Division of Population Sciences
Independent Laboratory Investigators
McGraw/Patterson Center for Population Sciences
Eliezer Van Allen, MD
Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology
Chandra Nohria Family Chair for AI in Cancer Research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Associate Member, Broad Institute
Research Areas: Genomics, Applications of AI for Translational Research, Precision Medicine
Van Allen Lab Website
Jennifer Mack, MD, MPH
Associate Chief, Division of Population Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology
Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Director for Outcomes and Policy Research
Associate Chief, Population Sciences for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Research Areas: Outcomes Research, Palliative Care, Pediatric Oncology
Gregory Abel, MD, MPH
Associate Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Older Adult Hematologic Malignancy Program
Physician Chair, Dana-Farber Ethics Advisory Committee
Research Areas: Health Services Research, Hematologic Oncology, Ethics
Abel Lab Website
Sylvan Baca, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Computational Epigenomics, Cancer Genetics, Cancer Therapy Resistance
Baca Lab Website
Kira Bona, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Outcomes Research, Disparities, Pediatric Oncology
Bona Lab Website
Christina Dieli-Conwright, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Exercise Oncology, Metabolic Dysregulation, Cancer Outcomes
Dieli-Cornwright Lab Website
Andrea Enzinger, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Palliative Care, End-of-life Communication, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Temidayo Fadelu, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Global Oncology, Cancer Prevention
Judy Garber, MD, MPH
Susan F. Smith Chair
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief, Division of Cancer Genetics and Prevention
Director, Li-Fraumeni Syndrome and TP53 Center
Research Areas: Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Breast Oncology
Katie Greenzang, MD, EdM
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Outcomes Research, Pediatric Oncology, Medical Education
Greenzang Lab Website
Alexander Gusev, PhD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Genomics, Health Services Research
Gusev Lab Website
Andrew Hantel, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Health Services Research, Hematologic Oncology, Ethics
Michael Hassett, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Chief Quality Officer, DFCI
Medical Director of Clinical Information Systems
Research Areas: Health Services Research, Breast Oncology, Clinical Informatics
Kenneth Kehl, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Outcomes Research, Translational Informatics
Christopher Lathan, MD, MS, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Christopher and Constance Hadley Family Chair at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Chief Clinical Access and Equity Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Associate Chief Medical Officer and Director, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Regional Campuses
Deputy Associate Director for Community Engagement, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
Research Areas: Community-Based Research, Health Services Research, Thoracic Oncology
David Liu, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Translational Informatics, Computational Oncology
Liu Lab Website
Christopher Manz, MD, MSHP
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Cancer Disparities, Payment Policy, Incarceration and Cancer, GI Cancers
Catherine Marinac, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School (part-time)
Research Areas: Lifestyle and Cancer Prevention; Cancer Screening and Interception
Oreofe Odejide, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Health Services Research, Hematologic Oncology
Rinaa Punglia, MD, MPH
Professor of Radiation Oncology, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas: Health Services Research, Radiation Oncology, Breast Oncology
Huma Rana, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Director, Cancer Genetics and Prevention
Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Geneticist
Timothy Rebbeck, PhD
Vincent L. Gregory, Jr. Professor of Cancer Prevention
Director, Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention
Professor of Cancer Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Associate Director for Cancer Equity and Engagement, DF/HCC
Research Areas: Molecular Epidemiology, Health Disparities, Global Health
MADCaP Network Website
Glorian Sorensen, PhD, MPH
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health
Director, Harvard T.H. Chan Center for Work, Health and Wellbeing
Director, Center for Community-Based Research
Research Areas: Community-based Research, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Community-based Cancer Prevention, Tobacco Control, Worksite Interventions
Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director of Research, Division of Cancer Genetics and Prevention
Co-Director, Centers for Early Detection and Intervention
Director of Strategic Planning for Prevention and Early Cancer Detection
Co-Leader, Cancer Risk, Prevention, and Early Detection Research Program, DF/HCC
Founder, Lynch Syndrome Center
Research Areas: Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Gastrointestinal Cancer
Hajime Uno, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Principal Biostatistician, Division of Population Sciences
Research Areas: Biostatistics, Health Services Research
K. "Vish" Viswanath, PhD
Lee Kum Kee Professor of Health Communication, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Director, Health Communication Core, DF/HCC
Research Areas: Health Communication, Communication Inequalities, and Community-based research
Viswanath Lab Website
Lachelle Weeks, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Research Areas : Clonal Hematopoiesis, Myeloid Neoplasia Genetics and Outcomes, Early Detection and Prevention of Blood Cancers
Weeks Lab Website
Alexi Wright, MD, MPH
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Gynecologic Oncology Outcomes Research
Research Areas: Outcomes Research, Gynecologic Oncology
Matthew Yurgelun, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, Lynch Syndrome Center
Research Areas: Cancer Genetics and Prevention, Gastrointestinal Cancer