Joe Biden Honours and Appoints Edjah Nduom as Leader of 'Cancer Moonshot' Project to Curb Cancer Deaths
- US-born neurosurgeon/scientist, Dr Edjah Kweku Nduom, has been named leader of the Cancer Moonshot project
- The programme was first launched in 2016 and reignited by US President Joe Biden in 2022
- The relaunch was hosted at the White House, with the mission to accelerate the rate of progress against cancer
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US-born neurosurgeon/scientist, Dr Edjah Kweku Nduom, has been appointed by US President Joe Biden to lead the Cancer Moonshot project to curb cancer deaths.
Dr Nduom, son of politician and businessman Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, was honoured at the relaunch of the programme at the White House on Wednesday, February 2, 2022.
The Cancer Moonshot initiative was first launched by then-Vice President Joe Biden in 2016, with the mission to accelerate the rate of progress against cancer.
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Exiting historic moment
During the relaunch of Cancer Moonshot at the White House on Wednesday, February 2, Dr Edjah Nduom described the renewed project as the most exciting moment in the history of his field.
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''I am thrilled to be able to be here to introduce someone that many of us consider to be the country's Patient Advocate in Chief, President Joe Biden.
''From my vantage point as a neurosurgeon/scientist, constantly thinking of ways to treat cancer patients to fight cancer, and seeing countless patients every year, and as a board member of the National Brain Tumour Society, I can confidently say that this is the most exciting moment in the history of our field,'' he said.
Dr Nduom, a renowned neurosurgical oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America, specialises in brain and spinal tumours, pituitary surgery, and skull base.
Tannera Gibson: 1st African-American female president of Memphis Bar Association
In other news about people excelling in leadership, Briefly News previously reported that Tannera George Gibson, a lawyer resident in Memphis, Tennessee, has become the first African-American female President of the Memphis Bar Association
The native Memphian makes history as the first African-American woman to occupy the position in the Association's 147-year history.
Gibson took to Facebook to celebrate the achievement as she revealed that black people were excluded from joining the Memphis Bar Association just 58 years ago.
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