Michael B. Cook
Investigator
Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics, Metabolic Epidem
National Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Michael B. Cook earned his B.Sc. in genetics at the University of Nottingham, England, and, subsequently, a Ph.D. in epidemiology at the University of Leeds, England. Dr. Cook joined the Hormonal and Reproductive Epidemiology Branch as a visiting postdoctoral fellow in 2007 before becoming a research fellow in 2008. He was appointed to the position of tenure-track investigator in 2011. Dr. Cook’s research interests include the epidemiology of esophageal adenocarcinoma—specifically, sex differences and the effects of obesity in the natural history of this disease—as well as hormonal and genetic mechanisms of prostate carcinogenesis.
Research Interest
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma; Prostate Cancer
Publications
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Cook MB, Rosenberg PS, McCarty FA, Wu M, King J, Eheman C, Anderson WF. Racial disparities in prostate cancer incidence rates by census division in the United States, 1999–2008. The Prostate. 2015 May 1;75(7):758-63.
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Cook MB, Corley DA, Murray LJ, Liao LM, Kamangar F, Ye W, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Casson AG, Freedman ND, Chow WH. Gastroesophageal reflux in relation to adenocarcinomas of the esophagus: a pooled analysis from the Barrett’s and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON). PLoS One. 2014 Jul 30;9(7):e103508.
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Cook MB, McGlynn KA, Devesa SS, Freedman ND, Anderson WF. Sex disparities in cancer mortality and survival. Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers. 2011 Jul 12.
