Weds, Sept 23 @ 6-7pm CT via Zoom

Join us for an introduction to the genetics of cancer, including how and when cancer risk can run in families. We’ll discuss hereditary cancer risk, genetic counseling, and genetic testing, including how testing may help you and your family better understand cancer risk and make informed healthcare decisions.

Questions? Email program@gildasclubwi.org

Featured Speaker:

Marah Loayza, Genetic Counseling Master’s Student

Marah grew up in Mankato, Minnesota. She graduated in 2022 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a B.S. in Genetics & Genomics and Life Sciences Communication. As an undergraduate student, she worked as a research assistant in the Biomedical Genomic Research Group, investigating Neurofibromatosis Type 1 through cell culture experiments. During this time, Marah also began gaining patient care experience as a nursing assistant and telemetry technician at a veteran’s hospital. Following her undergraduate career, she worked as a care coordination specialist in a rural primary care clinic. Her role focused on educating and encouraging patients to undergo routine preventative health and cancer screenings. For the three years preceding graduate school, she volunteered at Gilda’s Club Wisconsin where she helped with weekly support groups for children affected by cancer.

Zoom access is provided, in part, by our Technology Sponsor UW Health | Carbone Cancer Center.