Office
(631) 444-1293
Email
barbara.nemesure@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook Medicine
Department of Family, Population and
Preventive Medicine
Health Sciences Center L-3, 086
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8036
Barbara Nemesure, PhD
Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Research Program
Imaging, Biomarker Discovery and Engineering Sciences
Department
Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine
Research Interest
Dr. Nemesure has been a Principal Investigator (PI) on several major research grants and has established a solid track-record of developing, implementing and directing projects related specifically to cancer over the past 3 decades. Her earlier work included two large, longitudinal NCI/NHGRI funded investigations - the Barbados National Cancer Study and the Prostate Cancer in a Black Population Study, which focused on the identification of epidemiologic and genetic risk factors for breast and prostate cancer. Dr. Nemesure continues to work with a Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) consortia to further investigate novel susceptibility genes related to these cancer types. More recently, Dr. Nemesure’s research efforts have been dedicated to addressing the cancer-related needs of our local catchment area. Currently, her two main areas of interest are: i) exploring how diet and changes in the gut microbiome may contribute to early onset colorectal cancer; and ii) exploring how complementary and alternative medicine practices may influence the epigenetic profile and quality of life of cancer survivors.
Education
PhD, Applied Mathematics and Statistics (specialty in statistical genetics and biostatistics), State University of New York at Stony Brook
MS, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, State University of New York at Stony Brook
BS, Applied Mathematics and Statistics & Psychology (double major), State University of New York at Stony Brook
Publications
A complete list of publications can be found HERE.