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AWC in Sweden Scholarship - Two Recipients Awarded 2003-2004

Ellen C. - AWC in Sweden Scholarship Grant Award

Born and raised in Hanover, New Hampshire, I graduated from Harvard College in 1998 and the Harvard School of Public Health in 2003 with a doctorate in Epidemiology. As an undergraduate I majored in English and American Literature and Language, but also worked in a biochemistry research laboratory. My doctoral dissertation focused on the role of the immune system and the Epstein-Barr virus in the development of Hodgkin's lymphoma. I'm now a post-doc in the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, where I'll be spending two years researching risk factors for

Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Specifically, I'll be comparing personal characteristics, medical history, and other interview-based information, as well as blood and DNA samples, between 3,000 people with lymphoma and an equal number of people

without lymphoma, in order to determine how the two groups differ. I'm also now helping to start up a new epidemiologic study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Southern China.

In my spare time I'm still an avid fan of books as well as movies and music, making Stockholm an ideal place to be. I also enjoy biking, running, playing tennis, and being outdoors. I'm very grateful for the support of the American Women's Club, and look forward to meeting everyone!

Dondrea T. - AWC in Sweden Scholarship Grant Award
Hello AWC,
I am originally from Charleston, South Carolina where I attended the University of South Carolina as an undergrad. I am currently a Ph.D. student in Socio-Cultural Anthropology at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. I will be here in Sweden through June 2004, conducting dissertation research while affiliated with Stockholm University. Mainly through interviews, my project will explore the experiences of African-Americans living in Sweden. This scholarship will enable me to venture outside of Stockholm and to conduct additional interviews in Kiruna and Malmö. A big “Thank You!” to the AWC for this opportunity!