Education
University of California, San Francisco
Postdoctoral fellow
Advisor: Zena Werb, Ph.D.
Breast cancer metastasis
University of California, Los Angeles
Doctoral student
Advisor: Owen Witte, MD
Prostate stem cells and prostate cancer
University of California, at Davis
Undergraduate student
Degree: Biological sciences, Genetics
Lab Advisor: Wolf-Dietrich Heyer
DNA repair in S. cerevisiae
Awards
2020 American Cancer Society, Research Scholar Grant
2019 V foundation, V scholar award
2019 American Cancer Society trailblazer award
2018 Susan G. Komen pink tie honoree
NIH NCI K22: Transition Career Development Award
Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Postdoctoral fellowship
UCLA Graduate Division Dissertation Year fellowship
NIH Tumor Cell Biology Graduate student fellowship
NIH Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Student fellowship (declined)
Science Advocacy
Advocating for science funding to public policymakers is critical for the advancement of science and medicine in the U.S. and worldwide. Dr. Lawson first became interested in science advocacy as a postdoc fellow at UCSF, where she participated in local and national lobbying efforts with the UAW 5810, The Union for Postdocs at University of California. Research!America is a lobby group supported by UAW, whose mission is to increase public awareness and support for medical research and innovation. Check out Dr. Lawson’s Research!America statement online.