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Wenora Johnson

Wenora Johnson is a three-time Cancer survivor (Colorectal, Endometrial and Basel Cell Carcinoma), Volunteer Research/Patient Advocate and Navy Veteran.

As a volunteer with various organizations, she shares her understanding of policy; research; genetic testing; hereditary cancer; patient engagement and clinical trials with patients and the healthcare community.

Being a Lynch Syndrome patient, Wenora advocates for genetic testing and awareness. She serves on various panels and review boards to provide extensive feedback on her role as a patient and research advocate with organizations such as CAP (College of American Pathologist); Clinical Trials Curator for Fight CRC; FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) Research Advocate, Peer Navigator and Board Member; a Consumer Reviewer for the DoD Peer Reviewed Cancer Research Program; a PCORI Ambassador and Clinical Trials Panel Member; IRB for local community hospital; NRG Oncology Patient Advocate Committee Member and the AACR Scientist~Survivor Program – presenting a poster on financial toxicities and disparities among minority patients; Center for Genomic Interpretation (CGI) Acceptable Thresholds Committee Board Chair and an External Advisory Board Member for WCG Clinical Services. She has written various patient advocate blogs and participated as a guest speaker/panelist and serves as the Community Patient Advocate for the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Chicago Cancer Center.

Wenora works in administration in the greater Chicagoland area and enjoys reading and traveling with her family.