Dr. Leanne Woods-Burnham is an Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at Morehouse School of Medicine. She is a translational scientist, and her team evaluates aggressive tumor biology factors that drive worse outcomes for high-risk men with prostate cancer. Dr. Burnham has fostered numerous national multidisciplinary collaborations to conduct translational and intentionally inclusive research studies and clinical trials. She co-directs the Prostate Cancer Precision Prevention Program (PCP3) which leverages community partnerships to provide health education and PSA tests at no cost to at-risk men in Georgia. Dr. Burnham has been recognized by Cell’s #FacesofCell Twitter campaign to increase visibility of talented Black scientists, as well as The Cancer Health 25: Black Lives Matter, as a “remarkable individual breaking down racial barriers to better cancer care.” In 2025, she was awarded “Innovator of the Year—Men’s Health” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle. In 2026, she was named ZERO Prostate Cancer’s Blitz the Barriers Partnership of the Year.