Lauren Willis is the Clinical Research Pharmacist at the NCI-Designated Markey Cancer Center, where she was honored to be recognized as a Markey Difference Maker in 2016. Before coming home to UK in 2015, she practiced as a Leukemia Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at MD Anderson. She precepts PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy residents while on their research rotation in addition to supporting the clinical trial program at the Cancer Center in a variety of ways.

Adult hematology and bone marrow transplant Novel drug formulations Use of novel anti-cancer agents or novel combinations of anti-cancer agents Serving indigent patient populations and medical mission work Education surrounding clinical trials and investigational agents

Willis L, Fullmer A, Bryan J, Kadia TM. (2014). Recent developments in drug therapy for aplastic anemia. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 48(11), 1469-78. Willis L, Hayes D, Mansour HM. (2012). Therapeutic liposomal dry powder inhaled aerosols for targeted lung delivery. Lung, 190(3), 251-262.