Expertise

Dr. Han leads genetic and molecular epidemiology studies of cancer etiology, prevention, outcome and global health. (1) He has been leading international consortia on genetic susceptibility to keratinocyte carcinoma. Currently, he leads the post-“genome-wide association study” collaborative effort on integrative and functional analysis of genetic variants associated with skin cancer. He has also played a leading role in international collaborative consortia on pigmentary traits, skin and lung cancers. (2) He has studied breast cancer screening strategies. (3) He conducts data science and network research and pharmaco-epidemiology research. (4) Another area of his research interests is the opioid response-mediated addictive behavior of tanning bed usage. 

 

Past Affiliations

Adjunct Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University (past)

Adjunct Professor, Department of Dermatology, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, School of Medicine (past)

Melanoma Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Cancer Epidemiology Program, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Associate Professor, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Associate Epidemiologist, Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University (past)

Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Harvard University (past)

Communities
Oncology, Epidemiology, Epidemiology
Degrees
PhD, Harvard University, Biological Sciences in Public Health, 2004
BS, Nankai University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1999