Yaima Galán Alvarez, MPH
Mathematician with a master’s degree in public health. Ms Galán heads the National Cancer Registry Department in the National Cancer Control Unit of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health. She is a professor and associate researcher at the National School of Public Health in Havana and a member of the National Oncology Group and the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute’s (INOR) Scientific Advisory Board. Her current research focuses on the burden of cancer in Cuba, the geographic distribution of cancer incidence in Cuba, and other topics related to cancer epidemiology and information systems.
Jorge Grau Abalo, PhD
Clinical psychologist. Dr Grau is a senior researcher at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) in Havana, full professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, and head of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health’s National Psychology Group. Dr Grau’s research concentrates on the psychological aspects of chronic disease, palliative care of patients with terminal illness, evaluation of suffering and quality of life, and other topics associated with cancer and cancer care.
Clinical psychologist. Dr Grau is a senior researcher at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) in Havana, full professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, and head of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health’s National Psychology Group. Dr Grau’s research concentrates on the psychological aspects of chronic disease, palliative care of patients with terminal illness, evaluation of suffering and quality of life, and other topics associated with cancer and cancer care.
Agustín Lage Dávila, MD, PhD
Physician, specialist in biochemistry. Dr Lage is director of the Molecular Immunology Center and former Deputy Director of the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) where he led research on cell proliferation and on immunotoxins. From 1985 to 1990, he also coordinated the National Cancer Mortality Reduction Program. He has served on PAHO’s Advisory Committee on Health Research and is an adjunct professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana. His current areas of research are immune system regulation and cancer vaccines.
Physician, specialist in biochemistry. Dr Lage is director of the Molecular Immunology Center and former Deputy Director of the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) where he led research on cell proliferation and on immunotoxins. From 1985 to 1990, he also coordinated the National Cancer Mortality Reduction Program. He has served on PAHO’s Advisory Committee on Health Research and is an adjunct professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana. His current areas of research are immune system regulation and cancer vaccines.
Leonardo Lami Casaus, MD
Oncologist and specialist in family medicine. Dr Lami is head of inpatient services in the oncology department of the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) in Havana, where he is also an instructor and member of the drug therapy committee and the clinical trials evaluation committee. He is currently involved in clinical trials evaluating cancer vaccines developed in Cuba, as well as research on chemotherapy in breast cancer patients and a retrospective study of INOR’s 15-year experience with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Oncologist and specialist in family medicine. Dr Lami is head of inpatient services in the oncology department of the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR) in Havana, where he is also an instructor and member of the drug therapy committee and the clinical trials evaluation committee. He is currently involved in clinical trials evaluating cancer vaccines developed in Cuba, as well as research on chemotherapy in breast cancer patients and a retrospective study of INOR’s 15-year experience with Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphomas.
Teresa Romero Pérez, MD, MS
Epidemiologist and master in medical education. Dr Romero is director of the National Cancer Control Unit and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. She is a full professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, assistant researcher at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR), professor of health management at the National School of Public Health, and adjunct professor at the Latin American Medical School (ELAM). Her current research focuses on medical education for cancer control, emphasizing the role of primary care; action research for knowledge generation and networking applied to cancer control; and development of a technological surveillance system for cancer control in Cuba.
Epidemiologist and master in medical education. Dr Romero is director of the National Cancer Control Unit and the Cuban Ministry of Public Health’s Comprehensive Cancer Control Program. She is a full professor at the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences of Havana, assistant researcher at the National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute (INOR), professor of health management at the National School of Public Health, and adjunct professor at the Latin American Medical School (ELAM). Her current research focuses on medical education for cancer control, emphasizing the role of primary care; action research for knowledge generation and networking applied to cancer control; and development of a technological surveillance system for cancer control in Cuba.
Giselle Saurez Martínez, MD
Specialist in family medicine. Dr Saurez is a researcher at the Molecular Immunology Center in Havana, where she has studied therapeutic vaccines for breast cancer, malignant melanoma and lung cancer. Her current research involves clinical studies with monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic cancer vaccines. Dr Saurez is also an evaluator with the Science and Technology for Development Program of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.
Specialist in family medicine. Dr Saurez is a researcher at the Molecular Immunology Center in Havana, where she has studied therapeutic vaccines for breast cancer, malignant melanoma and lung cancer. Her current research involves clinical studies with monoclonal antibodies and therapeutic cancer vaccines. Dr Saurez is also an evaluator with the Science and Technology for Development Program of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment.
