Join the Southern Roots Women’s Cancer Initiative: Advancing the Fight Against Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer, presented by Global Studies in the College of Human Sciences. Featuring Keynote Speaker: Joan Lunden, award-winning journalist, cancer survivor and leading advocate for cancer awareness, screening and early detection — this event is free to all.

The event begins with a panel discussion with leading experts in cancer treatment and global health outreach followed by the keynote address. 

Gregory Kennedy, MD, Ph.D., MBA,
Chief Medical Officer for Oncology
at UnityPoint Health

Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D., MPH, Professor,
Department of OBGYN & Director,
Division for Global and Rural Health,
University of Alabama at Birmingham

David Wishart, VP Business Operations, Global Partnerships 
& Global Sales at Legends Global and
Stage IV Colon Cancer Survivor