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Carmen Wilson, PhD
Carmen Wilson, PhD

Education

BSc (hons) – University of New South Wales (2000)
PhD – University of New South Wales (2008)

Research Interests

  • Endocrine and cardiometabolic late effects of childhood cancer therapy
  • Genetic susceptibility to late effects among cancer survivors

Current Research

  • St. Jude Lifetime Cohort (SJLFE Study)
  • SJLIFE Endocrine and Reproductive Health Working Group (Co-Chair)

Selected Publications

Song N, Sim JA, Dong Q, Zheng Y, Hou L, Li Z, Hsu CW, Pan H, Mulder H, Easton J, Walker E, Neale G, Wilson CL, Ness KK, Krull KR, Srivastava DK, Yasui Y, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Huang IC, Wang Z. Blood DNA methylation signatures associated with social determinants of health among survivors of childhood cancer. Epigenetics. Nov 2022;17(11):1389-1403. PMID: 35109748

Sapkota Y, Qiu W, Dixon SB, Wilson CL, Wang Z, Zhang J, Leisenring W, Chow EJ, Bhatia S, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Delaney A, Yasui Y. Genetic risk score enhances the risk prediction of severe obesity in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Nat Med. Aug 2022;28(8):1590-1598. PMID: 35879615

Lu D, Sapkota Y, Valdimarsdóttir UA, Koenen KC, Li N, Leisenring WM, Gibson T, Wilson CL, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Armstrong GT, Krull KR, Yasui Y, Bhatia S, Recklitis CJ. Genome-wide association study of posttraumatic stress disorder among childhood cancer survivors: results from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study and the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Transl Psychiatry. Aug 23, 2022;12(1):342. PMID: 35999196

Im C, Yuan Y, Austin ED, Stokes DC, Krasin MJ, Davidoff AM, Sapkota Y, Wang Z, Ness KK, Wilson CL, Armstrong GT, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Mulrooney DA, Yasui Y. Leveraging Therapy-Specific Polygenic Risk Scores to Predict Restrictive Lung Defects in Childhood Cancer Survivors. Cancer Res. Aug 16, 2022;82(16):2940-2950. PMID: 35713625

Sapkota Y, Ehrhardt MJ, Qin N, Wang Z, Liu Q, Qiu W, Shelton K, Shao Y, Plyler E, Mulder HL, Easton J, Michael JR, Burridge PW, Wang X, Wilson CL, Jefferies JL, Chow EJ, Oeffinger KC, Morton LM, Li C, Yang JJ, Zhang J, Bhatia S, Mulrooney DA, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Yasui Y. A novel locus on 6p21.2 for cancer treatment-induced cardiac dysfunction among childhood cancer survivors. J Natl Cancer Inst. Aug 8, 2022;114(8):1109-1116. PMID: 35698272

Sapkota Y, Liu Q, Li N, Bhatt NS, Ehrhardt MJ, Wilson CL, Wang Z, Jefferies JL, Zhang J, Armstrong GT, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Mulrooney DA, Yasui Y. Contribution of genome-wide polygenic score to risk of coronary artery disease in childhood cancer survivors. JACC CardioOncol. J Cancer Surviv. Jun 21, 2022;4(2):258-267. PMID: 35818558

Chemaitilly W, Li Z, Brinkman TM, Delaney A, Huang S, Bjornard KL, Lam CG, Wilson CL, Barnes N, Clark KL, Krasin MJ, Metzger ML, Sheyn A, Bishop MW, Sabin ND, Howell RM, Helmig S, Shulkin BL, Triplett BM, Pui CH, Gajjar A, Srivastava DK, Green DM, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Ness KK, Sklar CA, Krull KR. Primary hypothyroidism in childhood cancer survivors: Prevalence, risk factors, and long-term consequences. Cancer. Feb 1, 2022;128(3):606-614. PMID: 34643950

Hayek S, Dhaduk R, Sapkota Y, Evans WE, Diouf B, Bjornard K, Wilson CL, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Khan RB, Srivastava DK, Krull KR, Ness KK. Concordance between self-reported symptoms and clinically ascertained peripheral neuropathy among childhood cancer survivors: The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Dec 2021;30(12):2256-2267. PMID: 34583966

McCastlain K, Howell CR, Welsh CE, Wang Z, Wilson CL, Mulder HL, Easton J, Mertens AC, Zhang J, Yasui Y, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Kundu M, Ness KK. The association of mitochondrial copy number with sarcopenia in adult survivors of childhood cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. Nov 2, 2021;113(11):1570-1580. PMID: 33871611

Song N, Liu Q, Wilson CL, Sapkota, Y, Ehrhardt MJ, Gibson TM, Morton LM, Chanock SJ, Neglia JP, Arnold MA, Michael JR, Gout AM, Mulder HL, Easton J, Bhatia S, Armstrong GT, Zhang J, Delaney A, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Yasui Y, Wang Z. Polygenic risk score improves risk stratification and prediction of subsequent thyroid cancer after childhood cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Nov, 2021;30(11):2096-2104. PMID: 34465587

Delaney A, Howell CR, Krull KR, Brinkman TM, Armstrong GT, Chemaitilly W, Wilson CL, Mulrooney DA, Wang Z, Lanctot JQ, Johnson RE, Krull MR, Partin RE, Shelton KC, Srivastava DK, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Ness KK. Progression of frailty in survivors of childhood cancer: A St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Report. J Natl Cancer Inst. Oct 1, 2021;113(10):1415-1421. PMID: 33720359

McLeod C, Gout AM, Zhou X, Thrasher A, Rahbarinia D, Brady SW, Macias M, Birch K, Finkelstein D, Sunny J, Mudunuri R, Orr BA, Treadway M, Davidson B, Ard TK, Chiao A, Swistak A, Wiggins S, Foy S, Wang J, Sioson E, Wang S, Michael JR, Liu Y, Ma X, Patel A, Edmonson MN, Wilkinson MR, Frantz AM, Chang TC, Tian L, Lei S, Islam SMA, Meyer C, Thangaraj N, Tater P, Kandali V, Ma S, Nguyen T, Serang OA, McGuire I, Robison N, Gentry D, Tang X, Palmer LE, Wu G, Suh E, Tanner L, McMurry J, Lear M, Pappo AS, Wang Z, Wilson CL, Cheng Y, Meshinchi S, Alexandrov LB, Weiss MJ, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Yasui Y, Nichols KE, Ellison DW, Bangur C, Mullighan CG, Baker SJ, Dyer MA, Miller G, Newman S, Rusch M, Daly R, Perry K, Downing JR, Zhang J. St. Jude Cloud-a pediatric cancer genomic data sharing ecosystem. Cancer Discov. May 2021;11(5):1082-1099. PMID: 33408242

Qin N, Li Z, Song N, Wilson CL, Easton J, Mulder H, Plyler E, Neale G, Walker E, Zhou X, Pan H, Hudson MM, Yasui Y, Robison LL, Zhang J, Ness KK, Wang Z. Epigenetic age acceleration and chronic health conditions among adult survivors of childhood cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. May 4, 2021;113(5):597-605. PMID: 32970815

Sapkota Y, Qin N, Ehrhardt MJ, Wang Z, Chen Y, Wilson CL, Estepp J, Rai P, Hankins JS, Burridge PW, Jefferies JL, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Mulrooney DA, Yasui Y. Genetic variants associated with therapy-related cardiomyopathy among childhood cancer survivors of African ancestry. Cancer Res. May 1, 2021;81(9):2556-2565. PMID: 33288658

Im C, Li N, Moon W, Liu Q, Morton LM, Leisenring WM, Howell RM, Chow EJ, Sklar CA, Wilson CL, Wang Z, Sapkota Y, Chemaitilly W, Ness KK, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Bhatia S, Armstrong GT, Yasui Y. Genome-wide association studies reveal novel locus with sex-/therapy-specific fracture risk effects in childhood cancer survivors. J Bone Miner Res. Apr 2021;36(4):685-695. PMID: 33338273

Song N, Hsu CW, Pan H, Zheng Y, Hou L, Sim JA, Li Z, Mulder H, Easton J, Walker E, Neale G, Wilson CL, Ness KK, Krull KR, Srivastava DK, Yasui Y, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Huang IC, Wang Z. Persistent variations of blood DNA methylation associated with treatment exposures and risk for cardiometabolic outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood cancer in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Genome Med. Apr 6, 2021;13(1):53. PMID: 33823916

Howell CR, Bjornard KL, Ness KK, Alberts N, Armstrong GT, Bhakta N, Brinkman T, Caron E, Chemaitilly W, Green DM, Folse T, Huang IC, Jefferies JL, Kaste S, Krull KR, Lanctot JQ, Mulrooney DA, Neale G, Nichols KE, Sabin ND, Shelton K, Srivastava DK, Wang Z, Wilson C, Yasui Y, Zaidi A, Zhang J, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Ehrhardt MJ. Cohort Profile: The St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study (SJLIFE) for paediatric cancer survivors. Int J Epidemiol. Mar 3, 2021;50(1):39-49. PMID: 33374007

Goldberg JF, Ness KK, Chi X, Santucci AK, Plana JC, Joshi VM, Luepker RV, Durand JB, Partin RE, Howell RM, Wilson CL, Towbin JA, Jefferies JL, Srivastava DK, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Armstrong GT. Cardiovascular Family History Increases Risk for Late-Onset Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Report. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Jan 2021;30(1):123-132. PMID: 33033146

Im C, Qin N, Wang Z, Qiu W, Howell CR, Sapkota Y, Moon W, Chemaitilly W, Gibson TM, Mulrooney DA, Ness KK, Wilson CL, Morton LM, Armstrong GT, Bhatia S, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Yasui Y. Generalizability of “GWAS hits” in clinical populations: Lessons from childhood cancer survivors. Am J Hum Genet. Oct 1, 2020;107(4):636-653. PMID: 32946765

Wilson CL, Liu W, Chemaitilly W, Howell CR, Srivastava DK, Howell RM, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Ness KK. Body composition, metabolic health and functional impairment among adults treated for abdominal and pelvic tumors during childhood. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Sep 2020;29(9):1750-1758. PMID: 32796078.

Sapkota Y, Wilson CL, Zaidi AK, Moon W, Fon Tacer K, Lu L, Liu Q, Baedke J, Dhaduk R, Wang Z, Chemaitilly W, Krasin MJ, Berry FB, Zhang J, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Green DM, Yasui Y. A novel locus predicts spermatogenic recovery among childhood cancer survivors exposed to alkylating agents. Cancer Res. Sep 1, 2020;80(17):3755-3764. PMID: 32554749

Howell CR, Wilson CL, Yasui Y, Srivastava DK, Lu W, Bjornard KL, Ehrhardt MJ, Brinkman TM, Chemaitilly W, Hodges JR, Lanctot JQ, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Ness KK. Neighborhood effect and obesity in adult survivors of pediatric cancer: A report from the St. Jude lifetime cohort study. Int J Cancer. Jul 15, 2020;147(2):338-349. PMID: 31600422

Wang Z, Rice SV, Chang TC, Liu Y, Liu Q, Qin N, Putnam DK, Shelton K, Lanctot JQ, Wilson CL, Ness KK, Rusch MC, Edmonson MN, Wu G, Easton J, Kesserwan CA, Downing JR, Chen X, Nichols KE, Yasui Y, Robison LL, Zhang J. Molecular mechanism of telomere length dynamics and its prognostic value in pediatric cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst. Jul 1,2020;112(7):756-764. PMID: 31647544

Qin N, Wang Z, Liu Q, Song N, Wilson CL, Ehrhardt MJ, Shelton K, Easton J, Mulder H, Kennetz D, Edmonson MN, Rusch MC, Downing JR, Hudson MM, Nichols KE, Zhang J, Robison LL, Yasui Y. Pathogenic germline mutations in DNA repair genes in combination with cancer treatment exposures and risk of subsequent neoplasms among long-term survivors of childhood cancer. J Clin Oncol. Jun 4, 2020;JCO1902760. PMID: 32496904

Wilson CL, Brinkman TM, Cook C, Huang S, Hyun G, Green DM, Furman WL, Bhakta N, Ehrhardt MJ, Krasin MJ, Robison LL, Ness KK, Hudson MM. Clinically ascertained health outcomes, quality of life, and social attainment among adult survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Cancer. Mar 15, 2020;126(6):1330-1338. PMID: 31923330. Role: First author

Wilson CL, Wang Z, Liu Q, Ehrhardt MJ, Mostafavi R, Easton J, Mulder H, Hedges DJ, Wang S, Rusch M, Edmonson M, Levy S, Lanctot JQ, Currie K, Lear M, Patel A, Sapkota Y, Brooke RJ, Moon W, Chang TC, Chen W, Kesserwan CA, Wu G, Nichols KE, Hudson MM, Zhang J, Robison LL, Yasui Y. Estimated number of adult survivors of childhood cancer in United States with cancer-predisposing germline variants. Pediatr Blood Cancer. Feb 2020;67(2):e28047. PMID: 31736278. Role: First & corresponding author

Williams HE, Howell CR, Chemaitilly W, Wilson CL, Karol SE, Nolan VG, Smeltzer MP, Green DM, Ehrhardt MJ, Mulrooney DA, Pui CH, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Ness KK. Diabetes mellitus among adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Cancer. Feb 15, 2020;126(4):870-878. PMID: 31714590

van Iersel L, Li Z, Srivastava DK, Brinkman TM, Bjornard KL, Wilson CL, Green DM, Merchant TE, Pui CH, Howell RM, Smith SA, Armstrong GT, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Ness KK, Gajjar A, Krull KR, Sklar CA, van Santen HM, Chemaitilly W. Hypothalamic-pituitary disorders in childhood cancer survivors: prevalence, risk factors and long-term health outcomes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. Dec 1, 2019;104(12):6101-6115. PMID: 31373627

Sapkota Y, Cheung YT, Moon W, Shelton K, Wilson CL, Wang Z, Mulrooney DA, Zhang J, Armstrong GT, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Krull KR, Yasui Y. Whole-Genome sequencing of childhood cancer survivors treated with cranial radiation therapy identifies 5p15.33 locus for stroke: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. Clin Cancer Res. Nov 15, 2019;25(22):6700-6708. PMID: 31462438

Chemaitilly W, Liu Q, van Iersel L, Ness KK, Li Z, Wilson CL, Brinkman TM, Klosky JL, Barnes N, Clark KL, Howell RM, Smith SA, Krasin MJ, Metzger ML, Armstrong GT, Bishop MW, van Santen HM, Pui CH, Srivastava DK, Yasui Y, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Green DM, Sklar CA. Leydig cell function in male survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study. J Clin Oncol. Nov 10, 2019;37(32):3018-3031. PMID: 31557085

Last update: December 2022

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