Dr. Habibul Ahsan

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Biography

Habibul Ahsan, MBBS, is the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago, focusing on Public Health Sciences and Family Medicine. His research emphasizes disease prevention, early diagnosis of cancer, global health, precision medicine, and risk assessment. Dr. Ahsan's expertise includes large-scale population-based studies that assess environmental disease risks and the interplay of social and biological disparities. He is currently leading the NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Core Center in Chicago and is instrumental in establishing a multiethnic cohort with extensive environmental data to tackle health disparity-related research questions. Dr. Ahsan has a strong commitment to mentoring junior faculty and promoting collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. His research integrates environmental and genomic factors to understand cancer etiology and prevention, and he actively participates in national and international advisory boards addressing public health policies. Having received multiple degrees in medicine and epidemiology, Dr. Ahsan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the field, contributing significantly to our understanding of public health challenges and solutions.

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Professor

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University of Chicago • Chicago, IL, USA

Serves as the Louis Block Distinguished Service Professor, leading efforts in Public Health Sciences.

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Listening
Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
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Department of Philosophy