Bringing the community closer to science in cancer research

Whilst attending AACR 2022 (8th-13th April) in New Orleans (LA, USA), we caught up with Robert Winn and Katherine Tossas, the Cancer Center Director and the Scientific Director of Catchment Area Data Access and Alignment (both at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, VA, USA) respectively. Together, we discussed the importance of connecting the community with cancer research to improve understanding of non-biological factors that increase the likelihood of different cancers. Tossas (left) studies health equity and structural determinants of health, like access to healthcare, and uses machine learning methodologies to explore the influence of the microbiome on HPV-related...