Sequencing Strategies for Population and Cancer Epidemiology Studies SeqSPACE Webinar Series
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The SeqSPACE Planning Committee is pleased to announce the second webinar of our two-part webinar series highlighting the work of four junior investigators selected through our recent call for abstracts. Part 2 will feature presentations by Drs. Fei Chen and Harriett Fuller.
Dr. Fei Chen is an assistant professor of clinical population and public health sciences at Keck School of Medicine of USC. Her research focuses on understanding the genetic contribution to risk of common cancer, with a special emphasis on prostate cancer, breast cancer, and multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) in cancer survivors. Dr. Chen will examine the impact of germline pathogenic variants in cancer predisposition genes on the risk of prostate cancer and explore development of cancer risk models.
Dr. Harriett Fuller is a postdoctoral research fellow in genetic epidemiology at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. Her research leverages multi-omics data to identify prospective molecular biomarkers for prostate cancer, with a particular emphasis on detecting markers of aggressive disease across population groups. She has expertise in molecular and genetic epidemiology, including biomarker prediction, polygenic risk score development, and Mendelian randomization, as well as a strong background in epidemiological methodology and nutritional epidemiology. Dr. Fuller will describe the results of a Mendelian randomization study exploring the association of specific circulating metabolites with prostate cancer risk.
For more information, please contact Leah Mechanic, Ph.D., M.P.H.