Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate is the director of the Molecular and Cellular Biology Program and Laboratory in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (GHN) at Ohio State University, as well as a member of the Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program at the OSUCCC—James. She received her Ph.D. degree at the University of Texas Medical Branch and completed her Post-doctoral Fellowship at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research focuses on pancreatic diseases, particularly pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). She has co-authored over 30 articles in peer-reviewed publications such as Cancer Research, Gastroenterology, Pancreas, PLoS ONE, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. She is also a member of the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Pancreatic Association, and she recently received the Faculty Advancement, Mentoring and Engagement (FAME) Early Career Achievement Award from Ohio State’s College of Medicine.