Faculty Profile
Joseph L. Wiemels, PhD
Associate Professor, Division of Cancer Epidemiology
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar in Clinical Research
Laboratory for Molecular Epidemiology
UCSF Box 0441
1 Irving Street, AC34
San Francisco, CA 94143-0441
China Basin Landing
UCSF Box 0981
185 Berry Street, Lobby 4, Suite 6600
San Francisco, CA 94107-1762
Following his doctoral training in toxicology, epidemiology, and molecular biology at the University of California, Berkeley, Dr. Wiemels studied the etiology of childhood leukemia in London, UK. He then joined the Laboratory for Molecular Epidemiology in late 1999, and works closely with Drs. Wiencke and Wrensch on the epidemiology and etiology of childhood leukemia and adult brain cancer. Dr. Wiemels’ primary research interest is discovering the timing and mechanisms of chromosomal translocations associated with leukemia, and he has received NIH funding for the project, "Backtracking Translocations to Birth." In this research, Dr. Wiemels and coworkers have discovered that the majority of childhood leukemias originate before birth. Dr. Wiemels is also interested in the genetic susceptibility to cancer and the role of the immune system in cancer, such as the nature of the relationship of allergies to glioma.
Principal Research Interests
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Cancer Epidemiology
- Cancer Genetics
Principal Teaching Activities
- Molecular Methods in Clinical Research
- Cancer Epidemiology
Selected University & Public Service
- American Cancer Society Intramural Awards Committee
