Christine Hodgdon was working as a conservation biologist when she was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer at the age of 34 in April 2015. As she continued to receive treatment, she decided to leave her professional career to become a full-time patient advocate. After graduating from a number of advocate training programs, including the National Breast Cancer Coalition’s Project LEAD Institute, she helped create GRASP (Guiding Research and Advocates to Scientific Partnerships), is a patient-led program that connects and empowers patients, clinicians, and researchers to exchange ideas and learn from each other through scientific poster walkthroughs.