Faculty
David J. Hunter, Program Director
Dean for Academic Affairs, HSPH
Vincent L. Gregory Professor in Cancer Prevention
Departments of Epidemiology and Nutrition
Contact Information:
Department of Epidemiology
Building II, 2nd Floor
655 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-432-1026
Fax: 617-432-1722
Email: dhunter@hsph.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Cancer epidemiology; molecular and genetic epidemiology
Peter Kraft, Deputy Director
Professor of Epidemiology
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Contact Information:
665 Huntington Avenue
Building II, Room 207
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-432-4271
Fax: 617-432-1722
Email: pkraft@hsph.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Genetic epidemiology of complex disease; survival analysis
Imm
aculata DeVivo, Core Director
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Department of Epidemiology
Contact Information:
Channing Laboratory
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-2094, 617-432-1642
Fax: 617-525-2008
Email: devivo@channing.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Etiology of cancer, specifically the relationship between genetic variation and disease risk for future prevention.
Jiali Han
Associate Professor
Harvard Medical School and School of Public Health
Contact Information:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Channing Laboratory
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-2098
Fax: 617-525-2008
Email: jiali.han@channing.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Dermatology-related epidemiology; DNA repair and related molecular pathways; genome-wide association studies of skin-related phenotypes; longitudinal cohort studies of skin-related diseases; lung cancer and breast cancer genetic susceptibility.
Alkes Price
Assistant Professor of Statistical Genetics
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Contact Information:
665 Huntington Avenue
Building 2, Room 211
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-432-2262
Fax: 617-432-1722
Email: aprice@hsph.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Population genetics and its relevance to disease mapping
Liming Liang
Assistant Professor of Statistical Genetics
Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Contact Information:
655 Huntington Avenue
Building II, Room 211A
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-432-5896
Fax: 617-432-1722
Email: lliang@hsph.harvard.edu
Research interests:
Statistical genetics/genetic epidemiology; statistical method, theory and application; development of computational and statistical tools required for understanding human genetic variation, with a particular focus on complex human disease.
Aditi Hazra
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Contact Information:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Channing Laboratory
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-2035
Fax: 617-525-2008
Email: ahazra@hsph.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Genetic and epigenetic epidemiology of cancer
Rulla Tamimi
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Contact Information:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Channing Laboratory
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone: 617-525-0862
Email: rulla.tamimi@channing.harvard.edu
Research Interests:
Breast cancer risk and molecular markers