Assistant Professor
Department of Cancer Prevention and Control
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
United States of America
Dr. Platek is an epidemiologist and a Registered Dietitian and has had a diverse career in clinical nutrition, University teaching, and research. Following her PhD in epidemiology and community health, she came to Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) as a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control where she examined risk factors and clinical outcomes for upper aero-digestive cancers. She then joined the faculty at New York University (NYU) as a Professor of Clinical Nutrition and an affiliate of the NYU Institute of Cancer where she focused on interventions to prevent cancer-related malnutrition. Dr. Platek has now returned to the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at RPCI and will continue to focus on cancer outcomes and prevention of adverse events in cancer survivors.