CDC recently announced that Dr. Lisa Richardson joined the NCBDDD/Division of Blood Disorders as the Division Director on April 8, 2013. Dr. Richardson is a medical officer at the CDC. Dr. Richardson most recently served as the Associate Director of Science in the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Her previous research has focused on access to cancer care, systems of care, health-related quality of life, health disparities and racial discrimination in cancer screening and treatment patterns of care.