Indo-American Dr. Kamal Menghrajani included in White House Fellow list

The Indian origin American physician Dr Kamal Menghrajani has been included in the list of 15 individuals as White House Fellows for 2023-24. 

As a White House fellow ,Dr Menghrajani will work with senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking administration officials for a year. Dr. Menghrajani will work with the Cancer Moonshot and Health Outcomes teams at the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President,

Dr Menghrajani is from New York. As an entrepreneur, she has co-founded startups to address unmet needs in cancer treatment and deploy AI for rapid cancer diagnosis. She helped grow the non-profit Nourish International, which engages student leaders as social entrepreneurs in international development work.

What is Leukaemia?

Dr Kamal Menghrajani is a cancer physician ,speacilaist in treatment of leukaemia. Leukaemia is cancer of the blood characterised by uncontrolled growth of white blood cells in the human body. The word leukaemia comes from the Greek words for “white” (leukos) and “blood” (haima). The white blood cells are part of the human body's immune system which  protect our body from infection.

White House Fellows 

The White House Fellow programme was founded in 1964 during the Presidency of Lyndon Johnson . It offers exceptional young leaders a chance to work with the US federal government . The fellows work with the senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking administration officials and leave the Administration equipped to serve as better leaders in their communities.

 What is White House ?

White House is the name of a building in Washington D.C .It is the official residence of the President of the United States of America (USA). The term White House is also used to refer to the executive branch of the USA  federal government. The building lies along the river Potomac. The adress of the White House is 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,Washington D.C.The 2nd USA President John Adams was the first President to live in the White House. 

Washington D.C (District of Columbia) is the capital of the United States of America.