Barrett Lawson, MD

Barrett Lawson, MD, is an Associate Professor at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His research focuses on gynecologic oncology, particularly the tumor biology of high-grade serous ovarian cancer and gynecologic cancers. His recent work includes tumor-informed liquid biopsy for detecting structural variants in ovarian cancer, antibody-drug conjugate target expression in ovarian sex cord-stromal tumors, and integrative analyses of therapy-resistant cervical cancer using patient-derived organoids. He has also developed an inducible FOXL2-dependent mouse model of granulosa cell tumors and employs spatial transcriptomics with deep learning for ovarian cancer prognosis. His publications appear in venues such as *Oncoscience*, *Gynecologic Oncology*, and *Cancer Research*.