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Cancer Prevention Members

The Cancer Prevention Program actively seeks to expand the capabilities and efficacy of cancer prevention by developing and employing cutting-edge technology, measurement tools and methods and drug- and behavior-based interventional strategies.

Siddique, Juned

Bio

I am a Biostatistican in the Cancer Prevention and Control Division. My research efforts focus on developing statistical methods for handling incomplete or missing data. I apply these methods to a ran... [more]

Spring, Bonnie

Bio

Dr. Spring's research group conducts research on behavioral risk factors (obesity, poor quality diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use) for cancer. Intervention techniques are theory-based and draw ... [more]

Vu, Ha Ngan (Milkie)

Vu, Ha Ngan (Milkie)

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. Milkie Vu (she/her) is a mixed-methods researcher with over a decade of experience conducting community-engaged research to promote health equity. Her interdisciplinary research program addresses ... [more]

Yang, Guang-Yu

Bio

The long-term objective of our research is to study molecular mechanism and chemoprevention of chronic inflammation-driven carcinogenesis. The specific areas of interest are 1) to develop a molecular ... [more]

Zhang, Wei

Zhang, Wei

Professor

Bio

Dr. Zhang's major research interests include the genetics and epigenetics of complex traits, such as risks for common diseases, drug response, and gene expression. Dr. Zhang is also developing novel e... [more]

Zheng, Yinan

Zheng, Yinan

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. Zheng’s research focuses on studying multi-omic biomarkers that predict cancer risk and progression, help risk stratification for cancer screening, and provide biological information for precisi... [more]