Dr. Briseis Aschebrook Kilfoy

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Biography

Briseis Aschebrook-Kilfoy is a Professor at the University of Chicago specializing in Population Precision Health within the Department of Public Health Sciences. Her research primarily focuses on elucidating the roles of environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors in the development of cancer and chronic diseases. With extensive training in environmental epidemiology, chronic disease, and cancer epidemiology, she has particular expertise in studying the urban exposome's impact on population health. Aschebrook-Kilfoy has served as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Cancer Institute, where she led projects addressing environmental exposures and their correlation with cancer risks, including studies of nitrates and pesticides. Currently, she directs the Epidemiology Research Recruitment Core at the University of Chicago, contributes as co-director of the Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core, and is engaged in key research projects as part of the Institute for Population Precision Health. Additionally, she oversees the largest thyroid cancer survivorship study in North America, reflecting her commitment to enhancing the understanding of environmental factors affecting public health.

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