Dr. Khadijah A. Mitchell (Dr. Dij)
Dr. Khadijah A. Mitchell is affectionately known as "Dr. Dij" to her students and colleagues. She is currently a NCI Postdoctoral Fellow researching the causes and consequences of lung cancer disparities in African Americans for Precision Medicine purposes. She earned the NIH Scientists Teaching Science postdoctoral teaching certificate and is Lead Instructor of the new Precision Medicine course at the NIH FAES Graduate School. Dr. Dij is also past Co-Chair of the NCI CCR Fellows and Young Investigators Association Steering Committee.
Dr. Dij earned her PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She concurrently earned graduate certificates in Health Disparities & Health Inequality from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Teaching from the Johns Hopkins Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy. As a trainee in the Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities, her primary research interests included cancer genetics, epigenetics, and prevention in minority populations.
As Associate Faculty at Notre Dame of Maryland University and President of the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Scholars Association, Dr. Dij championed the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in STEM careers. Her passion for STEM education led her to found Junior Research Scholars, Inc., a STEM mentorship-based nonprofit for disadvantaged youth.
Dr. Dij is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the NIH Summer Mentor Award, Carl Alden Scholar Award for Cancer Research Excellence, NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, two American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Awards at the postdoctoral and graduate levels, as well as the prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Medicine David E. Rogers Award for Professionalism, Medical Ethics, and Community Leadership and Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King Award for Community Service. Previously, she earned her MS in Biology from Duquesne University and BS in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.
You can catch Dr. Dij watching Pittsburgh Steelers football games, doing air yoga, and trying new smoothie recipes (but not at the same time).
Click here to learn more about Dr. Dij's research, teaching, and service leadership experience!
Dr. Dij earned her PhD in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She concurrently earned graduate certificates in Health Disparities & Health Inequality from the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health and Teaching from the Johns Hopkins Preparing Future Faculty Teaching Academy. As a trainee in the Johns Hopkins Center to Reduce Cancer Disparities, her primary research interests included cancer genetics, epigenetics, and prevention in minority populations.
As Associate Faculty at Notre Dame of Maryland University and President of the Johns Hopkins Biomedical Scholars Association, Dr. Dij championed the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in STEM careers. Her passion for STEM education led her to found Junior Research Scholars, Inc., a STEM mentorship-based nonprofit for disadvantaged youth.
Dr. Dij is the recipient of many honors and awards, including the NIH Summer Mentor Award, Carl Alden Scholar Award for Cancer Research Excellence, NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, two American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Awards at the postdoctoral and graduate levels, as well as the prestigious Johns Hopkins School of Medicine David E. Rogers Award for Professionalism, Medical Ethics, and Community Leadership and Johns Hopkins Martin Luther King Award for Community Service. Previously, she earned her MS in Biology from Duquesne University and BS in Biology from the University of Pittsburgh.
You can catch Dr. Dij watching Pittsburgh Steelers football games, doing air yoga, and trying new smoothie recipes (but not at the same time).
Click here to learn more about Dr. Dij's research, teaching, and service leadership experience!
