Epidemiology
Paul A. Scheet, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Goal
Foster the highest quality epidemiological research with the purpose of acquiring new knowledge related to endpoints across the cancer continuum – from risk through survivorship.
Objectives
- Foster the highest quality epidemiologic research to assess the distribution and determinants of cancer with the aim of establishing preventive measures through traditional, molecular, and clinical epidemiology;
- Promote translational research, including personalized medicine (risk prediction, prevention, and response), pharmacogenetics, improved screening modalities, energy balance, pre-malignant genome atlas, survivorship and quality of life to bridge the gap between epidemiology and clinic and public health applications;
- Develop and maintain institution-wide epidemiologic data, biospecimens, genomic resources and methodologies to support research initiatives and serving as an institutional resource for epidemiologic consultation, collaboration, and service to connect epidemiology to basic science and clinical research;
- Nurture a top mentoring and educational program providing training for the next generation of high-quality scientists in cancer risk assessment, prevention, and translational research;
- Generate community-based prospective research in high-risk and minority/underserved populations and being a magnet for global collaboration.
Open Faculty Positions
The Epidemiology department is recruiting Open Rank, Term Tenure / Term Tenure Track Faculty Positions
Contact Us
Physical address (for deliveries):
1155 Pressler
Unit 1340
Duncan Building (CPB) 4th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
Main address (for mail):
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Epidemiology department, Unit 1340
PO Box 301439
Houston, TX 77230-1439
Telephone: 713-792-3020
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