Professional Background

The overall goal of my research is to minimize the morbidity and mortality of colorectal cancer (CRC) using an interdisciplinary approach. Employing my bench-based research background and experience in population and clinical research, my lab seeks a more thorough understanding of the biological influence of risk factors on tumor biology, and to develop a CRC subtype-risk prediction tool, screening and chemoprevention recommendations.

• BS, Biology, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA
• PhD, Biomedical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Preclinical models of colorectal cancer, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Translational Science, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

• The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Cancer Biology, Member, 2022 - Present
• UT MD Anderson Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention & Survivorship, Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention & Survivorship, Member, 2016 - Present
• American Association for Cancer Research, Molecular Epidemiology Working Group, Member, 2014 - 2016
• American Association for Cancer Research, Member, 2008 - 2021

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