Cohort Consortium

Membership

Following are the cohorts and lead contacts participating in the Consortium of Cohorts:

ACS Cancer Prevention Study-II (CPS-II)
Michael Thun, M.D., M.S.
American Cancer Society

Alpha-Tocopherol, Beta-Carotene Cancer Prevention (ATBC) Study
Demetrius Albanes, M.D.
Office of Education, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Agricultural Health Study
Michael Alavanja, Dr.P.H.
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Black Women's Health Study
Lynn Rosenberg, Sc.D.
Slone Epidemiology Center, Boston University School of Medicine

Breakthrough Generations Study
Anthony Swerdlow, Ph.D., D.M., D.Sc.
Institute of Cancer Research (University of London)

The Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP) Follow-up Study
Catherine Schairer, Ph.D.
Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Arthur Schatzkin, Ph.D.
Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

California Teachers Study
Leslie Bernstein, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California

Canadian Study of Diet, Lifestyle and Health
Thomas Rohan, M.D., Ph.D.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York)
Vicki Kirsh, Ph.D.
Cancer Care Ontario (Toronto, Canada)

CLUE I and II (Give Us A Clue To Cancer)
Kala Visvanathan, MBBS, FRACP, MHS
Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University

Cohort of Swedish Men
Alicja Wolk, Dr. Med. Sci.
Department of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute

European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
Elio Riboli, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.
Imperial College, London
(formerly at the International Agency for Research on Cancer)

Golestan Cohort Study
Paolo Boffetta, M.D.
International Agency for Research on Cancer

Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS)
Walter Willett, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School,

Hiroshima and Nagasaki Life Span Study Cohort (RERF Adult Health Study and F1 Cohorts)
Roy Shore, Ph.D. (PI)
Radiation Effects Research Research Foundation, Japan

Iowa Women's Health Study
James Cerhan, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Health Science Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Aaron Folsom, M.D., M.P.H.
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota

Mayo Mammography Health Study
Celine Vachon, Ph.D.
Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

The Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study
Graham Gilles, Ph.D.
Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Council of Victoria, University of Melbourne, Australia

Multiethnic Cohort Study
Laurence Kolonel, M.D., Ph.D.
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii
Brian Henderson, M.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California

NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Arthur Schatzkin, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Nutritional Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study
Goran Hallmans, Ph.D. (PI)
Beatrice Melin, MD, Ph.D.
Umea University, Sweden

Nurses’ Health Study I
Sue Hankinson, Sc.D.
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health

Nurses’ Health Study II
Walter Willett, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Channing Laboratory

Nutrition Intervention Trials-Linxian (no web site)
Philip Taylor, M.D., Sc.D.
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

NYU Women’s Health Study
Anne Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, M.D., M.S.
Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine

Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial (PLCO)
Mark Purdue, Ph.D.
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Ann Hsing, Ph.D.
Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute
Christine Berg, M.D.
Chief, Early Detection Research Group, Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute

Physician’s Health Study I and II
J. Michael Gaziano, Ph.D.
Brigham and Women’s Health Hospital, Harvard University

Seventh-Day Adventist Cohort Study
Gary Fraser, M.B.Ch.B., Ph.D.
Loma Linda University

Shanghai Cohort Study
Jian-Min Yuan, MD, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

Shanghai Men’s Health Study: Cohort Study of Cancer-Inhibitory Factors in Men
Xiao-ou Shu, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Shanghai Women’s Health Study
Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Singapore Chinese Health Study
Jian-Min Yuan, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Minnesota

The Sister Study
Dale P. Sandler, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Southern Community Cohort Study
William Blot, Ph.D.
International Epidemiology Institute

Swedish Mammography Cohort
Alicja Wolk, Dr. Med. Sci.
Department of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute

U.S. Radiologic Technologists (USRT) Cohort
Martha Linet, M.D.
Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute

VITAL Vitamins and Lifestyle Study: Cohort Study of Dietary Supplements and Cancer Risk
Emily White, Ph.D.
Department of Epidemiology, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Women’s Health Initiative
Ross Prentice, Ph.D.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Women’s Health Study
Julie Buring, Sc.D.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Women’s Lifestyle and Health
Elisabete Weiderpass, M.D., Ph.D.
Karolinska Instituet, Stockholm, Sweden