Research Projects at the Utah Cancer Registry

The UCR also assists researchers in identifying cancer patients and/or their families for cancer research:

High Risk Familial Colon Cancer: Genetics and Phenotype
Principal Investigator: Randall Burt, MD
Affiliation: University of Utah

Genetic Epidemiology of Chronic Lyphocytic Leukemia
Principal Investigator: Nicola Camp, PhD
Affiliation: University of Utah

Genetic Analysis and Mapping of Prostate Cancer
Principal Investigator: Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD
Affiliation: University of Utah

Identification of Melanoma Predisposition Loci
Principal Investigator: Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD
Affliliation: University of Utah

Development of a Registry for Familial Pancreatic Cancer
Principal Investigator: James A. DiSario, MD
Affiliation: University of Utah

Role of Clonal Lymphocytosis of Unknown Significance in the Multi-Step Pathogenesis of Familial Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Principal Investigator: Martha Glenn, MD
Affiliation: University of Utah

Long-Term Prostate Cancer Outcomes in Patients Treated for Prostate
Principal Investigator: Arthur Hartz, MD, PhD
Affiliation: Huntsman Cancer Institute

Bridging Geographic Barriers: Remote Cancer Genetic Counseling in Rural Women
Principal Investigators: Anity Kinney, PhD
Affiliation: University of Utah

The Tom C. Mathews Jr. Familial Melanoma Research Clinic and the High Risk Melanoma Study at the Tom C. Mathews Jr. Familial Melanoma Research Clinic
Principal Investigators: Sancy Leachman, MD, PhD and Lisa Cannon-Albright, PhD
Affiliation: University of Utah