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Herbert Yu, MD, PhD

Professor Adjunct
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Professor Adjunct

Professor Adjunct, Chronic Disease Epidemiology

Biography

Dr. Yu is adjunct professor at Yale School of Public Health, Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, and a molecular epidemiologist with training in medicine, epidemiology, and clinical biochemistry. Dr. Yu has been involved in cancer research for over 20 years, and has had extensive experience in population-based epidemiologic investigation and patient-based clinical studies. Dr. Yu has conducted numerous epidemiologic and clinical research projects, addressing various issues in cancer research, from etiology to detection, and prognosis to treatment. Dr. Yu is especially experienced in laboratory-based molecular epidemiologic studies, and his research interests include gene-environment interaction in cancer development and progression and lifestyle's impact on epigenetic regulation. Dr. Yu has served on numerous national and international grant review committees, and has been involved in the design, execution and analysis of many epidemiological and clinical studies.

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

PhD
University of Toronto (1996)
MSc
University of Toronto (1990)
MD
Shanghai Medical University (1983)

Research

Overview

  • Role of Genetic and Lifestyle Interplay in Uterus Cancer
  • Molecular Characterization of the Insulin-like Growth Factor System in Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer and its Association with Tumor Progression
  • Case-control Study of Pancreatic Cancer Etiologic Factors
  • DNA Methylation in Cancer Risk and Progression
  • Case-control study of Liver Cancer
  • GWAS on Endometrial Cancer

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Breast Neoplasms; Gene-Environment Interaction; Liver Neoplasms; Molecular Epidemiology; Neoplasms; Ovarian Neoplasms; Uterine Neoplasms

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Herbert Yu's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Wang Fellowship for International Study of Public Health, American Health Foundation

  • honor

    Young Investigator Award, American Association for Clinical Chemistry

  • honor

    Mitchell Scholarship in Cancer Research, University of Toronto Young Investigator Award, Louisiana State University Medical Center

  • honor

    International Scholar Award Host in Breast Cancer Research, Avon Foundation and American Association for Cancer Research

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Chronic Disease Epidemiology

PO Box 208034, 60 College Street

New Haven, CT 06520-8034

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • 60 College Street

    Academic Office

    Ste 700

    New Haven, CT 06510