the Department of Defense Cancer Moonshot Roundtable, “A Conversation on Cancer Health Equity and Military-relevant Environmental Exposures,” as part of a day-long series of agency events sponsored by the White House Cancer Moonshot initiative.
The roundtable will be led by USU’s Dr. Craig Shriver, director of the Murtha Cancer Research Program/Murtha Cancer CenterMurtha Cancer Research Program/Murtha Cancer Center website, and will focus on cancer health equity and military-relevant environmental exposures. Participants will include:
- Ms. Seileen Mullen, acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs – Host (DOD)
- Dr. David Smith, acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs - Co-Host (DOD)
- Craig D. Shriver, MD – Moderator
- Jerry Lee, PhD, Chief Science and Innovation Officer, Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine (virtual)
- Jie Lin, PhD, MPH, Senior Epidemiologist, Murtha Cancer Center Research Program, Uniformed Services University
- Patricia Hastings, DO, Chief Consultant, Health Outcomes Military Exposures, Veterans Health Administration
- Warren Casey, PhD, acting Chief, Predictive Toxicology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health
- Charles Felder, Chief Warrant Officer 4, U.S Army, Fort McNair, Cancer Survivor
- Jennifer Jabara, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Public Health Service, Cancer Survivor
- Melinda DeLoatch-Speight, U.S. Coast Guard partner, Cancer Survivor
- Homa Shafii-Schweers, MC Captain partner, Cancer Survivor
- Ramon Bravo, SSgt, U.S. Air Force, Cancer Survivor
- Michael Christian, Sgt, U.S. Marine Corps, Cancer Survivor
In February 2022, President Biden reignited the 2016 White House Cancer Moonshot initiative, an effort across multiple federal agencies aimed to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50 percent over the next 25 years. The initiative is also focused on improving the experience of people and their families living with and surviving cancer, with a goal to ultimately end cancer. As part of his efforts, the President also convened a Cancer Cabinet in March, which brings together agencies and other White House components to address cancer on multiple fronts to establish and make progress on Cancer Moonshot goals.