Cancer

Christie Younghae Jeon, ScD, is an epidemiologist by training and an assistant professor at Cedars-Sinai Division of Hematology/Oncology, and at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology. The overarching goal of her research program is to develop strategies that will lead to earlier diagnosis of cancer at stages when interventions can effectively lengthen survival. Of specific focus is early detection of pancreatic, gastric and liver cancers, and understanding the role of diabetes and infections in these cancers.

Patricia Ganz is Professor of Health Policy and Management, in the Fielding School of Public Health, Professor of Medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and Director of the Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research at the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. She teaches Evidence Based Medicine and Organizational Change.