Supporting Cancer Prevention and Control

Advancing the research of Dr. Laura A. Siminoff

Laura A. Siminoff, Ph.D., has recently been named to the Theresa A. Thomas Memorial Foundation Chair in Cancer Prevention and Control at the VCU Massey Cancer Center. The purpose of the endowed chair, which was established during the Campaign for Massey, is to recruit and retain an eminent researcher in cancer prevention and control at Massey.

Siminoff, who also is a professor in and chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Health in the School of Medicine, is recognized as a national and international expert on breast cancer, informed consent and organ transplantation. For 20 years, Siminoff’s record as a researcher has earned her continuous funding from various institutes within the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research, the Alzheimer’s Association and others. She also serves on multiple national and professional committees and provides leadership in numerous research settings.

“The ultimate goal of my research is to make patients’ lives better,” Siminoff said. “My dual appointment to Massey and the School of Medicine offers an excellent opportunity to do that, to transform research data into practice and move it into the clinical setting where it can benefit patients.”