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Christina Pettan-Brewer is an Adjunct Associate Teaching Professor specializing in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. She holds a veterinarian degree from Brazil and pursued her career in Zoological/Wildlife Medicine. Dr. Pettan-Brewer completed a DVM degree in the United States and a Master’s of Science in Comparative Pathology after her residency program in Zoological/Wildlife Medicine at the University of California, Davis. Her research primarily focuses on medical genetics and the basic biology of aging and age-related diseases, particularly healthspan and cancer. She has made significant contributions to the understanding of DNA damage and oxidative stress, as well as genetic instability polymorphisms, and has investigated DNA repair mechanisms involved in neoplastic progression. A notable discovery involves the suppressed tumor progression due to a single nucleotide mutation in the oxidant-sensitive DNA repair gene, XRCC1. Dr. Pettan-Brewer is passionate about zoological and wildlife medicine, which continuously inspires her research at the interface between human and animal health. She was honored with the Health Fulbright Scholar Award in 2014-2015 for her work in health in Brazil and Latin America and is involved in microbiome research and partnerships across the University of Washington and Latin America.
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