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Graham Andrew Colditz (born November 1, 1954) is the inaugural Niess-Gain Professor at Washington University School of Medicine where he is Associate Director for Prevention and Control at the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center.[1] He directs the Master of Population Health Science at Washington University School of Medicine. [1]
Early life
Colditz was born in Australia and educated at Newington College (1967-72). [2]
Education
He received his B.Sc. and medical degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, where he served as President of the Australian Medical Students Association in 1977. He obtained his M.P.H. and Doctorate in Public Health from Harvard University School of Public Health.[3]
Placing great importance on applying the scientific evidence amassed through research, Dr. Colditz has taken the lead on a number of large health communication projects, including the development of the long-running, popular health risk assessment, Your Disease Risk. [4]
- Dr.P.H, 1986, Harvard School of Public Health
- M.P.H, 1982, Harvard School of Public Health
- M.D, 1998, University of Queensland School of Medicine
- M.B., B.S., 1979, University of Queensland School of Medicine
Awards and honors
- 1975 National Heart Foundation (Australia) Scholarship
- 1976 National Heart Foundation (Australia) Scholarship
- 1977 Asthma Foundation of Queensland Medical Scholarship
- 1977 Australian Medical Students' Association—Eli Lilly Research Fellowship
- 1981-82 Fulbright Postgraduate Student Award
- 1981-83 Frank Knox Memorial Fellowship, Harvard University
- 1991-96 American Cancer Society, Faculty Research Award
- 1997 Raine Visiting Professor, Department of Public Health, University of Western Australia
- 1998 Visiting Scientist, Cancer Foundation of Western Australia
- 1999 Leonard S. Schuman Lecture, University of Michigan
- 2002 Rotan Lecture, MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2003 AACR-DeWitt S. Goodman Memorial Lectureship
- 2004 ASPO Distinguished Achievement Award
- 2005 Cassel Distinguished Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
- 2006 Institute of Medicine, Member
- 2007 Academy of Science, St. Louis, Fellow
- 2008 Kaner Memorial Lecture, Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Dartmouth College
- 2009 Harvard School of Public Health, Alumni Award of Merit
References
- ^ http://www.siteman.wustl.edu/DoctorProfile.aspx?Type=Research&memid=2029
- ^ Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp39
- ^ Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH. "Graham Colditz, MD, DrPH - Knol: een schat aan kennis". Knol.google.com. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ http://www.yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu
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