Lynda Bennett

Lynda Bennett, Ph.D. serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and is an active member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology, having joined the faculty in 2019.

Her educational foundation includes:

• Undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Exeter
• Doctorate in Molecular Genetics from St. Mary’s Hospital Medical School, Imperial College London
• Postdoctoral fellowship in Human Genetics at UT Southwestern
• Senior postdoctoral fellowship in Pediatric Autoimmune Disease at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research

Dr. Bennett's research program integrates genetic, epigenetic, and genomic methodologies to investigate breast and ovarian cancer pathogenesis. Her work reveals sophisticated molecular interplay between tumor suppression mechanisms (e.g., Beclin 1 pathways), epigenetic regulation in hematological malignancies, and immune dysregulation in autoimmune conditions. This interdisciplinary approach bridges oncology and immunology, particularly examining interferon signatures in lupus and epigenetic drivers of lymphoma.

Analysis of her 12 publications (2021-2003) demonstrates consistent focus on cancer epigenetics with evolving technical sophistication from early genetic mapping (chromosome 16 dyskinesia locus, 2000) to contemporary bisulfite sequencing methylation maps. Her recent work emphasizes breast cancer autophagy mechanisms while maintaining longstanding expertise in autoimmune disease interfaces.

Dr. Bennett actively contributes to the scientific community through membership in the American Association for Cancer Research and the American Association of Immunologists, reflecting her dual commitment to oncology and immunological research.