Managing Officer, Cancer-Africa LLC
Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
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- Managing Officer at Cancer-Africa LLC
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- Post-doctoral Fellow, Viral Oncology Program at University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Wilmot Fellow at University of Rochester Medical Center - James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
- Post-doctoral Fellow at University of Rochester Medical Center - Department of Orthopaedics
- Education
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- University of California - Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
- University of Miami
- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
- University of Yaounde I - Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Cameroon
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Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Summary
Much of the thrust of cancer research since the 70s has come from functional genomics, which is about establishing the molecular basis of cancer. With the celerity of the Human Genome Project, about 30 000 genes have been sequence-identified since 2005. Now more than ever, the cancer research enterprise has taken to Cubism, in as much as the biology of cancer is broken-up, analyzed and then all too often reassembled in abstracted form. A wealth of knowledge has come from functional genomics and that knowledge base is forever expanding. Breakthrough cancer therapies have emerged from this new knowledge and yet to most, these are still but 'pies in the sky'. In other words, these new knowledge areas and life-saving therapies are not readily accessible. In Africa, accessibility to the global cancer effort is further restricted by historical artifacts. My professional experience and goals involve:
(1) Engaging multiple areas of cancer research and medical expertise in a bid to synthesize and distill information
(2) Engaging the public in a bid to enhance ‘publicness’ i.e. available and accessible knowledge, infrastructure and health services
(3) Engaging industry to determine what it can ethically and responsibly provide
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Specialties:
Cancer Research; Molecular Oncology; International Technology Transfer and Project Development; International Development - Policy, Strategy and System Transformation using the International Relations Constructivist Framework
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Experience
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Managing Officer
Cancer-Africa LLC
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Think Tanks industry)
March 2003 — Present (6 years 5 months)
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Post-doctoral Fellow, Viral Oncology Program
University of Miami - Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
(Research industry)
June 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Identified and succesfully modeled a role for the Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) encoded microRNA, BHRF1-3, as a novel immune evasion mechanism in EBV related lymphomas.
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Wilmot Fellow
University of Rochester Medical Center - James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years)
Studied the molecular basis of cancer metastasis (spread), with a focus on NFkappB signaling, cross-coupling between NFkappB and Nuclear Receptors and the integration of classic growth factor activated signaling pathways in the modular control of metastasis. Modeled cancer preventive and therapeutic drug strategies based on these insights.
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Post-doctoral Fellow
University of Rochester Medical Center - Department of Orthopaedics
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
1999 — 2001 (2 years)
(1999 to 2001) Post-doctoral cancer research fellow and clinical sub-intern in Orthopaedics. University of Rochester Medical Center - Department of Orthopaedics, Rochester, New York. Mentor: Randy N. Rosier, M.D., Ph.D., Wehle Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics.
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Education
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University of California - Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Executive Course , Global Health Diplomacy , 2008
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University of Miami
M.A. , International Administration , 2006 — 2007
40 Project Management contact hours at the U. of M. School of Business
"Live" debate on the "Global Rise in Religious Violence" & UN Security Council Simulations, in collaboration with the U. of M. School of Communications: "The Darfur Crisis" as the Ambassador of the Republic of Ghana and Head of the African Union, (2007) & "The Iran Nuclear Crisis" as the Ambassador of the Republic of Congo (2006)
Special Course on "Russia in the World", August 2006, St Petersburg State University - School of International Relations - St Petersburg, Russia.
Graduation Report: "Constructivism: An International Relations Perspective and a Framework for Enhancing Opportunities in Global Cancer Control"- Activities and Societies:
- Miami Theory Group - the particular focus of which is the Constructivist framework in International Relations.
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University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Cancer Research - Molecular Oncology 1999 — 2004
United States Medical Licensing Exam - parts I & II
- Activities and Societies:
- Active member of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
Fellow of the Geneva, Switzerland based International Union for the Fight Against Cancer (UICC) and member of the UICC expert review panel
Ad Hoc referee – Journal of Clinical Pathology and Future Oncology
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University of Yaounde I - Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences - Cameroon
MD , Medicine , 1992 — 1999
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Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Websites:
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Interests:
History; Human/Leadership Development; Music (every genre, but I am a an avowed Sting fan); Sports (soccer, squash, golf)
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Groups:
BioVision, UICC, AORTIC, AACR, ISPO
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Global Health Council -
Oncology Drug Development -
Translational Biomedical Research
Valentine Andela, M.D., M.A. (Intl. Admin.)’s Honors:
James P. Wilmot Fellowship Award (2001 - 2004)
Janssen Pharmaceutica Foundation Research Award (2001 - 2002)
Recipient of the 2001 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) - American Family Life Assurance Company (AFLAC) Young Investigator Award for promising and meritorious cancer research
Recipient of an ICRETT (International Cancer Research and Technology Transfer) award, administered by the International Union for the Fight Against Cancer (UICC-Geneva, Switzerland) with federal funds from the National Cancer Institute (NCI-USA).
Recipient of a BioVision.Nxt Fellowship (Lyon, France, 2003) - Biovision is a platform for constructive exchange in the life sciences regrouping nobel laureates and leaders of industry and civil society
Biographee – Marquis Who’s Who in America (2004 – present)
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