Cynthia is a newborn ICU nurse by trade that has spent the last six years in the medical device industry educating nurses and doctors about devices that are new to their facility. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, traveling the world with her family, and creating Halloween animatronics for her annual front yard display. She has a passion for life-long learning and enjoys sharing what she learns with the people around her.

Dr. Nadine H. Abdallah is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her research focuses on understanding the impact of frailty, body composition, and social determinants of health on outcomes of older patients with myeloma patients, with the aim of personalizing care. She studies physical, radiological, and laboratory biomarkers of frailty and both pharmacologic and behavioral interventions to improve fitness, treatment outcomes, and quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma. Her work also incorporates digital health technologies to increase clinical trial access and minimize patient burdens.