Filipa  Lynce, MD is a medical oncologist and Assistant Professor  of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, at the Lombardi  Comprehensive Cancer Center/Georgetown University. She specializes in breast  cancer and clinical trials development. Her primary clinical and research  interest is in novel therapies for breast cancer with a particular focus on  triple negative breast cancer, cancer genetics and health disparities. She  has been the recipient of several research awards including a Young  Investigator Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation/ American  Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the  first ASPIRE award from Pfizer in Breast Cancer and an American Cancer  Society (ACS) Young Investigator Award. She is the institution Principal  Investigator for Alliance.