Prof. Dr. Jenny Chang-Claude

Nominated by

• Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
• AcademiaNet member since 09.07.2015
• AcademiaNet- Selection Criteria

Employed by

• DKFZ Heidelberg

Academic Discipline/Fields

• Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
• Health and welfare

Field

Biological and related sciences, Health

Area of specialisation

Cancer epidemiology and genetic epidemiology

Research interests

• Non-genetic and genetic determinants of cancer risk and prognosis, with a focus on breast cancer and colorectal cancer

  Prediction of risk and prognosis

• Non-genetic and genetic determinants of radiatherapy toxicity, with a focus on breast cancer

Distinctions and Awards

• Doctoral Student Award, Medical Faculty, University of Heidelberg, 1990

• Ruprecht-Karls-Award of the University of Heidelberg for outstanding dissertation, 1991

Interested in

• Membership in scientific bodies

Languages

Chinese, English, German

Doctorate

• 1990: Dissertation Dr.sc.hum., Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, Faculty of Theoretical Medicine (summa cum laude)

PostDoc qualification, e.g. Habilitation

• 1997: Habilitation in Epidemiology, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg