Katherine A. McGlynn

Senior Investigator
Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Metabolic Epidem
National Cancer Institute
United States of America

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Biography

Dr. McGlynn received an M.P.H. in population studies from Tulane University and a Ph.D. in epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania. She conducted postdoctoral research on liver cancer at the Fox Chase Cancer Center, where she subsequently served as a faculty member before coming to the NCI in 1998. Dr. McGlynn has been the recipient of an NIH Merit Award for her study of testicular cancer among military servicemen and an NCI Outstanding Mentor Award

Research Intrest

Epidemiology of Testicular and Liver Cancers; Testicular Cancer and Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome; Liver Cancer

List of Publications
McGlynn KA, Edmonson MN, Michielli RA, London WT, Lin WY, Chen GC, Shen FM, Buetow KH. A phylogenetic analysis identifies heterogeneity among hepatocellular carcinomas. Hepatology. 2002 Dec 1;36(6):1341-8.
McGlynn KA. Environmental and host factors in testicular germ cell tumors. Cancer investigation. 2001 Jan 1;19(8):842-53.
McGlynn KA, Tsao L, Hsing AW, Devesa SS, Fraumeni JF. International trends and patterns of primary liver cancer. International Journal of Cancer. 2001 Oct 15;94(2):290-6.

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