Linda Kachuri

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health
Member, Stanford Cancer Institute

Honors & Awards

Scholar in Training Award (WICR), American Association for Cancer Research (2016)
Gordon Cressy Student Leadership Award, University of Toronto (2017)
Trainee Research Excellence Award, American Society of Human Genetics (2019)
Scholar in Training Award (MEG), American Association for Cancer Research (2020)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Scientific Program Committee, International Genetic Epidemiology Society (2022 - 2024)
Board of Directors, International Genetic Epidemiology Society (2026 - Present)

Professional Education

Postdoc, University of California San Francisco (2022)
PhD, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (2018)
MPH, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto (2012)
BSc, McGill University (2010)

2026-27 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224 (Win)

Independent Studies
- Directed Reading in Epidemiology
  EPI 299 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Graduate Research
  EPI 399 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Medical Scholars Research
  EPI 370 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Undergraduate Research
  EPI 199 (Aut, Win, Spr)

Prior Year Courses

2024-25 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224, GENE 230 (Win)

2023-24 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224, GENE 230 (Win)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Taishi Nakase
Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Ibtihal Elfaki, Kate Lawrence
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Karen Feng
Postdoctoral Research Mentor
Martina Fu, Mykhaylo Malakhov

All Publications

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Themistocles (Tim) Assimes

Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine) and, by courtesy, of Epidemiology and Population Health
Research Interests
Genetic Epidemiology, Genetic Determinants of Complex Traits related to Cardiovasular Medicine, Coronary Artery Disease related pathway analyses and integrative genomics, Mendelian randomization studies, risk prediction for major adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular medicine related pharmacogenomics, ethnic differences in the determinants of Insulin Mediated Glucose Uptake, pharmacoepidemiology of cardiovascular drugs & outcomes

374 Total Publications
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Adam Boies

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Center Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy
Research Interests
See www.ANEEStanford.com/research

135 Total Publications
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Lisa W Chu

Temporary Employee, Medicine - Med/Stanford Prevention Research Center

24 Total Publications
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Shoa L. Clarke, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Stanford Prevention Research Center) and of Pediatrics (Cardiology)
Clinical Focus
Preventive Cardiology, Genetics, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Lipoprotein-a, Lipids, Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Calcification, Pediatrics, Cardiovascular Disease

69 Total Publications
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Zhengyi Deng

Instructor, Urology Instructor, Epidemiology and Population Health

48 Total Publications
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Shreyas Gopalakrishnan

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology

2 Total Publications
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Lynn Hildemann

Wayne Loel Professor of Sustainability

99 Total Publications
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Jiaqi Hu

Postdoctoral Scholar, Cardiovascular Medicine

10 Total Publications
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Esther M. John

Professor (Research) of Epidemiology and Population Health, Emerita

650 Total Publications
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Joshua W. Knowles

Associate Professor of Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Clinical Focus
Cardiology, Insulin Resistance, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, Cardiovascular Disease, Genetics, Preventive cardiology, Cholesterol, Hypertriglyceridemia, Polygenic risk, statin intolerance, lipoprotein
Research Interests
Genetic basis of coronary disease
Genetic basis of insulin resistance
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

291 Total Publications
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Ware Kuschner, M.D.

Professor of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine)
Research Interests
Occupational and environmental lung disease; Pulmonary and systemic responses to toxicant inhalation; Indoor and outdoor air pollution health effects;

170 Total Publications
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Marvin Langston

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Population Health and, by courtesy, of Urology

65 Total Publications