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January 27 , 2022

Why are cancer tumors more aggressive in African Americans ?

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A faculty-student team is working to uncover the genetic link between race and kidney cancer . Learn how Professor Khadijah Mitchell ’ s research could inform therapies that target cancer tumors more effectively

Prof . Khadijah Mitchell and Destiny Ortiz Fernandez ’ 22
Khadijah Mitchell , Peter C . S . d ’ Aubermont , M . D ., Scholar of Health and Life Sciences and assistant professor of biology , is a human geneticist with a focus on health disparities and epigenetics . She studies the links among genetics , the environment , and cancer .