Passarelli Research Lab
Michael Passarelli, PhD
- Research Associate Professor, Department of Family, Population & Preventive Medicine (FPPM), Renaissance School of Medicine
Office: (631) 216-8347
Email: Michael.Passarelli@stonybrookmedicine.edu
Stony Brook Cancer CenterMART Level 7, Room 0818
Lauterbur Drive
Stony Brook, NY 11794-7263
Research Program
Department
Research Interest
Dr. Passarelli’s research focuses on the carcinogenic mechanisms involving steroids and other lipids. His work includes molecular and nutritional epidemiologic studies of colorectal, breast, prostate, and urinary bladder cancers. Specific interests include biomarker studies of cholesterol metabolites (oxysterols) and advanced statistical modeling of lipid measurements as complex biological mixtures.
Education
- BS, Mathematics, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
- MS, Medical Statistics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
- MPH, Biostatistics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- PhD, Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, 2014–2016