Cancer Prevention and Control Program
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Program Leader
Dr. Marc Schwartz
Marc Schwartz, PhD
Associate Professor of Oncology
Dr. Marc Schwartz, an established behavioral scientist with expertise in genetic testing outcomes, was named as the Cancer Control Program co-Leader in 2000. Dr. Schwartz is a leading researcher in the behavioral aspects of assessing risk for and outcomes of testing for genetically-related breast and ovarian cancers. He currently has several federal grants in this area. In addition, Dr. Schwartz serves as the research director for the Lombardi Cancer Assessment and Risk Evaluation (CARE) Program. Dr. Schwartz currently serves as a member of the Scientific Review Board of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation and has served on the Scientific Review Committee of the Susan Komen Breast Cancer Research Foundation. He also has served on the NIH Center for Scientific Review's Advisory Committee Working Group for the Risk Prevention and Health Behavior IRG, as well as other study sections.
Dr. Christopher Loffredo
Dr. Christopher Loffredo
Associate Professor of Oncology and Biostatistics, Biomathematics and Bioinformatics
Dr. Christopher Loffredo is an internationally known researcher and educator in the fields of cancer epidemiology and birth defects. His research focuses on environmental and genetic causes of cancer and birth defects, specifically on the roles that genetics play in mediating the risks from environmental chemical exposures. His currently funded research projects span liver, bladder, and lung cancer in relation to chronic infections such as hepatitis C, and environmental factors such as smoking and secondhand smoke.
Dr. Loffredo also directs the Clinical and Molecular Epidemiology Shared Resource at Lombardi. Dr. Loffredo is the principal investigator of three NIH-funded R01 grants and several smaller studies, and is a co-investigator in several ongoing projects on childhood cancer and congenital heart malformations in infants. His research record includes more than 50 peer-reviewed research papers and several books and book chapters.
