Biography:Ann Zauber
thumb Ann Graham Zauber is an American epidemiologist and biostatistician at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, primarily interested in colorectal cancer.[1] Her research has demonstrated the effectiveness of colonoscopy and polyp removal at reducing the incidence of this kind of cancer.[2]
Zauber graduated from Hollins University in Virginia and earned her Ph.D. in biostatistics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland.[3]
In 2012, Zauber was the lead author of a landmark, longitudinal study published in The New England Journal of Medicine demonstrating the long-term effictiveness of colonoscopic polypetcomy in reducing colorectal cancer deaths.[2]
In 2016, she became a Fellow of the American Statistical Association.[4] In 2018, she was awarded the Charles G. Moertel Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award by the World Endoscopy Organization.[5] In 2019, she received the Research Service Award from the American Gastroenterological Association.[6]
Her computer modeling of colorectal cancer has been used by the United States Preventive Services Task Force and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile: Ann Zauber". Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. https://www.mskcc.org/profile/ann-zauber. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grady, Denise (February 22, 2012). "Report Affirms Lifesaving Role of Colonoscopy". https://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/23/health/colonoscopy-prevents-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html.
- ↑ Rohde, Charles; Zeger, Scott L.; Thomas, Karen Kruse; Bandeen-Roche, Karen (2012). "Johns Hopkins University Department of Biostatistics". in Agresti, Alan; Meng, Xiao-Li. Strength in Numbers: The Rising of Academic Statistics Departments in the U. S.. New York: Springer. pp. 129–141. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-3649-2_10. ISBN 978-1-4614-3648-5. (See in particular p. 134 .)
- ↑ "ASA Bestows Fellows Designation on 65 Members". American Statistical Association. June 20, 2016. https://www.amstat.org/asa/files/pdfs/pressreleases/2016-ASAFellows.pdf. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ↑ "Ann Graham Zauber presented with the Charles G. Moertel Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award for her dedication to Colorectal Cancer Prevention". World Endoscopy Organization. https://twitter.com/worldendoorg/status/1002655263546068994. Retrieved August 7, 2018.(need better cit)
- ↑ "Research Service Award Recipients". December 1, 2025. https://gastro.org/membership/recognition-awards/research-service-award/.
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