Adana Llanos Wilson
BOARD MEMBER
Adana Llanos Wilson, PhD, MPH, is a tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. As a cancer and molecular epidemiologist and health equity scholar her research investigates the molecular and sociobiologic causes of cancer outcomes inequities.
Dr. Llanos Wilson is a two-time Howard University graduate (BS in biology and PhD in genetics). She received her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from The Ohio State University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Llanos Wilson has established a multidisciplinary research program that has three broad objectives: (1) understanding the impact of biological, social, and structural determinants of health and the interaction of these on inequities in cancer outcomes, particularly breast and cervical cancers; (2) improving cancer survival among vulnerable populations and those with a disproportionately high cancer burden; and (3) advancing the current understanding of the impact of chemical exposures from the use of hair products and other personal care products on hormone-related cancer risk and outcomes, particularly among women of color.
In recognition of her impactful, innovative research, Dr. Llanos Wilson has received numerous awards and honors, including a Buckeyes under 40 Award (2016, The Ohio State University Black Alumni Society), Minority Faculty Scholar Award (2018, American Association for Cancer Research), Excellence in Research Award (2018, New Jersey Health Foundation), an Emerging Scholar Award (2021, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education), and an Emerging Leader Award from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (2023, Columbia University Irving Medical Center).
In addition to her academic research, scholarship, teaching, and mentoring, Dr. Llanos Wilson is actively involved in community service through engagement with various non-profit organizations with a mission to provide timely public health advocacy, outreach and education, and/or cancer survivorship support, particularly those organizations serving racial and ethnic minority and medically underserved communities.
Adana Llanos Wilson, PhD, MPH, is a tenured Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. As a cancer and molecular epidemiologist and health equity scholar her research investigates the molecular and sociobiologic causes of cancer outcomes inequities.
Dr. Llanos Wilson is a two-time Howard University graduate (BS in biology and PhD in genetics). She received her Master of Public Health degree with a concentration in epidemiology from The Ohio State University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at the Georgetown University Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Llanos Wilson has established a multidisciplinary research program that has three broad objectives: (1) understanding the impact of biological, social, and structural determinants of health and the interaction of these on inequities in cancer outcomes, particularly breast and cervical cancers; (2) improving cancer survival among vulnerable populations and those with a disproportionately high cancer burden; and (3) advancing the current understanding of the impact of chemical exposures from the use of hair products and other personal care products on hormone-related cancer risk and outcomes, particularly among women of color.
In recognition of her impactful, innovative research, Dr. Llanos Wilson has received numerous awards and honors, including a Buckeyes under 40 Award (2016, The Ohio State University Black Alumni Society), Minority Faculty Scholar Award (2018, American Association for Cancer Research), Excellence in Research Award (2018, New Jersey Health Foundation), an Emerging Scholar Award (2021, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education), and an Emerging Leader Award from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (2023, Columbia University Irving Medical Center).
In addition to her academic research, scholarship, teaching, and mentoring, Dr. Llanos Wilson is actively involved in community service through engagement with various non-profit organizations with a mission to provide timely public health advocacy, outreach and education, and/or cancer survivorship support, particularly those organizations serving racial and ethnic minority and medically underserved communities.
