Faculty Profile
John S. Witte, PhD
Professor, Division of Cancer Epidemiology
Associate Director, Institute for Human Genetics
Co-Leader, Cancer Center Program in Cancer Genetics
Institute for Human Genetics
UCSF Box 0794
513 Parnassus Avenue, S965
San Francisco, CA 94143-0794
Dr. Witte received his PhD in Epidemiology from UCLA and had his first faculty appointment in the Department of Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California. Before coming to UCSF, he spent 8 years at Case Western Reserve University, in the Division of Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology. Dr. Witte's work encompasses a synthesis of applied and methodologic cancer, genetic, and epidemiologic research. At the present time his applied research is primarily focused on deciphering risk factors for the initiation and progression of prostate cancer. This applied work helps motivate his methodological research, which primarily involves issues surrounding the design and analysis of genetic and epidemiologic studies.
Principal Research Interests
- Genetic epidemiology
- Prostate cancer
- Hierarchical modeling
- Epidemiologic methods
Principal Teaching Activities
- Genetic epidemiology
Selected University & Public Service
- Study Section Member, NIH Epidemiology of Cancer (EPIC)
- Editorial Board, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations
