Melissa A. Austin

Appointments and Affiliations
 
 
University of Washington
School of Public Health
Epidemiology
Professor, Appointed: 1988
University of Washington
School of Public Health
Epidemiology
Institute for Public Health Genetics
Director, Appointed: 1997
University of Washington
School of Medicine
Adjunct Professor
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Public Health Sciences
Cancer Prevention Research Program
Joint Member
 Professional Headshot of Melissa A. Austin

Mailing Address

Box 357236
Department of Epidemiology
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195-7236
United States

Degrees

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, Epidemology, 1985.
M.S., University of California, Los Angeles, Biostatistics, 1975.

Research Interests

My expertise is in the following areas:
Genetic epidemiology of chronic diseases
Lipoprotein metabolism
Genetic epidemiology
Cardiovascular disease epidemiology
Epidemiology of pancreatic cancer
Public health genetics

 

Recent Publications

2013
Ryman, TK, Austin MA, Hopkins S, Philip J, O'Brien D, Thummel K, Boyer BB.  2013.  Using exploratory factor analysis of FFQ data to identify dietary patterns among Yup'ik people.. Public health nutrition. :1-9. Abstract
2012
Qayyum, R, Snively BM, Ziv E, Nalls MA, Liu Y, Tang W, Yanek LR, Lange L, Evans MK, Ganesh S et al..  2012.  A meta-analysis and genome-wide association study of platelet count and mean platelet volume in african americans.. PLoS genetics. 8(3):e1002491. Abstract
2011
Reiner, AP, Lettre G, Nalls MA, Ganesh SK, Mathias R, Austin MA, Dean E, Arepalli S, Britton A, Chen Z et al..  2011.  Genome-wide association study of white blood cell count in 16,388 African Americans: the continental origins and genetic epidemiology network (COGENT).. PLoS genetics. 7(6):e1002108. Abstract
2010
Fong, P-yee, Fesinmeyer MD, White E, Farin FM, Srinouanprachanh S, Afsharinejad Z, Mandelson MT, Brentnall TA, Barnett MJ, Goodman GE et al..  2010.  Association of diabetes susceptibility gene calpain-10 with pancreatic cancer among smokers.. Journal of gastrointestinal cancer. 41(3):203-8. Abstract
Wolpin, BM, Kraft P, Xu M, Steplowski E, Olsson ML, Arslan AA, Bueno-de-Mesquita BH, Gross M, Helzlsouer K, Jacobs EJ et al..  2010.  Variant ABO blood group alleles, secretor status, and risk of pancreatic cancer: results from the pancreatic cancer cohort consortium.. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 19(12):3140-9. Abstract
2009
Pierce, BL, Biggs ML, DeCambre M, Reiner AP, Li CI, Fitzpatrick A, Carlson CS, Stanford JL, Austin MA.  2009.  C-reactive protein, interleukin-6, and prostate cancer risk in men aged 65 years and older.. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 20(7):1193-203. Abstract
Pierce, BL, Carlson CS, Kuszler PC, Stanford JL, Austin MA.  2009.  The impact of patents on the development of genome-based clinical diagnostics: an analysis of case studies.. Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics. 11(3):202-9. Abstract
Fesinmeyer, MD, Stanford JL, Brentnall TA, Mandelson MT, Farin FM, Srinouanprachanh S, Afsharinejad Z, Goodman GE, Barnett MJ, Austin MA.  2009.  Association between the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma Pro12Ala variant and haplotype and pancreatic cancer in a high-risk cohort of smokers: a pilot study.. Pancreas. 38(6):631-7. Abstract