AtVantage Informational Report
SD FORCE Meeting
November 12, 2008 - Featuring Lisa Madlensky
Genetic Counselor and Assistant Professor at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center

Lisa Madlensky leads the new Family Cancer Genetics Program at Moores UCSD Cancer Center. Dr. Madlensky received her MSc in Genetic Counseling from McGill University where she trained with Dr. Steven Narod and specialized in cancer genetics. She obtained her PhD in health outcomes from the University of Toronto and specialized in cancer genetics. She obtained her PhD in health outcomes from the University of Toronto in 2002, and moved to San Diego to conduct research in familial cancer at UCSD. Dr Madlensky's research interests include improving methods to collect cancer family histories, health behaviors in high-risk families, and personalized genetic and environmental risk awareness.

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