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Jeffrey R. Marks

Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery
Surgery, Surgical Sciences
Box 3873 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
B216, LSRC, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710

Overview


I have been engaged in basic and applied cancer research for over 28 years beginning with my post-doctoral fellowship under Arnold Levine at Princeton. Since being appointed to the faculty in the Department of Surgery at Duke, my primary interest has been towards understanding breast and ovarian cancer. I am a charter member of the NCI-Early Detection Research Network (EDRN) and have been an integral scientist in the breast and gynecologic collaborative group for 15 years including leading this group for a 5 year period. I am also a major contributor to the Cancer Genome Atlas and have worked in this context for the past 4 years. My research interests are in the molecular etiology of these diseases and understanding how key genetic events contribute to their onset and progression. My work has been very multi-disciplinary incorporating quantitative, population, genetic, and behavioral approaches.  I consider my specialty to be in the area of using human breast and ovarian cancer as the primary and only authentic model system to understand these diseases.  

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Joseph W. and Dorothy W. Beard Distinguished Professor of Experimental Surgery · 2022 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Professor in Surgery · 2019 - Present Surgery, Surgical Sciences, Surgery
Professor of Pathology · 2019 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 1988 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Education, Training & Certifications


University of California, San Diego · 1985 Ph.D.