Professor
Michael Scheurer, PhD, MPH, FACE, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Scheurer is the co-primary instructor for Introduction to Epidemiology and Biostatistics (HGC707) course in the Genetic Counseling Program.
A molecular epidemiologist, Dr. Scheurer serves as co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University where he coordinates and promotes all of the cancer prevention and control-related research activities. He also serves as co-director of Research and Epidemiology for Adolescent and Child Health (REACH) Center.
Dr. Scheurer’s research focuses on integrating novel -omics strategies in population-based cancer studies to investigate immunogenetic interactions, pharmacogenetic influences on treatment outcomes, molecular mechanisms of virus-associated malignancies and the biological determinants of cancer health disparities, with a particular emphasis on rare pediatric and adult cancers through multi-institutional consortia and biobanking initiatives.