Marty L. Slattery
Professor
Department of Internal Medicine
Huntsman Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Slattery is a molecular epidemiologist whose major research focus on genetic and environmental interactions and tumor phenotypes associated with survival. In 1986 she moved to the University of Utah, where she has been involved in studies involving diverse population groups. Dr. Slattery has actively done research relating to epidemiological methods, exploring ways to analyze and interpret epidemiological data. Most of her research has been in the area of cancer, focusing primarily on colon and breast cancer, and she has been active in evaluating the role of genetic susceptibility to cancer development and survival. To gain a better understanding of specific cancer pathways, she has been evaluating how diet, activity and other lifestyle factors relate to the development of specific genetic alterations in tumors.Slattery received a B.A. in microbiology at the University of Kansas, an M.P.H. with a focus on nutrition from the University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, and a Ph.D. in epidemiology with minors in biostatistics and nutrition from the University of Texas, School of Public Health in Houston. She is an active contributor to the scientific literature and performs peer review for 27 professional journals. Dr. Slattery is a member of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, American Association for Cancer Research, American Association of Human Genetics, and the American Association for Preventive Oncology.
Research Interest
Epidemiologic Methods Environmental Factors Cancer Genetics Cancer Epidemiology Dietary Patterns Physical Activity Breast Cancer Colorectal Cancer
Publications
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Slattery ML, John E, Torres-Mejia G, Stern M, Lundgreen A, Hines L, Giuliano A, Baumgartner K, Herrick J, Wolff RK (2013). Matrix metalloproteinase genes are associated with breast cancer risk and survival: the Breast Cancer Health Disparities Study. PLoS One, 8(5), e63165.
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Fejerman L, Stern MC, Ziv E, John EM, Torres-Mejia G, Hines LM, Wolff R, Wang W, Baumgartner KB, Giuliano AR, Slattery ML (2013). Genetic ancestry modifies the association between genetic risk variants and breast cancer risk among Hispanic and non-Hispanic white women. Carcinogenesis, 34(8), 1787-93.
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Slattery ML, John EM, Torres-Mejia G, Lundgreen A, Lewinger JP, Stern MC, Hines L, Baumgartner KB, Giuliano AR, Wolff RK (2014). Angiogenesis genes, dietary oxidative balance and breast cancer risk and progression: the Breast Cancer Health Disparities Study. Int J Cancer, 134(3), 629-44.
