Dr. Laura Fejerman, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, co-director of the Women’s Cancer Research and Care Program and Assistant Director of Education Training and Career Development at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also co-director of the Latinos United for Cancer Health Advancement Initiative (LUCHA).

Dr. Fejerman’s research focuses on the discovery of genetic and non-genetic factors that contribute to breast cancer risk and prognosis in Latinas. Her past work established a relationship between genetic ancestry and breast cancer risk, and subsequent research has built upon this observation, exploring genetic variants, through admixture mapping and genome-wide association approaches, as well as the possible environmental and lifestyle related factors, and ancestry-gene interactions. Additional work explores disparities in breast cancer prognosis in Latinas and its potential causes, including access to information, screening and care.