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Nan Hu

Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist

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Nan Hu was a Chinese physician-scientist, cancer epidemiologist and molecular geneticist.

Nan Hu is a Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist who researches gastrointestinal cancers. She is a staff scientist in the metabolic epidemiology branch at the National Cancer Institute.

Life Hu received a medical degree from the Shanxi Medical College in 1976, followed by a master’s degree in cytogenetics and medical genetics from the Beijing Medical College in 1982. After completing a doctorate in cancer genetics from the Peking Union Medical College in 1987 under the mentorship of Wu Min, she served as a postdoctoral fellow with Janet Rowley at the University of Chicago from 1987 to 1989. She joined the NCI cancer prevention fellowship program in 1994, earning an M.P.H. in epidemiology and biostatistics from the George Washington University in the process.

Hu joined the NCI division of cancer epidemiology and cancer genetics (DCEG) as a staff scientist in 1998. She works in its metabolic epidemiology branch (MEB). Hu conducts molecular genetics bench work, epidemiologic field studies, and statistical analysis to research the etiology, prevention, and early detection of upper gastrointestinal cancers.

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Physician-scientist, cancer epidemiologist, molecular geneticist
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Chinese physician-scientist, molecular geneticist, and cancer epidemiologist

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