KAFAYAT YUSUF

Dedicated Ph.D. candidate adept in writing, research, academic publishing, and public speaking demonstrated through a history of academic excellence. Quick-learning, dedicated, and experienced working within diverse research environments. Dedicated to skill development and bringing value to dynamic teams.

• Associate member, American Association of Cancer Research (AACR)
• Associate member, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)
• Member, American Cancer Society
• Graduate member, Cancer Biology student society
• Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS), KUMC chapter

• President of Students of African Descent Association at KUMC, 01/2024-present
• Science fair Judge for 73rd Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair, 04/2024
• Banquet Committee Student Research Forum, KUMC, 10/2023-04/2024
• President of Graduate Students Council at KUMC, 01/2023 - 12/2023
• Co-founder of Students of African Descent Association at KUMC, Spring 2023
• Ambassador for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion office at the University of Kansas, 06/2022 - Present
• Science fair Judge for 71st Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair, 04/2022
• Volunteer with American Cancer Society, 01/2022 - Present, Newspaper publication, a letter to the KC star editor on Cancer Medicaid Freeze
• Student Member KUMC Campus Art Committee, 12/2021 - Present
• Treasurer at Graduate Student Council, University Of Kansas Medical Centre, 12/2021 - Present
• Fundraising Committee Student Research Forum, University of Kansas Medical Center, 10/2021 - 04/2022
• Senator at the Student Governing Council at KUMC, 10/2020 - Present
• Graduate Student Liaison for Women in Medicine and Science (WIMS), KUMC, 02/2021 - Present
• Science fair Judge for junior and senior high school students at Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair (OSEF), 4/2020 and 3/2021
• Student Mentor at GLAM (Global leaders and mentors' program) with International services at Missouri State University, 5/2019 - 5/2020
• Volunteer activity with American Cancer Society (ACS) on Making Strides Walk Against Breast Cancer, in Springfield MO, Oct 2019
• Senator at Student Government Association, Missouri Western State University, Feb 2018 - Dec 2018
• Financial Secretary at environmental community development service, National Youth service scheme (NYSC), Ogbomosho, Nigeria, Nov 2015 - Oct 2016

• AACR-Gilead and Kite Scholar-in-Training Award, 04/2024, Received a $1450 award for AACR conference expenses.
• KUMC Student Governing Council (SGC) Travel award, 02/2024, Received a $425 award for conference expenses
• KUMC Student Governing Council (SGC) Travel award, 01/2023, Received a $700 award for conference expenses.
• Biomedical Research Training Program (BRTP) award for exceptional Graduate Student Research, 01/2023, Received a $13,000 award for FY23 Biomedical Research Training Program
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Ambassador award from the KUMC DEI office, 05/2022 - Present, Received a $1,000 stipend as a DEI Ambassador
• Midwest Tumor Microenvironment Young investigators award, 05/2022
• 2022 People's Choice award at 3MT Presentation KUMC, 04/2022
• 2022 poster presentation award Top 20-First place at the 2022 Student Research Forum KUMC, 04/2022
• Graduate Research Assistant, University of Kansas Medical Center, 08/2020
• First Place, Missouri State University 3 Minutes Thesis Competition, 11/2019
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, Missouri State University, 01/2019
• Missouri Outreach Graduate Opportunity Scholarship from Missouri State University, 12/2018
• Student recognition award as a Senator, Missouri Western State University, 05/2018
• Best graduating student, Department of Plant Biology, Unilorin, Nigeria, 10/2015
• A recipient of the University of Ilorin Scholars' Scholarship Awards, 2013-2015