Peng Gao, PhD

Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health

Academic Titles

Assistant Professor, Molecular Metabolism, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health

Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Exposomics, Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health

Research Program Affiliation

Member, Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Early Detection

Member, Cancer Epidemiology

Research Abstract

My research focuses on advancing exposomics and multi-omics approaches to investigate environmental factors in cancer etiology and prevention. I leverage high-resolution mass spectrometry and bioinformatics methods to characterize the chemical and/or biological exposome, conduct exposome-wide association studies, and integrate exposomics with other -omics data. Current projects include investigating environmental carcinogens' impact on genome-wide DNA methylation and cancer risk and exploring chemical exposomics in cancer disparities. Our long-term goal is to advance our understanding of environmental contributions to cancer, identify novel biomarkers and intervention targets, and inform prevention strategies for various cancers.