Claudio Castillón Lévano, PhD
Dr. Claudio Castillón Lévano was born on December 15, 1954 in Trujillo, Peru and would go on to be the most diverse and prolific Hispanic inventor of our time. He earned his BS and MS in Telecommunications Engineering before earning his PhD in Electrical Engineering at the National University of Engineering in Lima, Peru. Through […]
Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz, PhD
On April 5th, 1950, Franklin Ramón Chang-Díaz was born in San José, Costa Rica, to a Costa Rican mother and Chinese immigrant father. Franklin immigrated to the US during high school and went on to attend the University of Connecticut, where he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering in 1973. He then received a PhD […]
SCHEQ Founder Spoke at NCCN Policy Summit on Cancer Workforce Diversity
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Manley, spoke at the National Comprehensive Cacner Network (NCCN) Policy Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cancer Workforce on September 10, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. . His panel discussed way to still achieve DEI in the Cancer Workforce in the face of all of the […]
IASLC 2024 World Congress on Lung Cancer in San Diego
The IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) is holding the 2024 World Conference on Lung Cancer in San Diego from September 7-10, 2024. This event is being held at the San Diego Convention Center. This year is also the 50th year anniverary of IASLC. The conference presents the latest breakthroughs in thoracic […]
SCHEQ Presenting at Cancer Patient Lab’s Webinar Series about Disparities
SCHEQ Founder, Dr. Eugene Manley, Jr., will be presenting at the Cancer Patient Lab Meeting on Wednesday August 28, 2024 from 12 -1 PM (ET). His webinar will discuss “How disparities and workforce diversity impact cancer patients and caregivers”. He will discuss STEMM access, workforce diversity, cell line diversity, clinical trial diversity, and community engagemetn.
SCHEQ Speaking at NCCN Policy Summit
SCHEQ‘s Founder and CEO will be speaking at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Policy Summit: Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Cancer Workforce on September 10, 2024 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. His panel will be discussing “Maintaining the Committment: Navigating the Policy Landscape to Advance Diversity, Equity, and […]
Save the Date: 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit
We are organizing the 2nd Lung Cancer Health Equity Summit to be held in Atlanta Nov 18-19. The theme is “Black and Latino populations navigating lung cancer: problems and solutions”. We often talk about the problems these communities face, but rarely do we bring together stakeholders from all levels that are or have created solutions […]
2024 National Medical Association (NMA) Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly
August 3, 2024 – August 7, 2024 Start: August 3, 2024 7:30 AM (ET) End: August 7, 2024 1:30 PM (ET) SCHEQ will be attending the 2024 NMA Annual Convention in New York. This year’s theme is – “The Quest for Healthcare Transformation”. The NMA was founded in 1895 and is the oldest association of Black […]
2024 Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) Research Symposium
SCHEQ will be attending the 2024 Rutgers Cancer Health Equity Center of Excellence (CHECoE) Annual Research Symposium in New Brunswick, NJ at the Rutgers Cancer Institute (CINJ).
SCHEQ Founder accepted for Institute for Nonprofit Practice Core Certificate Program
SCHEQ (STEMM & Cancer Health Equity) Founder and CEO Dr. Eugene Manley, was recently selected to join the 2024 – 2025 cohort of the Institute for Nonprofit Practice (INP) New York City Thursdays Core Certificate Program. The INP equips social impact leaders with the skills, networks, and resources to lead and implement change. The Core […]