Brenda Diergaarde

PhD

Associate Professor
Member, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center - Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Program
Faculty in Human Genetics, Center for Bioethics and Health Law and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program

Education

Leiden University (Leiden, the Netherlands) – M.Sc. Biochemistry, 1993
Wageningen University (Wageningen, the Netherlands) – Ph.D. Molecular Epidemiology, 2004
Dutch Cancer Society Training Fellowship, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA), 2003-2005
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle, WA), 2005-2007

Teaching

Research Ethics and The Responsible Conduct of Research (PUBHLT 2030)
Introduction to Gene Mapping (HUGEN 2029)

Students' essays, theses, dissertations

Research Interests

Role of environmental, lifestyle, and (epi)genetic factors in the development, progression and treatment of cancer, including cancers of the lung, head & neck, colon and breast
Biomarkers for early detection of cancer, response to treatment, and risk stratification
Cancer Prevention
Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology
Science & Technology Studies
Research Ethics

Selected Publications

Department/Affiliation

Human Genetics

Primary Faculty