The Career Enhancement Advisory Committee brings together leaders from training grants, graduate and fellowship programs, and representatives of trainee groups across the University of Iowa. Meeting annually, the committee advises the Office of Cancer Career Enhancement and Training (OCCET). The group helps identify gaps and opportunities within the university’s cancer training programs and aims to strengthen career development for trainees at all stages.
Current committee members include:
Current committee members include:
- Jessica Sieren, PhD
Chair, Associate Director for Career Enhancement - Miles Pufall, PhD
Director, Cancer Biology Graduate Program - Andrean Simons-Burnett, PhD
Director, Free Radical and Radiation Biology Graduate Program & FRRB T32 - Ryan Carnahan, PharmD, MS, BCPP
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Epidemiology - Jong Sung Kim, MS, PhD
Director of Graduate Studies, Human Toxicology - Grerk Sutamtewagul MD
Director, Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program - Michael Goodheart, MD
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program - Rodrigo Bayon MD
Director, Head and Neck Oncologic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship - Gail Bishop, PhD
Associate Director for Basic Science Research - Aaron Smith
Undergrad - Jaaliyah Heard, BA
Postbac, Huang Lab, Int. Med - Travis Fischer
Graduate Student, Weiner Lab, Cancer Biology - Manoela Lima Oliveira, PhD, MS, RD
Postdoctoral Fellow, Applied Physiology and Lifestyle Medicine - Ashley Way, MD
Clinical Resident, Radiation Oncology - Aditya Ravindra, MD
Clinical Fellow, Hematology and Medical Oncology - Helen Lillie, PhD
Assistant Professor, Health Communication - Colleen Campbell, PhD, MS, LGC
Director, UIHC Genetic Counseling Program - Carolyn Walling
K-12 Outreach, retired IC West High School science teacher