We are very grateful to foundation supporter Kristal Weaver Allen for offering her expertise to our web site.  Kristal is a molecular geneticist by trade and has offered to answer questions that visitors to our web site may have regarding lung cancer.

Her specific areas of expertise is the genetic aspects of cancer and how certain specific treatments can be tailored to the specific DNA.  Kristal can also help interperet most scientific jargon in professional and scientific papers and is a good resource for questions about clinical trials.