John S. Witte, PhD

Professor, Department of Epidemiology/Biostatistics and Urology, UCSF; Leader, Cancer Genetics Program, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

wittej@humgen.ucsf.edu

Phone: (415) 502-6882 (voice)
Box 0794, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143-0794

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Additional Websites

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Education

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, BS, 1986, Mathematical Sciences
University of California, Berkeley, CA, MS, 1988, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of California, Los Angeles, CA, PhD, 1994, Epidemiology

Professional Experience

• 1994-1995
  Research Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California
• 1995-1999
  Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University
• 1999-2003
  Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Case Western Reserve University
• 2003-present
  Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco
• 2005-present
  Leader, Program in Cancer Genetics and Epidemiology, UC San Francisco
• 2005-present
  Associate Director, Institute for Human Genetics, UC, San Francisco
• 2008-present
  Head, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, UC, San Francisco

Honors & Awards

• 1986
  Undergraduate Honors, University of California, Santa Barbara
• 1989-1994
  National Research Service Award, NIH
• 1994
  Ruth F. Richards Outstanding Student Award, UCLA School of Public Health Alumni Association
• 1999-2000
  Glennan Fellow, Case Western Reserve University
• 2002-2003
  Visiting Scientist Award, International Agency for Research on Cancer

Selected Publications

1. Monda KL, Chen GK, Taylor KC, Palmer C, Edwards TL, Lange LA, Ng MC, Adeyemo AA, Allison MA, Bielak LF, Chen G, Graff M, Irvin MR, Rhie SK, Li G, Liu Y, Liu Y, Lu Y, Nalls MA, Sun YV, Wojczynski MK, Yanek LR, Aldrich MC, Ademola A, Amos CI, Bandera EV, Bock CH, Britton A, Broeckel U, Cai Q, Caporaso NE, Carlson CS, Carpten J, Casey G, Chen WM, Chen F, Chen YD, Chiang CW, Coetzee GA, Demerath E, Deming-Halverson SL, Driver RW, Dubbert P, Feitosa MF, Feng Y, Freedman BI, Gillanders EM, Gottesman O, Guo X, Haritunians T, Harris T, Harris CC, Hennis AJ, Hernandez DG, McNeill LH, Howard TD, Howard BV, Howard VJ, Johnson KC, Kang SJ, Keating BJ, Kolb S, Kuller LH, Kutlar A, Langefeld CD, Lettre G, Lohman K, Lotay V, Lyon H, Manson JE, Maixner W, Meng YA, Monroe KR, Morhason-Bello I, Murphy AB, Mychaleckyj JC, Nadukuru R, Nathanson KL, Nayak U, N'diaye A, Nemesure B, Wu SY, Leske MC, Neslund-Dudas C, Neuhouser M, Nyante S, Ochs-Balcom H, Ogunniyi A, Ogundiran TO, Ojengbede O, Olopade OI, Palmer JR, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Palmer ND, Press MF, Rampersaud E, Rasmussen-Torvik LJ, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Salako B, Schadt EE, Schwartz AG, Shriner DA, Siscovick D, Smith SB, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Speliotes EK, Spitz MR, Sucheston L, Taylor H, Tayo BO, Tucker MA, Van Den Berg DJ, Edwards DR, Wang Z, Wiencke JK, Winkler TW, Witte JS, Wrensch M, Wu X, Yang JJ, Levin AM, Young TR, Zakai NA, Cushman M, Zanetti KA, Zhao JH, Zhao W, Zheng Y, Zhou J, Ziegler RG, Zmuda JM, Fernandes JK, Gilkeson GS, Kamen DL, Hunt KJ, Spruill IJ, Ambrosone CB, Ambs S, Arnett DK, Atwood L, Becker DM, Berndt SI, Bernstein L, Blot WJ, Borecki IB, Bottinger EP, Bowden DW, Burke G, Chanock SJ, Cooper RS, Ding J, Duggan D, Evans MK, Fox C, Garvey WT, Bradfield JP, Hakonarson H, Grant SF, Hsing A, Chu L, Hu JJ, Huo D, Ingles SA, John EM, Jordan JM, Kabagambe EK, Kardia SL, Kittles RA, Goodman PJ, Klein EA, Kolonel LN, Le Marchand L, Liu S, McKnight B, Millikan RC, Mosley TH, Padhukasahasram B, Williams LK, Patel SR, Peters U, Pettaway CA, Peyser PA, Psaty BM, Redline S, Rotimi CN, Rybicki BA, Sale MM, Schreiner PJ, Signorello LB, Singleton AB, Stanford JL, Strom SS, Thun MJ, Vitolins M, Zheng W, Moore JH, Williams SM, Ketkar S, Zhu X, Zonderman AB. A meta-analysis identifies new loci associated with body mass index in individuals of African ancestry. Nat Genet. 2013 Apr 14; 45(6):690-6.
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2. Kazma R, Cardin NJ, Witte JS. Does Accounting for Gene-Environment Interactions Help Uncover Association between Rare Variants and Complex Diseases? Hum Hered. 2012; 74(3-4):205-14.
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3. Sakoda LC, Jorgenson E, Witte JS. Turning of COGS moves forward findings for hormonally mediated cancers. Nat Genet. 2013 Apr; 45(4):345-8.
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4. Lindquist KJ, Jorgenson E, Hoffmann TJ, Witte JS. The impact of improved microarray coverage and larger sample sizes on future genome-wide association studies. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 May; 37(4):383-92.
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5. Rebbeck TR, Devesa SS, Chang BL, Bunker CH, Cheng I, Cooney K, Eeles R, Fernandez P, Giri VN, Gueye SM, Haiman CA, Henderson BE, Heyns CF, Hu JJ, Ingles SA, Isaacs W, Jalloh M, John EM, Kibel AS, Kidd LR, Layne P, Leach RJ, Neslund-Dudas C, Okobia MN, Ostrander EA, Park JY, Patrick AL, Phelan CM, Ragin C, Roberts RA, Rybicki BA, Stanford JL, Strom S, Thompson IM, Witte J, Xu J, Yeboah E, Hsing AW, Zeigler-Johnson CM. Global patterns of prostate cancer incidence, aggressiveness, and mortality in men of african descent. Prostate Cancer. 2013; 2013:560857.
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6. Witte JS, Mefford J, Plummer SJ, Liu J, Cheng I, Klein EA, Rybicki BA, Casey G. HOXB13 Mutation and Prostate Cancer: Studies of Siblings and Aggressive Disease. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013 Apr; 22(4):675-80.
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7. Brenner DR, Brennan P, Boffetta P, Amos CI, Spitz MR, Chen C, Goodman G, Heinrich J, Bickeböller H, Rosenberger A, Risch A, Muley T, McLaughlin JR, Benhamou S, Bouchardy C, Lewinger JP, Witte JS, Chen G, Bull S, Hung RJ. Hierarchical modeling identifies novel lung cancer susceptibility variants in inflammation pathways among 10,140 cases and 11,012 controls. Hum Genet. 2013 May; 132(5):579-89.
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8. Kazma R, Mefford JA, Cheng I, Plummer SJ, Levin AM, Rybicki BA, Casey G, Witte JS. Association of the innate immunity and inflammation pathway with advanced prostate cancer risk. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e51680.
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9. Carmichael SL, Mohammed N, Ma C, Iovannisci D, Choudhry S, Baskin LS, Witte JS, Shaw GM, Lammer EJ. Diacylglycerol kinase k variants impact hypospadias in a california study population. J Urol. 2013 Jan; 189(1):305-11.
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10. Mefford J, Witte JS. The Covariate's Dilemma. PLoS Genet. 2012 Nov; 8(11):e1003096.
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11. Witte JS, Visscher PM. Reclassify controls at your own risk. Epidemiology. 2012 Nov; 23(6):910-1.
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12. Baldwin RM, Owzar K, Zembutsu H, Chhibber A, Kubo M, Jiang C, Watson D, Eclov RJ, Mefford J, McLeod HL, Friedman PN, Hudis CA, Winer EP, Jorgenson EM, Witte JS, Shulman LN, Nakamura Y, Ratain MJ, Kroetz DL. A genome-wide association study identifies novel loci for paclitaxel-induced sensory peripheral neuropathy in CALGB 40101. Clin Cancer Res. 2012 Sep 15; 18(18):5099-109.
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13. D'Agostino R, DeMets D, Friedewald W, Goodman S, Witte J, Geller NL. The future of clinical trials: A panel discussion. Stat Med. 2012 Nov 10; 31(25):3068-72.
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14. Cardin NJ, Mefford JA, Witte JS. Joint association testing of common and rare genetic variants using hierarchical modeling. Genet Epidemiol. 2012 Sep; 36(6):642-51.
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15. Witte JS. Rare genetic variants and treatment response: sample size and analysis issues. Stat Med. 2012 Nov 10; 31(25):3041-50.
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16. David SP, Hamidovic A, Chen GK, Bergen AW, Wessel J, Kasberger JL, Brown WM, Petruzella S, Thacker EL, Kim Y, Nalls MA, Tranah GJ, Sung YJ, Ambrosone CB, Arnett D, Bandera EV, Becker DM, Becker L, Berndt SI, Bernstein L, Blot WJ, Broeckel U, Buxbaum SG, Caporaso N, Casey G, Chanock SJ, Deming SL, Diver WR, Eaton CB, Evans DS, Evans MK, Fornage M, Franceschini N, Harris TB, Henderson BE, Hernandez DG, Hitsman B, Hu JJ, Hunt SC, Ingles SA, John EM, Kittles R, Kolb S, Kolonel LN, Le Marchand L, Liu Y, Lohman KK, McKnight B, Millikan RC, Murphy A, Neslund-Dudas C, Nyante S, Press M, Psaty BM, Rao DC, Redline S, Rodriguez-Gil JL, Rybicki BA, Signorello LB, Singleton AB, Smoller J, Snively B, Spring B, Stanford JL, Strom SS, Swan GE, Taylor KD, Thun MJ, Wilson AF, Witte JS, Yamamura Y, Yanek LR, Yu K, Zheng W, Ziegler RG, Zonderman AB, Jorgenson E, Haiman CA, Furberg H. Genome-wide meta-analyses of smoking behaviors in African Americans. Transl Psychiatry. 2012; 2:e119.
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17. Kangelaris KN, Sapru A, Calfee CS, Liu KD, Pawlikowska L, Witte JS, Vittinghoff E, Zhuo H, Auerbach AD, Ziv E, Matthay MA. The association between a Darc gene polymorphism and clinical outcomes in African American patients with acute lung injury. Chest. 2012 May; 141(5):1160-9.
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18. Mechanic LE, Chen HS, Amos CI, Chatterjee N, Cox NJ, Divi RL, Fan R, Harris EL, Jacobs K, Kraft P, Leal SM, McAllister K, Moore JH, Paltoo DN, Province MA, Ramos EM, Ritchie MD, Roeder K, Schaid DJ, Stephens M, Thomas DC, Weinberg CR, Witte JS, Zhang S, Zöllner S, Feuer EJ, Gillanders EM. Next generation analytic tools for large scale genetic epidemiology studies of complex diseases. Genet Epidemiol. 2012 Jan; 36(1):22-35.
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19. Marini NJ, Hoffmann TJ, Lammer EJ, Hardin J, Lazaruk K, Stein JB, Gilbert DA, Wright C, Lipzen A, Pennacchio LA, Carmichael SL, Witte JS, Shaw GM, Rine J. A genetic signature of spina bifida risk from pathway-informed comprehensive gene-variant analysis. PLoS One. 2011; 6(11):e28408.
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20. Punnen S, Hardin J, Cheng I, Klein EA, Witte JS. Impact of meat consumption, preparation, and mutagens on aggressive prostate cancer. PLoS One. 2011; 6(11):e27711.
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