Lucas Pereira MGCS, CGC
Assistant Professor, Hematology & Medical Oncology
820 Harrison Ave | (617) 638-7012lucas17@bu.edu
Biography
Lucas Pereira is a certified genetic counselor at Boston Medical Center and an Assistant Professor at Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine. Lucas completed his Bachelor of Arts in Biology at the University of Utah and his Master of Genetic Counselor Studies at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Their clinical focuses include hereditary cancer predisposition syndromes and hereditary amyloidosis. His research interests focus on pharmacogenomics, health equity, and amyloidosis.
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Education
Genetic Counseling, MS, University of Wisconsin Madison
BA, University of Utah
Publications
Pereira L, Connors PD, Ruderman M, Barton CM, Anand G, Zayhowski K. Addressing language barriers in access to genetic testing under the United States 21st Century Cures Act. J Genet Couns. 2025 Jun; 34(3):e70037. PMID: 40305145.
Published on 3/29/2025Prokaeva T, Jayaraman S, Klimtchuk E, Burke N, Spencer B, Nedelkov D, Chen H, Dasari S, McPhail ED, Pereira L, Payne MC, Wong S, Burks EJ, Sanchorawala V, Gursky O. An unusual phenotype of hereditary AApoAI amyloidosis caused by a novel Asp20Tyr substitution is linked to pH-dependent aggregation of apolipoprotein A-I. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2025 Jun; 1871(5):167820. PMID: 40164396.
Published on 2/8/2024Pereira L, Haidar CE, Haga SB, Cisler AG, Hall A, Shukla SK, Hebbring SJ, Leary EJW. Assessment of the current status of real-world pharmacogenomic testing: informed consent, patient education, and related practices. Front Pharmacol. 2024; 15:1355412. PMID: 38410134.