Ambassador

Nestelynn Gay

Years Involved in Patient Centered Research: 5-10 years
State: Michigan

Nestelynn Gay has served as a patient advisor with the Henry Ford Health System Patient Engaged Research Council and was an advisor on its PCORI-funded  Cancer Precision Medicine engagement project.  Since being diagnosed with brain cancer in 2013, she has created patient spaces including a Facebook support group with over 2,500 members. She is currently completing a master of science in administration which she will finish in Spring 2021.

Involvement with PCORI

Engagement: Engaging Patients and Other Stakeholders to Develop a Patient-Centered Research Agenda for Cancer Precision Medicine (PI: Karen Kippen, MS, BS, AAS) - Advisory Panel Member

Ambassador Interests

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