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

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Scientific Program Committee, International Genetic Epidemiology Society (2022 - 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)

2024-25 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224, GENE 230 (Win)

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

Prior Year Courses

2023-24 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224, GENE 230 (Win)

2022-23 Courses

Genetic Epidemiology
EPI 224, GENE 230 (Win)

Stanford Advisees

Med Scholar Project Advisor
Taishi Nakase
Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Ibtihal Elfaki, Jon Judd, Kate Lawrence
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (NonAC)
Karen Feng
Master's Program Advisor
Joseph Myrie
Postdoctoral Research Mentor
Martina Fu

All Publications

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Themistocles (Tim) Assimes

Associate 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

359 Total Publications
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Adam Boies

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Research Interests
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104 Total Publications
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Mark Buyyounouski, MD, MS, FASTRO

Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy)
Clinical Focus
Cancer > Radiation Oncology, Cancer > Urologic Oncology, Prostate Cancer, Decision Making, Radiation Oncology, Brachytherapy, Radiotherapy Intensity-Modulated, Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy

250 Total Publications
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Lisa W Chu

Senior Research Scientist, 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

58 Total Publications
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Zhengyi Deng

Postdoctoral Scholar, Urology

39 Total Publications
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Shreyas Gopalakrishnan

Postdoctoral Scholar, Biology

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Steven Hancock, MD

Professor of Radiation Oncology (Radiation Therapy), Emeritus
Research Interests
Outcomes of radiation treatment for prostate cancer. Clinical research interests in the late effects of radiation on normal tissues and chemical modification of radiation injury. Hodgkins's disease and late effects of radiation and combined modality therapy. Radiation sensitizers. Hypoxic cell cytotoxins. Esophageal cancers.
General adult and pediatric radiation therapy.

191 Total Publications
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Lynn Hildemann

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Esther M. John

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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
Research Interests
Genetic basis of coronary disease
Genetic basis of insulin resistance
Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH)

259 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;

167 Total Publications