Elizabeth A. Platz
Elizabeth A. Platz | |
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| Academic background | |
| Education | MPH, 1989, Yale School of Public Health ScD, 1995, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Thesis | Cancer risk associated with chronic internal exposure to alpha-particles from Thorotrast (1995) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Johns Hopkins University |
| Doctoral students | Hannah P. Yang |
Elizabeth A. Platz is an American cancer epidemiologist. As a professor at Johns Hopkins University, Platz was appointed editor-in-chief of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention and elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Early life and education[edit]
Platz completed her Master's degree in public health from Yale School of Public Health and her Doctor of Science from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.[1]
Career[edit]
Following her ScD, Platz joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University as an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology in 1999.[2] While serving in this role, she started the Hormones in Umbilical Cord Blood Study (HUB) to evaluate whether umbilical cord blood hormone and growth factor concentrations differ by race.[3] Platz also co-led a 10-year study of more than 30,000 health professionals that found the longer men take cholesterol-lowering drugs, the far less likely they were to develop advanced prostate cancer.[4] In 2008, Platz was appointed co-director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center.[5]
In 2010, Platz was promoted to the rank of full professor[6] and was selected as the inaugural Abeloff Scholar to support her study into the causes and risk factors of cancer.[7] In 2019, Platz was appointed editor-in-chief of the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, one of eight journals published by the American Association for Cancer Research.[8] She was also elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Elizabeth Platz". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Academic Divisions Welcome New Faculty". Johns Hopkins University. September 7, 1999. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Hormones in Umbilical Cord Blood Study (HUB)". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Wasta, Vanessa (April 25, 2005). "More Evidence Suggests Statins Cut Risk for Advanced Prostate Cancer". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Four from Johns Hopkins named to American Association for the Advancement of Science". Johns Hopkins University. December 3, 2019. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Cheers". Johns Hopkins University. June 21, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Honors and Awards". Johns Hopkins University. November 11, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ Frum, Larry (April 10, 2019). "Platz Named Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention". Johns Hopkins University. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Elizabeth A. Platz publications indexed by Google Scholar
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- Living people
- American women epidemiologists
- American epidemiologists
- Yale School of Public Health alumni
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health alumni
- Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- American academic journal editors
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty
- 21st-century American women