The Cancer Research and Training Consortium (CRITIC) is an international partnership between clinicians and cancer researchers in Tanzania and the University of Nebraska.  Our goal is to build research capacity in cancer research in Tanzania through collaborative projects, mentoring and career development.   Our Tanzanian trainees receive intensive academic and research training at University of Nebraska leading to MS, M.P.H., and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical sciences.  In particular, we train Tanzanian fellows in epidemiology and viral oncology research skills needed to conduct in-country cancer research.  We also  provide in-country courses and workshops in epidemiology, behavioral interventions, laboratory techniques, and grant proposal development and administration for a target audience of in-country clinicians and public health personnel.  Our research teams work at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Tanzania, UNMC and the Nebraska Center for Virology (NCV).  Our research teams focus on two projects: (1) The impact of HPV-related cervical dysplasia across rural and urban sites in Tanzania, and (2) Analysis of endemic and epidemic forms Kaposi’s sarcoma (KS) in Tanzania. 

CRITIC PROGRAM LEADERSHIP:
Charles Wood, UNL    cwood1@unl.edu PROGRAM PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Gleb Haynatski, UNMC ghayznatzki@unmc.edu PROGRAM CO-INVESTIGATOR/BIOSTATS CORE DIRECTOR

US PROJECT LEADERS:
John West, UNL    jwest2@unl.edu LAB CORE DIRECTOR
Peter Angeletti, UNL peter.angeletti@unl.edu US HPV PROJECT PI
Veenu Minhas, UNMC veenu.minhas@unmc.edu US KS PROJECT PI

TANZANIA PROJECT LEADERS:   
Julius Mwaiselage, ORCI jmwaiselage@yahoo.com KS PROJECT IN-COUNTRY PI   
Crispin Kahesa, ORCI     crispinkahesa@yahoo.co.uk HPV PROJECT IN-COUNTRY PI

TANZANIA, ORCI STAFF:
Mary B. Haule, ORCI    mary_baltasary@yahoo.com CHARGE NURSE (P2)   
Jesca Kawagere, ORCI kawagerejesca@yahoo.com NURSE (P1)   
Brenda Bashekera, ORCI bbashekera@yahoo.com LAB TECHNICIAN   
Asafu Munema, ORCI    misanasa77@gmail.com PATHOLOGY   
Godwin Kessy, ORCI    godwinkessy@yahoo.com     LAB TECHNICIAN   
Maguhwa Miyeye, ORCI betmagua@yahoo.com ONCOLOGIST CTC CLINIC (P2)   
Happiness Mahimbo, ORCI    happymahimbo@yahoo.com NURSE (P1)   

TANZANIA, BAGAMOYO STAFF:
Awadh    Mjenga, Bagamoyo    akwiliwadomy@yahoo.com BAGAMOYO HPV SCREENING (P1)

TANZANIA, CHALINZE STAFF:
Faustine Massam, Chalinze    drfaustinemassam@yahoo.com CAHLINZE HPV SCREENING (P1)   

TANZANIAN STUDENT TRAINEES IN THE US:
Kandali Samwel, ORCI kandalisamwel@gmail.com     HPV PROJECT
Salum    Lidenge, ORCI    sjlidenge@yahoo.co.uk     KS PROJECT
Kadeja Masami, ORCI                      Cancer Epidemiology
Samwel Sumba, ORCI                      Cancer Epidemiology