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Thérèse Truong PhD in Epidemiology
Course and current status
Positions
2014-2019 : Research Scientist (CRCN INSERM) - Team of Cancer Epidemiology, Genes and Environment (head: Pascal Guénel), CESP-U1018 INSERM, Villejuif, France
2010-2014 : Post-Doc - Team of Environmental Epidemiology of cancers (head: Jacqueline Clavel) CESP - U1018 INSERM, Villejuif, France
2007-2009 : Post-Doc - Genetic Epidemiology Group (head: Paul Brennan), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lyon, France
Education
2007 : Ph.D. in Epidemiology, University Paris Sud. Title “Epidemiology of thyroid cancer in New Caledonia: incidence and risk factors in the multiethnic population of New Caledonian Women” (Supervisor: Pascal Guénel, Inserm U754 - Environmental Epidemiology of cancers)
2003 : DEA (MSc) in biomathematics, University Paris Diderot
2003 : ISUP (Institut de Statistique de l'Université de Paris), major in biostatistics
2001 : Master's degree of applied mathematics, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris/McGill University, Montréal (Canada)
Scientific summary
My research focuses on the genetic and molecular epidemiology of cancer, with an integrative approach combining multi-omics and exposome data to elucidate cancer etiology and identify early biomarkers. I lead several research projects on thyroid and breast cancers, and more recently on pancreatic cancer. My work involves large-scale GWAS, Mendelian randomization, and pleiotropy analyses to investigate causal relationships and shared genetic risk factors. I also have an interest in molecular signatures of environmental exposures and their contribution to cancer risk. Through interdisciplinary collaborations, I aim to advance precision prevention through improved risk prediction in complex diseases.
