Biography

Dr. Lavigne received her bachelor's degree from Colby College, a PhD in molecular toxicology and an M.P.H. with a concentration in epidemiology and biostatistics from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship in NCI's Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program (CPFP), conducting research on the role of insulin-like growth factors in diet-related cancer. Subsequently, she joined NCI's Center for Cancer Research as a Scientific Program Specialist, became Associate Director of CPFP in 2006, and is now the Chief of the Office of Education. She is experienced in mentoring and training junior scientists.