Biography

 

Nicolette Taku

Nicolette Taku

  • Alumni
  • United States
  • 2015 MPhil Medical Science (Oncology)
  • Murray Edwards College (New Hall)

My first hands-on exposure to international health was as an undergraduate student researching Lassa fever in Sierra Leone. However, it was after working with a non-governmental organization in Colombia that I became fully aware of the increasing burden of cancer in regions also affected by infectious diseases. I am currently a medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and aim to be involved in the development of cancer prevention and treatment infrastructures in low and middle income countries. At Cambridge I will be studying for an MPhil in Oncology.

Previous Education

Tulane University of Louisiana
University of Pennsylvania