Graduate Faculty - Research Interests
Below are brief descriptions of Epidemiology faculty & their research interest: Expanded information
regarding faculty research interests is available by clicking on an individual faculty name below which will then
link you directly to the UCI's Faculty Profiles database which
provides full professional
biographies of UCI researchers searchable by name, department, key word or full text data fields.
Anton-Culver, Hoda Ph.D.;
Cancer Genetics, epidemiology & community research: Development
of information systems facilitating the exchange of human cancer genetics
information & resources. Professional & lay community outreach
programs helping to prevent & control cancer.
Bartell, Scott, Ph.D.;
Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology:
Probabilistic models & statistical methods for environmental epidemiology,
exposure assessment, risk assessment, & decision analysis (incl. silica, polychlorinated
biphenyls, methylmercury, & perfluorooctanoic acid exposure).
Brewster, Wendy, M.D., Ph.D.;
Reproductive Epidemiology: Population-based investigations to
identify women at risk for breast or ovarian cancer and to determine
the risk factors for the development of multiple primary reproductive
tract malignancies. Clinical efforts incl. single-visit cervical
cancer screening programs and work with the largest series of breast
cancer survivors receiving hormone replacement therapy.
Culver, Dwight,
M.D.; Environmental Epidemiology:
Environmental exposure to chemical & physical agents.
Delfino, Ralph, M.D., Ph.D.;
Environmental Epidemiology: Longitudinal studies of air pollution and respiratory and cardiovascular
outcomes in susceptible populations. Other current interests include impacts of in utero and early life
environmental exposures on allergic and respiratory outcomes in children, and relationships between
reproductive outcomes and exposure to traffic-related air pollution.
Studies involve evaluation of personal exposures and gene-environment interactions.
Diamond, Catherine, M.D., M.P.H.;
Infectious Diseases: Antiretroviral therapy & AIDS-related NHL. HIV,
AIDS, Kaposi's sarcoma, Herpes, American Indian, Youth, Risky Behavior,
lipids
Edwards, Rufus, Ph.D.;
Environmental Epidemiology: Effects of air
pollution, particles, VOC, developing world changes, greenhouse gas,
European cities, Expolis.
Garner, Chad;
D. Phil.; Biostatistics: Theoretical & statistical methods for
studying genetic & environmental determinants of common, complex
human traits.
Gillen, Daniel, Ph.D.;
Biostatistics: Survival analysis,
longitudinal data analysis, clinical trials, sequential testing, & epidemiologic
methods
Largent, Joan; Ph.D.;
Cancer epidemiology: Impact of young age on disease characteristics
& prognosis.
Lipkin, Steven,
M.D., Ph.D.; Genetic epidemiology: DNA mismatch repair (MMR) defects.
Manetta, Alberto, M.D.;
Reproductive and Gynecologic Epidemiology: cervix cancer disease
prevention
McLaren, Christine;
Ph.D., Biostatistics: Analysis of
hereditary hemochromatosis
Neuhausen, Susan, Ph.D.; Genetic &
Cancer Epidemiology: Identification of genetic causes and/or
susceptibility to common diseases, especially cancers.
Taylor, Thomas; Ph.D.,
Statistical Epidemiology: National Cancer Registry & Clinical Trials
Methodology
Timberlake, David; Ph.D.,
Genetic Epidemiology: Genetic basis for use misuse of licit & illicit substances.
Study of genetic predisposition to behavioral disorders, incl. antisocial personality disorder.
Wu, Jun; Ph.D.,
Environmental Epidemiology:
Air pollution exposure assessment and air pollution epidemiology
Ziogas, Argyrios; Ph.D.,
Biostatistics: Statistical methodology for family studies related to genetic (family) data, ascertainment
bias, and gene-environment & gene-gene interactions related to cancer
etiology.
