Past Events

Shift Work Involving Circadian Disruption, Cancer Risk, and Beyond: Current State of the Science - Dr. Schernhammer

DCEG Women Scientist Advisors Seminar

Dr. Eva Schernhammer presents a DCEG Women Scientist Advisor Seminar titled Shift Work Involving Circadian Disruption, Cancer Risk, and Beyond: Current State of the Science.

Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Papillary Thyroid Cancer in Relation to Ionizing Radiation Dose Following the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident - Lindsay Morton

DCEG Seminar

Dr. Lindsay Morton discusses the molecular characterization of papillary thyroid cancer in relation to ionizing radiation dose following the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.

Prevention and Control of EBV-associated Cancers: The Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Story - Dr. Allan Hildesheim

DCEG Seminar

Dr. Allan Hildesheim presents a DCEG seminar titled "Prevention and Control of EBV-associated Cancers: The Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Story.

Computational Pathology in Integrative Tumor Epidemiology: Visualizing the Future - Mustapha Abubakar

DCEG Fellow Early Career Seminar

Dr. Abubakar delivers a Fellows Early Career Seminar titled "Computational Pathology in Integrative Tumor Epidemiology: Visualizing the Future"

Update on the Connect for Cancer Prevention Study

DCEG Seminar

Connect for Cancer Prevention study leadership provides an overview of the design, governance, data sharing, and timeline as well as provide an update on key aspects of the study, including questionnaire and biomarker development.

Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer: A 20-Year Saga - Dr. Silverman

Join EPICOH 2020 when Dr. Debra Silverman, the 2020 EPICOH Lifetime Achievement Award Winner, presents a keynote lecture titled "Diesel Exhaust and Lung Cancer: A 20-year Saga." The Award recognizes an individual for her sustained outstanding contributions to the science of occupational epidemiology, and the impact of her work on the field and public health policy.

Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Past, Present, and Future - Dr. Khincha

DCEG Seminar

Dr. Payal Khincha will speak about Li-Fraumeni Syndrome, an inherited disorder that leads to a higher risk of certain cancers, including sarcomas, brain tumors, breast cancer, and many others. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner and is often the result of heritable changes in the TP53 gene. The NCI has evaluated families with LFS since the syndrome was first recognized in 1969.

Challenges in Evaluating Gender Differences from Environmental Risk Factors: The Case of Pesticides and Cancer Risk - Melissa Friesen, Ph.D.

Melissa Friesen presents Challenges in Evaluating Gender Differences from Environmental Risk Factors to the NIH Sex and Gender in Health and Disease (SGHD) Scientific Interest Group (SIG) 

Pancreatic Cancer Epidemiology: Diabetes, Obesity, and Beyond - Dr. Stolzenberg-Solomon

DCEG Seminar

Pancreatic Cancer Epidemiology: Diabetes, Obesity, and Beyond - Seminar by Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon

The Cost of False-Positive Results: A Personal History - Dr. Allen Wilcox

Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecture

Allen Wilcox, Sholom Wacholder Distinguished Lecturer, presents The Cost of False-Positive Results: A Personal History