Leah Graham, Ph.D., is the Program Director of the Maine Cancer Genomics Initiative at The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Previously, Dr. Graham was the manager of government affairs for JAX, where she focused on managing public policy issues in the state of Maine, at local, state and federal levels. She received her Ph.D. in Genetics from School of Biomedical Sciences at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Graham’s research background is in environmental and genetic contributions to age-related cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease, and she has produced several primary research articles, including first author publications. Her dissertation work was funded through an F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Grant Award from the National Institute on Aging. She is currently serving as Board Chair of the Maine Council on Aging.