Hyacinth Burrowes is a researcher and a proud American Cancer Society volunteer. Her professional, academic, and advocacy work is dedicated to advancing clinical research. She is a member of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals and is credentialed as a Certified Clinical Research Coordinator. Hyacinth uses her professional work to inform her advocacy work for public policies that will increase DEI in clinical trials, reduce the cancer burden, and decrease the incidence of lung cancer.
Hyacinth is currently pursuing her Master of Public Health concentrating in Environmental Public Health Sciences at New York University, where she was awarded the William N Rom Climate Change Fellowship to work on projects addressing climate change's impact on public health. Always interested in the intersectionality of health, equity, and climate change, she received her Bachelor's Degree in Public Health and Environmental Science & Policy at the University of South Florida. As an undergraduate, she was given the Global Citizens Award for her co-curricular activities within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, including her undergraduate research. She also dedicates her spare time to serving as the Outreach Committee Chair for the University of South Florida Black Alumni Society.
Hyacinth first became involved with the American Cancer Society as a volunteer in 2021 after her brother's fight with brain cancer. She began serving as a Legislative Ambassador in District 13 and is now the Vice State Lead Ambassador for Florida. She was inspired by her brother's cancer journey to get involved and sees advocacy as the key to shortening the "bench to bedside" timeline. She looks forward to collaborating with her community to advance policy change in the fight against cancer.