Member Profile
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Alba Kihn Alarcón
Country of origin: Guatemala Currently in: Guatemala, Guatemala city General field of specialization: Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences-
Degrees
2018 Master Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2014 Undergraduate Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences2024 Master Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences -
Current Research Activities
Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
Deputy Director of Research Department at Liga Nacional contra el Cáncer - INCAN in Guatemala, with our team we are currently working in the restructure of this department. My main research area are cancer health disparities, breast, gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary tract tumors, potential biomarkers for early diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Publications resulting from Research:
Naqash AR, Kihn-Alarcón AJ, Stavraka C, Kerrigan K, Maleki Vareki S, Pinato DJ, Puri S. The role of gut microbiome in modulating response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in cancer. Ann Transl Med 2021.
Alvarado-Muñoz, Juan F, Reyes-Morales, Agatha, Kihn-Alarcón, Alba J, Chivalan, Marco, Torselli, Silvana, Puac-Polanco, Victor. Breast cancer in young women in a tertiary-level hospital in Guatemala [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PS7-64.
Castro-Salguero, H, García Aceituno, L, Kihn, A, Jiménez, R, & Ramos-Esquivel, A. (2020). Clinicopathologic Features and Survival Analysis of Non-metastatic Breast Cancer Patients in Guatemala: Breast cancer in Guatemala. Archives of Breast Cancer, 111-118.
Kihn-Alarcón Alba J, Alvarado-Muñoz Juan F, Orozco-Fuentes Loida I, Calgua-Guerra Erwin, Fuentes-de Falla Vicky, Velarde Angel. Years of Potential Life Lost Because of Breast and Cervical Cancers in Guatemala. JCO Global Oncology. 6: 761-765, 2020.
Kihn-Alarcón Alba J, Toledo-Ponce María F, Velarde Angel, Xu Ximing. Liver cancer in Guatemala: An analysis of mortality and incidence trends from 2012 to 2016. Journal of Global Oncology. 5: 1-8, 2019.
Ajisu (Kihn-Alarcón Alba de Jesús), Liang Huiling, Xiong Lin, Liu Yuanshi, Xu Ximing. G 蛋白信号调节器 2 在原发性肝癌细胞增殖中的作用研究 [Role of G protein signaling modulator 2 in the proliferation of hepatocellular carcinoma cells]. Journal of Hunan University of Chinese Medicine. 37(11): 1222-1223, 2017.
Kihn-Alarcón Alba J, Ximing Xu. Mechanisms of radioresistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. Oncology and Translational Medicine. 3(4): 165-170, 2017.
Current profession
Current professional activities type:OtherDeputy Director of Research Department at Liga Nacional contra el Cáncer - INCAN in Guatemala
Workshop and Conference Attended
2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Chigaco, Illinoins, USA American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Meeting.2019 Viña del Mar, Chile VII Simposio Latinoamericano de Gastroenterología Oncológica2020 Virtual AACR Anual Meeting I & II2020 Virtual ESMO Breast CancerAffiliations
Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologí a (SENACYT)American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)European Society of Digestive Oncology (ESDO)European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Latinamerican & Caribbean Society of Medical Oncology (SLACOM)Direccion General de Investigacion (DIGI)Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Guatemala (COLMEDEGUA)Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) -
Other Awards
Aug 2015Master’s Degree Scholarship, Organization of American States (OAS)- Chinese Government ScholarshipFull scholarship to study a three year Master's Degree from 2015 to 2018Jan 2020Editorial Fellowship for JCO Global Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)Apr 2020Stanford University Graduate EducationTuition waiver to complete a Professional Certificate in Foundations for Data Science
