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Explore the latest public health research and insights about cancer.

Cancer Faculty Experts

Looking for prominent public health experts in the field of cancer? They’re here at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Ashani Weeraratna
Professor
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Ashi Weeraratna, PhD, studies how cancer cells move to distant sites and how changes in the normal cells around a tumor contribute to their movement, especially as we age.

Elizabeth Platz
Professor
Epidemiology

Elizabeth A. Platz, ScD, MPH, uses molecular epidemiology to understand the mechanisms of cancer incidence and progression to identify prevention and treatment strategies.

Professor
Epidemiology

Gypsyamber D’Souza, PhD '07, MS, MPH, researches infectious diseases and cancer prevention, focusing on translational epidemiology to answer patient and policy questions.