Necessity is the mother of prevention: Responding to the growing cancer burden worldwide - Christopher Wild, Ph.D., DCEG Visiting Scholar
DCEG Events
February 12, 2015 | 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
NCI Shady Grove Rockville, MD
Christopher P. Wild, Ph.D.
Dr. Christopher Wild has been the Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer since 2009. His main research interest is to understand the interplay between environmental and genetic risk factors in the causation of human cancer. Learn more about Dr. Wild.
About the Visiting Scholar Program
DCEG regularly brings world-class scientists in the field of cancer epidemiology and genetics to NCI to share their expertise with scientific staff through special seminars, small meetings, and informal lunch discussions. In addition to stimulating new ideas and research approaches, these presentations also serve to enhance career development for young investigators, in keeping with the priority that DCEG and NCI give to high-quality research training.