Training Years: 2021 – 2022
Training Site: UNC-Project Malawi Cancer Program
Country: Malawi
Mentors: Yuri Fedoriw, MD; Tamiwe Tomoka, MBBS, MMed
Title: “Diagnostic & Prognostic Biomarkers of DLBCL among HIV-infected patients in Malawi”
Program Objectives:
Aim 1. Develop streamlined diagnostic algorithm for aggressive B-cell lymphomas.
Aim 2. Retrospective assessment of known tissue-based DLBCL prognostic biomarkers.
Aim 3. Subsequent scale-up of prospective biomarker implementation and early assessment of test characteristics.