A key programmatic goal is the integration of cancer epidemiology research across the Cancer Center’s disease- and discipline-based Programs. As a result, inter- programmatic collaborations have led to the ‘forward translation’ of epidemiologic findings into prospective clinical trials and ‘reverse translation’ to laboratory studies that explore the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying epidemiologic observations. The Program is deeply invested in the mission of training and mentoring students and postdoctoral and clinical fellows who represent the next generation of cancer epidemiologists. Program members tackle etiological questions in cancer mortality, including lifestyle factors, as well as predictive and prognostic biomarker studies.
