Dr. Aldrich received her MPH in Epidemiology/Biostatistics in 2003 and her PhD in Epidemiology in 2007 from the University of California, Berkeley. She joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University in 2010 after completing a postdoctoral fellowship in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Aldrich has established a research program focused on identifying genetic and environmental risk factors for complex pulmonary diseases, including lung cancer and COPD, with an emphasis on understanding racial/ethnic differences in disease. Diverse perspectives at the bench bring together wide-ranging experiences and insights that result in scientific advancement and innovation that is more than the sum of its parts. Amanda Brown, Ph.D.