ZEYNEP MADAK-ERDOGAN

Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer

Associate Dean, Graduate College

Associate Director, Cancer Research Education and Training Coordination

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Dr. Madak-Erdogan is Sylvia D. Stroup Scholar of Nutrition and Cancer, Associate Dean of Graduate College, and Associate Director of Cancer Research Education and Training Coordination at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). Her lab uses advanced computational analysis of –OMICs data from patient samples and in vivo and in vitro models to understand how hormones and the environment impact disparities associated with metabolic health and cancer outcomes. She has built a strong and diverse laboratory and mentors high school students, undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral associates, and early career faculty. Madak-Erdogan teaches courses in Health Disparities, Cancer Metabolism, Basic Toxicology, Diet, Nutrition and Cancer, and Women’s Health. She has received several awards, including the Women in Endocrinology Young Investigator Award from the Endocrine Society, the Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Nutrition, Michael B. Kastan Award for Research Excellence from American Association of Cancer Research and she was named a Future Research Leader and a Health Disparities Research Institute Scholar by NIH. Dr. Madak-Erdogan is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Endocrine Society and a member of the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science Magazine.