Yong Zhu PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health)
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
Cancer Prevention and Control
School of Public Health: Environmental Health Sciences
Cancer Prevention and Control
Research Interests
Circadian genes; MicroRNAs; Shift-work; Breast Cancer; Lymphoma; Prostate Cancer more...
Education
- M.A., Rice University, 1998
- Ph.D., Rice University, 2000
Selected Publications
- Zhu, Y., Brown, H., Zhang, Y., Stevens, R.G., and Zheng, T. Period3 Structural Variation: A Circadian Biomarker Associated with Breast Cancer in Young Women. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 14(1): 268-70, 2005.
- Zhu, Y., Spitz, M.R., Amos, C.I., Lin, J., Schabath, M.B., and Wu, X. An Evolutionary Perspective on SNP Screening in Molecular Cancer Epidemiology. Cancer Research 64: 2251-2257, 2004
- Zhu, Y., Zheng, T., Zhang, Y., Stevens, R., and Boyle, P. Does “Clock” Matter in Prostate Cancer? Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 15(1): 3-5, 2006.
