Expertise

Dr. George's precision prevention research examines the incidence and prevalence of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome in women from the Caribbean. Ovarian cancer, starts in the Fallopian tube epithelia (FTE), so she and her researchers use these FTE cells to study the biology of early genomic changes that lead to cancer including a detailed characterization of pro-tumorigenic metabolic and oxidizing insults.

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Honors

NIMHD Faculty Scholar
NIH-NIMHD
AACR Minority Faculty Scholar
American Association for Cancer Research

Organizational Affiliations

UMMG Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine, Medical Campus, University of Miami

Education

Molecular and Medical Genetics
2008, PhD, University of Toronto