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Cancer researcher Dr. James Hebert to speak


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Special Seminar Series

"Transitional and Interdisciplinary Research: Population Relevance and “BIG” Science in the 21st Century"

A seminar presentation by James R. Hebert, MSPH, ScD, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina and director of the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Program.

Virtually all of the University of South Carolina’s epidemiologic cancer research is conducted in the Cancer Prevention and Control Program, directed by Dr. James R. Hebert, Health Sciences Distinguished Professor.  In the process of discovery, they collaborate and publish with hundreds of scientists at institutions around the country and the world. They also realize that no matter how well-meaning, research conducted elsewhere - or spearheaded by scientists based elsewhere - will not lead to practical advancement of knowledge as to why rates of many cancers are so much higher in South Carolina than in other places.  The Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the University of South Carolina is dedicated to discovering the underlying causes of some of the largest cancer disparities in the world, especially those in African-Americans in comparison to their European-American counterparts.

Dr. Hebert will also be available before the seminar for meetings.  Contact Dr. John Vena for scheduling at jvena@uga.edu or by calling 706-542-7480.

Dr. Hebert has been invited through a joint effort of the Cancer Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Program of the Georgia Cancer Center and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostastistics in the College of Public Health at the University of Georgia.