Cancer Prevention Members
The Cancer Prevention Program actively seeks to expand the capabilities and efficacy of cancer prevention by developing and employing cutting-edge technology, measurement tools and methods and drug- and behavior-based interventional strategies.
Mustanski, Brian
Professor
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Over the last decade a central focus of my work has been conducting translational research on LGBT adolescent health with a major focus on HIV prevention among adolescent MSM. I founded and direct the... [more]
Naghavi, Mojgan
Professor
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Our research focuses on infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1), a retrovirus and causative agent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). In addition to supp... [more]
Perera, Minoli
Associate Professor
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The Perera laboratory focuses on pharmacogenomics (using a patient's genome to predict drug response) in minority populations. Working in this translation research space requires both clinical experti... [more]
Pfammatter, Angela
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Dr. Pfammatter is a Licensed Clinical Health Psychologist interests centered around exploring the optimization of multiple health behavior change to treat and prevent chronic conditions such as obesit... [more]
Phillips, Siobhan
Associate Professor
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Research interests include: understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms underlying the relationship between physical activity and health and disease outcomes; identifying the determinants of physical... [more]
Prindle, Arthur
Assistant Professor
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Professor Prindle's research is at the interface of engineering, biology, and medicine. His research focus is understanding how molecular and cellular interactions give rise to collective behavio... [more]
Ross, Ashley
Associate Professor
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I am a surgeon scientist who specializes in urology and urologic oncology and specifically prostate cancer. My research efforts are primarily in clinical sciences and focus on the development, testing... [more]
Scherr, Courtney
Associate Professor
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Dr. Courtney Scherr's research focuses conversations in health that are challenging because of scientific complexity, risk, or uncertainty. Work conducted in her Health Communication Interaction Desig... [more]
Siddique, Juned
Professor
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I am a Biostatistican in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a ran... [more]
Spring, Bonnie
Professor
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Dr. Spring's research group conducts research on behavioral risk factors (obesity, poor quality diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use) for cancer. Intervention techniques are theory-based and draw ... [more]