Lynette Hammond Gerido

Lynette Hammond Gerido is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioethics at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is also a member of the Population and Cancer Prevention Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her interdisciplinary work bridges bioethics, genomics, and health communication.

Her research focuses on:

• Embedding bioethical frameworks into AI and clinical informatics
• Addressing racial disparities in genomic medicine
• Improving newborn screening education
• Enhancing patient participation in cancer clinical trials
• Developing privacy-preserving genomic technologies

Recent publications highlight her work in:

• Hereditary cancer risk assessment
• AI-augmented clinical frameworks
• Genomic data ethics
• Equity in precision medicine

Her academic background includes a PhD in Information Science, an MPH in Public Health, and an MBA in Management, with international research experience at Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.