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Yutaka Yasui, PhD
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Yutaka Yasui, PhD
Epidemiology and Cancer Control Department
MS 735
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Education
BEng - School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan PhD - School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Honors & Awards
- 2005-2015 Canada Research Chair in Biostatistics and Epidemiologic Methods, Canada Research Chair Program
- 2006-2013 Health Senior Scholar Award, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
- 2012-2013 Killam Annual Professor Award, Research, Teaching and Service, University of Alberta
- 2007, 2009 Teaching Award of Excellence, Public Health Sciences Student Association, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
- 1995 A.M.T.R.A. (Advising, Mentoring, and Teaching Recognition Award) from The Student Assembly, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
- 1994 Faculty Award (for excellence in teaching/advising) from Student Coordinating Committee, Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Research Interests
- Genetic epidemiology
- Cancer survivorship
- Statistical learning from large biological data
Current Research
- Late Effects Prediction using Clinical Phenotypes and Whole Genome Sequencing (Principal Investigator)
- Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (Epidemiology/Biostatistics Working Group Chair, Executive Committee Member)
- Improving Treatment of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood Cancer Survivors (Co-Investigator)
- Therapy-related Leukemia Following Autologous Transplantation for Lymphoma (Co-Investigator)
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Biomarkers of Long-Term Neurocognitive and Brain Imaging Adverse Outcomes in Survivors of Childhood Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treated with Chemotherapy (Co-Investigator)
