Nan Hu is a Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist who researches gastrointestinal cancers. She is a staff scientist in the metabolic epidemiology branch at the National Cancer Institute.
Nan Hu | |
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 Hu in 2018 | |
| Alma mater | Shanxi Medical University Beijing Medical College Peking Union Medical College George Washington University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Molecular genetics, cancer epidemiology, gastrointestinal cancers |
| Institutions | National Cancer Institute |
Life
editHu received a medical degree from the Shanxi Medical College in 1976, followed by a master’s degree in cytogenetics and medical genetics from the Beijing Medical College in 1982.[1] After completing a doctorate in cancer genetics from the Peking Union Medical College in 1987 under the mentorship of Wu Min, she served as a postdoctoral fellow with Janet Rowley at the University of Chicago from 1987 to 1989.[1] Hu went on to work at the National Cancer Institute (NCI)—first as a visiting associate from 1990 to 1991, and then as a postdoctoral fellow with Dean Hamer from 1992 to 1994.[1] Under Hamer, she researched genetic theories of homosexuality.[2] She joined the NCI cancer prevention fellowship program in 1994, earning an M.P.H. in epidemiology and biostatistics from the George Washington University in the process.[1]
Hu joined the NCI division of cancer epidemiology and cancer genetics (DCEG) as a staff scientist in 1998.[1] She works in its metabolic epidemiology branch (MEB).[1] Hu conducts molecular genetics bench work, epidemiologic field studies, and statistical analysis to research the etiology, prevention, and early detection of upper gastrointestinal cancers.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Nan Hu". National Cancer Institute. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 2022-10-27.}
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- ^ Anderson, Linda (August 3, 1993). "New Study Finds Genetic Link to Homosexuality" (PDF). NIH Record. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
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