Jiali Han, PhD

Jiali Han, PhD, leads genetic and molecular epidemiology studies of cancer etiology, prevention, outcome and global health. He has been leading international consortia on genetic susceptibility to keratinocyte carcinoma. Currently, he leads the post-“genome-wide association study” collaborative effort on integrative and functional analysis of genetic variants associated with skin cancer. He has also played a leading role in international collaborative consortia on pigmentary traits, skin and lung cancers. He has studied breast cancer screening strategies. He conducts data science and network research and pharmaco-epidemiology research. Another area of his research interests is the opioid response-mediated addictive behavior of tanning bed usage.