Jennifer J. Hu, Ph.D.

Department: Public Health Sciences

Division: Epidemiology & Population Health Sciences

Contact

Email: jhu@miami.edu Research/Lab Website

Professor

Secondary Appointment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Division Director of Epidemiology and Population Health Sciences

Biography

As a trans-disciplinary cancer researcher, Dr. Hu has training in basic sciences and cancer epidemiology. Her research mainly focuses on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of breast cancer etiology and survival disparities as well as implication of DNA repair in precision medicine.
Education & Training

Education

1997: Georgetown U. Med. School, Washington, DC

MS, Biostatistics & Epidemiology

1988: UMDNJ-New Jersey Med. School, Newark, NJ

PhD, Biochem. & Mol. Biology

1983: U. of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA

MS, Biology

1981: Fu-Jen Catholic U., Taipei, Taiwan

BS, Biology
Research Interests

Dr. Hu research program mainly focuses on DNA repair pathways and immune/inflammatory responses in breast cancer risk, treatment responses, adverse responses, and survival disparities. Her current research has been devoted to translating cancer genomics to targeted intervention using multiple OMICs approaches to characterize metabolomics reprogramming and dysregulated cancer genomic pathways in breast cancer.
Publications
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