Chanita Hughes-Halbert

Chanita Hughes-Halbert is the Associate Director for Cancer Equity at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center, where her research addresses disparities in access to precision medicine, genetic testing, and clinical trials. Her studies on cancer risk communication across racial and ethnic groups and community-based participatory research methods have advanced equitable cancer research practices. Her work ensuring that precision medicine innovations benefit diverse populations has been critical as oncology increasingly relies on genomic-driven treatments.