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 Sophia S. Wang, Ph.D.

  • Associate Professor, Cancer Etiology
  • Member, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Associate Professor, Cancer Etiology, PopSci-Team
Professional Experience

2009 - present, Member, Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2009 - present, Associate Professor, Division of Cancer Etiology, Department of Population Sciences, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2008 - 2009, Senior Investigator (Tenured), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD

2000 - 2008, Investigator (Tenure-Track), Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD

1999, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, detailed to Influenza Branch, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta GA and Hong Kong, China

1998 - 2000, Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer, Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA


Education and Training

1992, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, B.S., Biology, with Music Minor

1998, The Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, M.D., Ph.D., Epidemiology


Professional Memberships

2011 - present, Member (elected), American Epidemiological Society (AES)

2011 - present, Editorial Board, The American Journal of Epidemiology

2011 - present, International Lymphoma Epidemiology (InterLymph) Consortium, Coordinating Committee (elected)

2010 - present, California Teachers Study, Steering Committee

2009 - present, NCI-SEER Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) Study Steering Committee

2009 - present, Editorial Board, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention

2009 - present, Editorial Board, Leukemia and Lymphoma

2001 - present, Molecular Epidemiology Group, AACR

1998 - present, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 02/10

Sophia S. Wang, Ph.D.
Honors and Awards

2008, U.S. Government - Ten Years Service Award

2007, National Cancer Institute - Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics Mentoring Award

2006, National Institutes of Health Merit Award

2006, National Institutes of Health Bench to Bedside Award

1998, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society

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To reach me or my staff, call 626-256-HOPE (4673), ext. 63839.

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