We are delighted to welcome Lauren E. King to the department as our new research program manager. King earned her bachelor's degree in nutrition and wellness, with a minor in public health, from Auburn University, followed by her master's of public health with a concentration in epidemiology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She joined Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 2021 as a clinical/translational research coordinator on Dr. Debra L. Friedman's team, where she worked extensively with oncologic study personnel, procedures, and data. Her extracurricular activities have included volunteering as a research assistant for an Alabama arm of the COVID COMET strategy and competing in ultimate frisbee.
