Patricia A. Buffler, Ph.D., M.P.H.Professor of Epidemiology and Dean Emerita
Kenneth Howard Kaiser & Marjorie Witherspoon Kaiser Endowed Chair
PHONE: (510) 643-8083
FAX: (510) 642-6669
LOCATION: 714-B University Hall
E-MAIL: pab@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Molecular epidemiology of childhood leukemia
- Molecular epidemiology of childhood brain tumors
- Health effects of low-level environmental exposures and policy implications
- Gene-environment interaction in cancer epidemiology
Selected Publications
Ioannidis JPA, Gwinn ML, Little J, Higgins JPT, Bernstein JL, Boffetta P, Bondy M, Bray MS, Brenchley PE, BUFFLER PA, et al. 2006. "A roadmap for developing an efficient and credible human genome epidemiology risk engine." Nature Genetics. 38: 3-5.
Aldrich MC, Zhang L, Wiemels JL, Ma X, Loh ML, Metayer C, Selvin S, Feusner J, Smith MT, BUFFLER PA. 2006. "Cytogenetics of Hispanic and White children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California." Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 15(3):578-81.
Chang JS, Selvin S, Metayer C, Crouse V, Golembesky A, BUFFLER PA. 2006. "Parental Smoking and the Risk of Childhood Leukemia." Am J Epidemiol. 163(12):1091-1100.BUFFLER PA, Kelsh MA, Lau EC, Edinboro CH, Barnard JC, Rutherford GW, Daaboul JJ, Palmer L, Lorey FW. 2006. "Thyroid function and perchlorate in drinking water: an evaluation among California newborns, 1998." Environ Health Perspect. 114(5):798-804.
Corley DA, Levin TR, Habel LA, BUFFLER PA. 2006. "Barrett's esophagus and medications that relax the lower esophageal sphincter." Am J Gastroenterol. 101(5):937-44.
National Research Council of the National Academies. 2006. Committee to Assess Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation, National Research Council Staff, and Board on Radiation Effects Research. Health Risks from Exposure to Low Levels of Ionizing Radiation. National Research Council of the National Academies (BEIR VII Phase 2). National Academy of Sciences Press. (PA BUFFLER was a member of the Committee, co-author of the report, and primary author of the chapter entitled, "Medical Radiation Studies").
Kyle AD, Balmes JE, BUFFLER PA, Lee PR. 2006. "Integrating Research, Surveillance, and Practice in Environmental Public Health Tracking." Environmental Health Perspectives. 114(7):980-4.
Paynter RA, Smith MT, Skibola CF, Skiboka D, BUFFLER PA. 2006. "Accuracy of Multiplexed Illumina Platform-Based SNP Genotyping Compared Between Genomic and Whole Genome Amplified DNA Collected from Multiple Sources." Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. 15(12):2533-6.
Kwan ML, Metayer C, Crouse V, Buffler PA. 2007. Maternal illness and drug use surrounding the pregnancy period and risk of childhood leukemia among offspring. American Journal of Epidemiology. 165(1):27-35. Epub 2006 Oct 11.
Seminara D, Khoury MJ, O'Brien TR, Manolio T, Gwinn ML, Little J, Higgins JP, Bernstein JL, Boffetta P, Bondy M, Bray MS, Brenchley PE, Buffler PA, Casas JP, Chokkalingam AP, Danesh J, Davey Smith G, Dolan S, Duncan R, Gruis NA, Hashibe M, Hunter D, Jarvelin MR, Malmer B, Maraganore DM, Newton-Bishop JA, Riboli E, Salanti G, Taioli E, Timpson N, Uitterlinden AG, Vineis P, Wareham N, Winn DM, Zimmern R, Ioannidis JP, Human Genome Epidemiology Network; the Network of Investigator Networks. 2007. "The emergence of networks in human genome epidemiology: challenges and opportunities." Epidemiology. Jan;18(1):1-8.
Profile updated: June 4, 2007