tomwhite@uw.edu
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Interdisciplinary dual mentor training. Completed epidemiology ms examining genetic variation in the MAOA Promoter and COMT Genes for associations with prostate cancer (PCa) risk and outcomes in a case-control study (Dr. Janet Stanford, FHCRC PHS / UWSPH); MCB PhD research in includes exome- and transcriptome-wide survey for recurrent spontaneous functional mutations in PCa metastases and their associations with clinical characteristics (eg severity, location, time to relapse), and mechanistic investigation of key affected proteins / pathways (Dr. Peter Nelson's lab, FHCRC HB / UWSOM).