Bárbara Segarra-Vázquez, D.H.Sc., has been a faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico for more than 30 years and is the Principal Investigators of a R25 training program for young investigators funded by NIMHD. She is a two-time breast cancer survivor and is very active as a research advocate. One of her main efforts is to increase diversity in clinical trials. She is the co-chair of SWOG Cancer Network Patient Advocates Committee and a member of the Cancer Care Delivery Committee. She serves on the Susan G. Komen Advocates in Science Steering Committee and is also a member of the External Advisory Panel for the Participant Engagement and Cancer Genome Sequencing (PE-CGS) Network. She is also the co-chair of the Patient Engagement Committee for Komen’s Share for Cures. She is a member of the Task Force: Latino Research Against Cancer the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio.