Past Lectures

Cancer Prevention and Control Colloquia Series
Date Speaker(s) Presentation Title
June 2015

Martin Lajous, M.D., M.S., D.Sc.
National Institute of Public Health of Mexico (INSP) (Mexico) and Center for Research and Population Health (France)

The Mexican Teachers’ Cohort: Bridging a Population Research Gap
June 2015

Mindy S. Kurzer, Ph.D.
Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute, University of Minnesota

Green Tea: Can It Prevent Breast Cancer?
May 2015

Jeffrey N. Weitzel, M.D.
City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center

Translating the Genetic Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Latinos: Genomic Tools to Address Global Disparities
May 2015

Ian Barron, Ph.D.
John Hopkins School of Public Health

Aspirin & Breast Cancer — Adjuvant Treatment & Mechanisms of Action
May 2015

John D. Groopman, Ph.D.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Biomarkers for Etiology and Prevention of Liver Cancer: Second Leading Cause of Global Cancer Mortality
April 2015

Kathleen Arcaro, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts at Amherst

 Biomarkers of Breast Cancer Risk in Breast Milk
April 2015

S. Yousuf Zafar, M.D., M.H.S.
Duke Medical Oncology

The Elephant in the Room: How High Cost is Harming Cancer Care
March 2015

Brian Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S.
New York College of Dentistry

What Pain Tells Us About Cancer
February 2015

Electra Paskett, Ph.D.
College of Medicine Ohio State University

Transdisciplinary Approach to Reducing Cervical Cancer in Appalachia
February 2015

Shai Silberberg, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

 Enhancing the Reproducibility of Research Findings: Ongoing Activities at NIH and Beyond