Thoughts from an elder

uploaded by Nancy for Jerome Belinson. As a bit of an “elder” let me begin with a little history. Twenty-seven years ago, my colleagues and I entered China with a goal to blend humanitarian care with good science. Our focus was cervical cancer prevention, and my colleague Jerry Pretorius and …

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Working through a pandemic

Posted by Nancy for Jerome Belinson (author). The genotyping survey in Cambodia (Case Medical Student) will be continued. The Case Medical Student is going to take a year out from medical school to pursue an MPH and use the Cambodian samples for his capstone. I have met with the student …

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A Blog for Fall

As is the usual case with the POI blog and I, it has been a while. At the time I last talked to all of you there were two big projects on the horizon. I hoped one would bring a big announcement but unfortunately that has not happened. Well before …

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Hopes and Dreams

  When we last visited it was early in the 2nd quarter. Now my absent (or possibly heterozygous) “blog gene” has again surfaced and I find myself deep in the 4th Quarter having not shared the work of POI or my thoughts moving forward with you. However, sometimes things move …

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The 4th quarter ends a great year and begins a bright future

Well it is blog time again. The fortune I am blessed with these days is that POI has a lot going on and much has happened over the past few months. This past quarter started as you can see from the homepage with an amazing few days as guest of …

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It’s time for the community

When told some months ago that I would have a blog on the POI website I absorbed the news very slowly and responded politely with a smile. My father could sit in a room for hours amid a circus of conversations and never say a word. His other gear was …

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The Future

Greetings to everyone, both new and old followers of our work. POI has had a great last 12-18 months with 3 large studies now winding down in China and in Mexico. We are very excited about our future, but at the same time nervous, because as one study finishes the …

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Welcome

Welcome to the POI website.  Please take some time to navigate through the pages to gain an understanding of our organization and its mission.  We have a history of successful international research, and look forward to continuation of our efforts around the world.  Please visit the site often, as I …

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