Faculty Profile
Elizabeth A. Holly, PhD, MPH
Professor and Head, Division of Cancer Epidemiology
Former Interim Associate Director of Epidemiology, Prevention and Control, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCSF Box 1228
3333 California Street
Laurel Heights, Suite 280
San Francisco, CA 94118-1944
Dr. Holly received her MPH, MS and PhD at UC Berkeley Schools of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and completed her post-doctoral training at the University of Washington. For 20 years, she has studied the epidemiology of cancer. Dr. Holly is PI of large NCI grants to study the Molecular Epidemiology of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma and the Molecular Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer, and the PI of other NCI grants. She is an author of more than 170 scientific reports and a co-author of the text, Designing Clinical Research, now in its second edition.
Principal Research Interests
Epidemiology of: non-Hodgkin lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, anal cancer precursor lesions/HPV, melanoma, and of childhood brain tumors.
Principal Teaching Activities
- Demystifying NIH Grant Applications
- Advanced Training in Clinical Research
- Cancer Epidemiology at UC Berkeley
- MD with Thesis students
- Dean's summer research project students
Selected University & Public Service
- MD with Thesis Committee
- NCI Board of Scientific Counselors
- NCI Data Safety Monitoring Board for the Costa-Rican HPV Vaccine Trial
- External Advisory Committee, U HI Medical School for Roadmap Minority Grant
