Oncology Researcher Joins Rutgers Global Health Institute
Wilfred Nguwa, Rutgers University Presidential Scholar and Nominated Professor of Global Health, Advises Biden Administration’s Cancer Cabinet
Wilfred Ngwa, a global oncology researcher and medical physics expert developing technologies that integrate with radiotherapy to reduce the time and cost of cancer treatment Rutgers Global Health Institute.
A Rutgers University President’s Scholar and Professor of Global Health at the Institute, Mr. Ngwa has also been appointed as a Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the Rutgers Cancer Institute in New Jersey and at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine.
The broad aim of Ngwa’s research and global collaboration is to increase access to cancer care and reduce health inequalities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. He leads a research group developing low-cost approaches and techniques that can significantly reduce treatment time and costs and can be performed in resource-poor settings.
One such technology incorporates artificial intelligence and smart radiotherapy biomaterials. This includes nanoparticle drones that can be injected intravenously and emit missile-like electrons when activated by a photon beam during radiation therapy. This process is designed to increase damage to cancerous tumors while minimizing toxic effects on body tissues. It can also be programmed to continuously deliver a fighting immunotherapy drug. The study is supported by the National Institutes of Health and industry partners, is in clinical translation, and a multi-site clinical trial is expected to begin in his 2023.
Ngwa’s overall research program is designed to address many types of cancer, conducting research related to the treatment of prostate, breast and cervical cancer in Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and the United States. Leading.
“Expanding our multicenter clinical trials to additional institutions in the United States and Africa will be the focus of my research at Rutgers University. Implementation research will also be prioritized so that it can translate into global action,” said Ngwa. “I look forward to developing a vibrant research program at Rutgers University by advancing my work on the use of advanced information and communication technologies in radiotherapy and oncology.”
Ngwa is a widely recognized expert in public health policy and cancer control in sub-Saharan Africa. Since 2019, he is chairman of Lancet Oncology Commission on Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa. It was published Its report on the rapidly increasing cancer burden in this resource-poor region of the world.Ngwa is an external adviser to the US Presidential Administration’s Cancer Cabinet, convened by President Joe Biden, to help establish and advance the administration’s rekindling. Cancer Moonshot initiative and he is the co-chair of US Cancer Moonshot 2.0. Lancet Oncology commission. He is the editor of IOP Publishing’s Scientific Series on Global Health and Radiation Oncology, Journal of Global Oncology, Forefront of Oncology When cancer medicine.
As the founding director of Global Health Catalyst Summit, Ngwa will lead the joint effort to convene annual summits and other events designed to foster high-impact international collaborations and initiatives to close health-related inequalities in the United States and globally. I’m here. Ongoing projects initiated through the Summit include: C4: Comprehensive Cancer Center in the CloudAn artificial intelligence-driven platform being developed by Ngwa with multidisciplinary partners to increase access to cancer treatment, research and education, regardless of geographic location.
Originally from Cameroon, Ngwa graduated from the University of Buea with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Computer Science. After completing her master’s and doctoral degrees at the University of Leipzig, Germany, at the University of Texas, he attended MD Anderson Cancer Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard, where he studied radiation oncology at his School of Medicine. Completed postdoctoral education and training in Physics.
Ngwa was previously Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Science at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has also been appointed as Distinguished Professor of Public Health at his ICT University based in Cameroon.
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