Mingyang Song MD, ScD

Mingyang Song is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School Of Public Health. His research focuses on the clinical and translational epidemiology of cancer. One aspect of His work is to integrate large-scale observational studies with biomarker-based randomized clinical trials to identify novel nutritional and gut microbiota-targeted strategies for cancer prevention and treatment. Another part of his work involves the integration of electronic health record (EHR) data with molecular profiling for developing cost-effective risk assessment tools for precision cancer screening and surveillance. He was awarded the NextGen Star by the American Association for Cancer Research. His current research is supported by the National Cancer Institute and the American Cancer Society. The ultimate goal of his research is to translate epidemiologic advances into the clinic for improved cancer prevention and treatment. He completed his Doctor of Medicine at the Harvard School of Public Health.