For our next talk, in the BDI/CHG (gen)omics Seminar series, we will be hearing from Professor John Witte, Vice Chair of Epidemiology and Population Health and co-Leader of the Population Sciences program in the Stanford Cancer Institute. We’re delighted to host John in what promises to be a great talk!

Talk title: Using genetics to adjust and improve biomarkers: application to prostate specific antigen screening for cancer

Date: Tuesday 11 November
Time: 9:30 – 10:30 am
Location: BDI/OxPop Seminar room 0

Bio: John is an internationally recognized expert in genetic epidemiology. In addition to his faculty positions, John is the Vice Chair of Epidemiology and Population Health and co-Leader of the Population Sciences program in the Stanford Cancer Institute. Before Stanford he was on the faculty at UC San Francisco and at Case Western Reserve University. John has received the Leadership Award from the International Genetic Epidemiology Society (highest award), and the Stephen B. Hulley Award for Excellence in Teaching. He teaches a genetic epidemiology course, has mentored over 50 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, and has directed National Institutes of Health funded training programs in genetic epidemiology for over 20 years.

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As a reminder, the (gen)omics seminar series runs every other Tuesday morning and is intended to increase interaction between individuals working in genomics across Oxford. We encourage in-person attendance where possible. There is time for discussion over, tea, coffee and pastries after the talks.

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