Nemesure Research Lab

Barbara Nemesure, PhD

Barbara Nemesure, PhD

  • Director, Cancer Prevention and Control Program
  • Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Renaissance School of Medicine

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

Research Program

Department

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 three 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. 

She 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: 

  • Exploring how diet and changes in the gut microbiome may contribute to early onset colorectal cancer;
  • 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

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