Dr. Marc Gunter
Professor and Chair in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London and co-Director of the Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Unit based at Imperial College and the Institute of Cancer Research.
Monday, March 10, 2025 - 12:30pm
PMH, 610 University Avenue, 6th Floor Auditorium, Rm 6-604
Invited Speaker Seminar
Abstract:
Dr Gunter is Professor and Chair in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London and co-directs the Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Research Unit based at Imperial College and the Institute of Cancer Research. He previously headed the Nutrition and Metabolism Branch at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). He is a molecular epidemiologist and his main research focus is the role of nutrition, diabetes, and obesity in cancer development and prognosis, with an emphasis on studying the mechanisms linking metabolic dysfunction and endocrine pathways with cancer. Marc serves as joint coordinator of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC) and currently leads a number of large-scale multi-disciplinary projects focused on cancer etiology and prevention that employ molecular approaches within prospective cohorts and intervention studies.
Host:
Dr. Fei-Fei Liu
Princess Margaret Special Seminar
Virtual Seminar ID:
Hybrid; link to register for virtual attendance: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9ba6dadf-1f2c-4edc-b642-eb8e38c9e1f5@d90dce05-063d-414f-aefe-c292ff18d8b0