NCI Office of Data Sharing (ODS) Data Jamboree (Abstract Submissions): Submission #18

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First Name: Austin









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Last Name: Brown









Degree(s): PhD, MPH









Position/Title/Career Status: Associate Professor









Organization: Baylor College of Medicine









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Houston, Texas










Email: austin.brown@bcm.edu









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Abstract Category: Building specific disease cohorts, or visualization techniques









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Abstract Title: Epidemiology of Childhood Cancer Etiology, Outcomes and Survivorship









Abstract Summary:
I am a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, where I lead a research program focused on the molecular epidemiology of childhood cancer, including both disease etiology and the acute and long-term adverse effects of cancer therapy. My expertise spans advanced statistical methods, molecular epidemiology, outcomes research, and cohort assembly, with a particular focus on integrating treatment, host, and genomic factors to understand complications following cancer therapy. I serve as the contact Principal Investigator of an NIH Gabriella Miller Kids First-funded X01 project entitled “Whole Genome Sequencing to Characterize Genetic Susceptibility and Variability in Pediatric and AYA Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma,” and have led multiple large, collaborative investigations examining the genetic basis of childhood cancer risk and survivorship outcomes. My federally, state, and foundation-funded research involves the recruitment of large, well-annotated patient and survivor populations, systematic data abstraction, biological sample collection, and rigorous analysis of molecular and clinical data. I hold leadership roles in national cooperative groups and consortia, including the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) Epidemiology Committee, COG Cancer Control and Supportive Care Committee, and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS) Psychology Working Group Steering Committee. I also direct the Epidemiology and Long-Term Survivor Programs at Texas Children’s Hospital and co-chair the Health Disparities Working Group of the Therapeutic Advances in Childhood Leukemia and Lymphoma (TACL) Consortium. For the Data Jamboree, I can contribute expertise in cohort design, data integration, and analysis of genomic and clinical outcomes data, as well as knowledge of existing pediatric cancer datasets and resources. I am particularly interested in exploring opportunities to harmonize and link datasets to investigate treatment-related outcomes and health disparities. 










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