Dr. Dezheng Huo

Biography

Dezheng Huo is a Professor at the University of Chicago in the Biological Sciences Division, specializing in Public Health Sciences. His research focuses on understanding genetic, molecular, and environmental factors that contribute to the etiology, prognosis, and treatment of cancers, particularly focusing on underserved populations. He has extensive expertise in cancer epidemiology and clinical epidemiology, including genetic epidemiology of breast cancer among African ancestry women using genome-wide association and whole genome sequencing approaches. His studies emphasize the impact of environmental and lifestyle factors on breast cancer etiology and the development of risk prediction models for African women. Furthermore, he investigates health disparities in breast cancer outcomes through studies on multiracial patient cohorts. His work also includes utilizing big data to assess the real-world effectiveness of cancer treatments and exploring the relationship of prenatal exposures to health conditions later in life. Dr. Huo's contributions extend to research on epigenetics, focusing on non-coding RNAs and microRNAs and their roles in cancer prognosis and survival.

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