Laura Godfrey Hendon

Laura Godfrey Hendon is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Ob-Gyn at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) where she has served as a genetic counselor for over 15 years. She was the first prenatal genetic counselor in Mississippi. Laura received her MA in Molecular Genetics and Genomics from Washington University in St. Louis and her MS in Genetic Counseling from the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She is passionate about reshaping educational curriculum to increase genetics literacy among medical trainees at all levels and exploring the impact of emerging cell free DNA screening technologies on health outcomes and equity in the Deep South.