Our Partners Project & Academic
Major Historical Research Partner

National Cancer Institute

Central to the EMBLEM study.

Our Work Together

NCI was central to the Epidemiology of Burkitt Lymphoma in East African Children and Minors (EMBLEM) study, in which SHED served as a Tanzanian implementation and administrative platform and Dr. Esther Kawira served as Tanzania Principal Investigator — alongside Bugando and other East African sites.

Key Projects or Contributions

Study purpose and design; SHED's local role; relationships with Bugando and East African sites; archival NCI/EMBLEM photographs (to be added).

Why the Partnership Mattered

EMBLEM remains SHED's strongest proof of capacity for complex international research.