Claire Han (한 정연)
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Research Interests:
- Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, specifically Colorectal Cancer Survivors
- Sociobiological mechanisms of symptom toxicity in GI cancers –
- focusing on microbiome-brain-gut interactions, GI and psychoneurological symptoms in long-term cancer survivors, including multi-omics (genetics, microbiomes, metabolomics).
- Roles of race and SDOH on inflammatory fecal microbiota and symptom disparities.
- Lifestyle behavioral interventions to manage long-term and late symptom toxicities for racial and ethnic minority population.
- Hospice and Palliative care for vulnerable cancer populations (Gero-oncology, Racial and ethnic minority cancer survivors) at home and in the community settings.
- Methods: Big data analysis, machine learning, AI-based approach, Quantitative Research methodology
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