Stephen J. Chanock, MD
Principal Investigator
Advanced Technology Center
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland

Speaker Topic: Molecular Epidemiology

Dr. Chanock's laboratory is located at the Advanced Technology Center, where he is the Director of the Core Genotyping Facility of the Intramural Program of the NCI.   Dr. Chanock is also co-Chair of the faculty of Genetics, Genomics, and Proteomics in the NCI. His work focuses on mapping the genetic contribution of complex diseases, such as cancer, and he has a strong interest in dissecting the genetic basis of outcomes in cancer, specifically infections complications.

Dr. Chanock received his A.B. from Princeton University and his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed training in pediatrics, pediatric infectious diseases, and pediatric hematology/oncology at Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Chanock is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and a Diplomate of the Subsection Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Subsection Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He is a member of numerous professional organizations and is on the editorial board of Genes and Immunity and Human Mutation. Dr. Chanock has authored more than 120 peer-reviewed publications.