Lauren L. Brown
Pronouns: She/Her
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Health Management and Policy
SDSU
Interests
Currently, Dr. Brown is training to conduct independent research projects that thoughtfully integrate race/ethnicity, stress, ancestry, and molecular biomarkers among older Black adults. Her long term goals are to develop the bioethics and genomics training necessary to engage older Black populations about their beliefs, perceived barriers, and demands for equitable data and benefit sharing practices in genetic research. She aims to expand the inclusivity and utility of biomarkers and genomics research in Black and African ancestry populations, recognizing that the existing structure of large survey and biobanking services provide an opportunity to not just extract biomarker and genomic data from Black communities, but to directly connect them to needed health care services and resources, family ancestry data, subsidized medications, royalties, or intellectual-property rights.