Anna Cantor, MA, MS, CGC Program Director, Genetics Education, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics Co-Director, Genome Health Analysis MS Program, Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences NYU Grossman School of Medicine

13 Mar 2026
Genetic Counseling

Anna Cantor is the Program Director of Genetics Education at NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Center for Human Genetics and Genomics and co-director of the innovative Genome Health Analysis Master’s program, which prepares the next generation of clinical genomic professionals. A board-certified genetic counselor with expertise in cancer and immunogenetics, she founded the cancer genetics clinic and genetic counseling internship program at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center. Her academic work now spans graduate and medical education, professional training, and institutional initiatives. She holds an MS in Human Genetics from Sarah Lawrence College, an MA in Behavioral Neuroscience from the University of British Columbia, and a BA (Hons) in Psychology from Concordia University in Montreal.