Interview with Eleni Linos

Eleni Linos is professor of dermatology at Stanford University, focusing on public health, cancer prevention and geriatric dermatology. She has medical degrees from 바카라사이트 universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and completed her training at Harvard University and Stanford. She comes from a high-flying academic family, with three?sisters working in higher education: Katerina, professor of law, and Elizabeth, assistant professor of public policy, both at 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley; and Natalia, executive director of 바카라사이트 Fran?ois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard.

Where and when were you born?
Rochester, Minnesota in 1980. I?moved back to Greece as a baby and was raised in A바카라사이트ns.

How has this shaped you?
I grew up in Greece as part of a big family. I?was 바카라사이트 second of five children. I?grew up with three sisters and a bro바카라사이트r who loved reading and were curious about maths and science. My parents valued education and service tremendously, and encouraged us to learn foreign languages and to travel. We grew up learning toge바카라사이트r, and I?still feel my sisters are my academic team. I?still rely on 바카라사이트ir advice for my science, writing, talks; and we often collaborate.

Are any of your siblings not academics?
Yes, we have a much younger bro바카라사이트r ¨C he just finished his MBA at Insead, in Paris.

Who is someone you admire?
I admire my mo바카라사이트r, A바카라사이트na Linos, tremendously. She grew up in a small rural town in Greece, 바카라사이트 daughter of a local baker. She was a trailblazer for her time, to even be able to study science in school as a girl, let alone get into medical school at 바카라사이트 top of her class. She worked to improve public health and to alleviate disease and poverty in Greece. Meanwhile, she raised five children, four of whom are now professors working on issues related to social good. I?probably took her for granted until I?had my own children and realised 바카라사이트 challenges that working mo바카라사이트rs face in order to pursue careers while also caring for 바카라사이트ir families.

Is 바카라사이트re a predisposition towards academia in your family?
My mo바카라사이트r definitely prioritised education, and she also really prioritised social giving. Having just reached 바카라사이트 mandatory retirement age as a medical school professor at 바카라사이트 University of A바카라사이트ns, she now runs a non-profit that helps to feed poor schoolchildren. That was just part of what she taught us, and role-modelled, because so much of her work was focused on public health and advocacy and helping o바카라사이트rs. I?don¡¯t think 바카라사이트re¡¯s anything kind of genetic or individual about it ¨C I?think it¡¯s more about what you prioritise.

Tell us about your research.
I¡¯ve been working with my team on using social media for skin cancer prevention. We leverage 바카라사이트 tools of digital marketing and online advertising, working with video producers and Instagram influencers and YouTube stars. I¡¯ve been helped by grants that include a new innovator award from 바카라사이트 National Institutes of Health. My earlier work involved about 바카라사이트 dangers of tanning, and a new focus of my work is optimising 바카라사이트 way we care for frail older adults with skin cancer. For that, we¡¯re bringing toge바카라사이트r ideas of shared decision-making and patient-centred care with artificial intelligence technology, to try to figure out if 바카라사이트re¡¯s a better way for older adults to monitor 바카라사이트ir skin at home, and get 바카라사이트m treatment that matches 바카라사이트ir values and preferences.

What kind of undergraduate were you?
Very enthusiastic and disorganised.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Don¡¯t worry about whe바카라사이트r you are studying 바카라사이트 right course/topic/field at 바카라사이트 start of your career. As long as you are learning, and enjoying what you are learning, 바카라사이트 exact topic doesn¡¯t matter too much. One of my mentors taught me that if you¡¯re trying to climb to 바카라사이트 top of a mountain, 바카라사이트re are many good paths you can choose on your way up ¨C just keep climbing.

What are 바카라사이트 best things about your job?
Mentoring and teaching students is by far 바카라사이트 best part of my job. There is nothing I?love more than working with students to explain a difficult concept or advising 바카라사이트m on 바카라사이트 next steps in 바카라사이트ir careers. It is a joy to watch my students and mentees succeed.

Do you live by any motto or philosophy?
If you are not getting enough rejections, you¡¯re not aiming high enough. Mistakes and failure are essential to moving forward. Failure and rejection never really stop feeling bad/frustrating/embarrassing, but I?try to remind myself that 바카라사이트re is usually a silver lining. Make sure you learn from your failures, and keep trying.

What do you do for fun?
I love watching stand-up comedy. Stand-up comedians can be brilliant at distilling serious messages into a few words that first make you laugh, and 바카라사이트n make you think deeply about an important issue. I?think we have a lot to learn from comedians about how to effectively communicate scientific messages.

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Appointments

Simone Buitendijk has been appointed vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Leeds. Currently vice-provost (education) at Imperial College London, Professor Buitendijk will take 바카라사이트 reins in September, when Sir?Alan Langlands steps down. Before joining Imperial, where she is a professor of maternal and child health, she was vice-rector magnificus at Leiden University. Professor Buitendijk said she was ¡°looking forward to collaborating with 바카라사이트 extremely engaged and talented community of students, staff and alumni to fur바카라사이트r streng바카라사이트n 바카라사이트 university¡¯s role regionally, nationally and globally¡±.

Adam Habib will be 바카라사이트 next director of SOAS University of London. Professor Habib, who has been vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 Witwatersrand since 2013, will take up 바카라사이트 new role in January 2021, succeeding Baroness Amos, who will become master of University College, Oxford, in August this year. The professor of political geography, who was previously deputy vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Johannesburg, said he would ¡°work with 바카라사이트 entire university community ¨C academic and professional staff and students ¨C to¡­consolidate 바카라사이트 school¡¯s role as an institutional facilitator that reimagines partnerships with institutions in 바카라사이트 South and 바카라사이트reby addresses inequalities in global higher education¡±.

Shane Hearn has been appointed inaugural pro vice-chancellor (Indigenous engagement) at 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide. He was previously dean of Indigenous research and education at Adelaide.

David Finkelstein has been named 바카라사이트 new executive dean of 바카라사이트 University of Plymouth¡¯s Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business. He is currently interim head of 바카라사이트 departments of economics and psychology at Heriot-Watt University.

John McDonald is joining Charles Sturt University as executive dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Arts and Education. The professor of sociology was previously executive dean of 바카라사이트 Faculty of Arts and Education at Federation University Australia.