Alisa Miriam Goldstein is an American genetic epidemiologist who researches the genetic and environmental causes of cancer. She is a senior investigator at the National Cancer Institute.
Alisa M. Goldstein | |
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 Goldstein in 2012 | |
| Born | Alisa Miriam Goldstein |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Genetic epidemiology |
| Institutions | National Cancer Institute |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Haile |
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Goldstein received a Ph.D. in genetic epidemiology from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1988.[1] Her dissertation was titled, A genetic epidemiologic investigation of breast cancer in families with bilateral breast cancer.[2] Robert Haile was her doctoral advisor.[2] Goldstein completed a fellowship in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) InterInstitute Medical Genetics Program, and is board certified in medical genetics.[1]
Goldstein joined the National Cancer Institute's division of cancer epidemiology and genetics (DCEG).[1] She received NIH scientific tenure in 1997.[1] She is a senior investigator in the clinical genetics branch.[1] Her research focuses on genetic epidemiologic studies of several cancers, including melanoma and upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer.[1] The main goal of Goldstein's studies is to understand the role of genetic and environmental factors in the etiology of these cancers.[1] Her studies combine epidemiologic, genetic, clinical, and molecular methodologies.[1]
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Alisa M. Goldstein, Ph.D., biographical sketch and research interests - NCI". dceg.cancer.gov. 1980-01-01. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
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- ^ a b Goldstein, Alisa Miriam (1988). A genetic epidemiologic investigation of breast cancer in families with bilateral breast cancer (Ph.D. thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. OCLC 18362096.
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