Brenda Y. Hernandez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor (Researcher) Cancer Center University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii
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Email: Brenda [at] crch.hawaii.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Bio
Education
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1987 |
B.A. |
(Biological Anthropology) Harvard University, Boston, MA |
1990 |
M.P.H. |
(Epidemiology) Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT |
1999 |
Ph.D. |
(Epidemiology) University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI |
Research Keywords: Cancer epidemiology, human papillomavirus, pathology
Research Overview
My major research interest is the role of infection in the etiology of cancer. Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major research focus. I have been involved in epidemiologic studies of HPV in both men and women and run an HPV testing laboratory. I am currently the PI of a CDC-funded study of HPV detection in men, Co-Investigator of an NCI-funded cohort study of HPV in females, and was previously the Project Leader of an NIH-funded investigation of the natural history of HPV in men. I am the Co-Principal Investigator of the Hawai‘i Tumor Registry (HTR), which is part of the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Program of the National Cancer Institute. The HTR monitors trends in cancer incidence and mortality in the state and maintains a repository of cancer tissue specimens for research. I developed the Cancer Center’s Pathology Core laboratory, which provides histology and pathology services to support basic, epidemiologic, translational, and clinical research studies utilizing human tissue.
Selected Publications
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Goodman MT, McDuffie K, Hernandez BY, Wilkens LR, Zhu X, Thompson PJ, Killeen J, Kamemoto L, Shvetsov YB.
The influence of multiple human papillomavirus types on the risk of genotype-concordant incident infections of the anus and cervix: the Hawaii HPV cohort study.
Journal of Infectious Diseases
2011
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Goodman MT, Shvetsov YB, McDuffie K, Wilkens LR, Zhu X, Thompson PJ, Ning L, Killeen J, Kamemoto L, Hernandez BY.
Sequential acquisition of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection of the anus and cervix: the Hawaii HPV Cohort Study.
Journal of Infectious Diseases
2010
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Hernandez BY, Green MD, Cassel KD, Pobutsky AM, Vu V, Wilkens LR.
Preview of Hawaii Cancer Facts and Figures 2010.
Hawaii Medical Journal
2010
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Hernandez BY, Shvetsov YB, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Thompson P, Zhu X, Ning L.
Reduced clearance of penile human papillomavirus infection in uncircumcised men.
Journal of Infectious Diseases
2010
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Hernandez BY, Wilkens LR, Thompson PJ, Shvetso YB, Goodman MT, Ning L, Kaopua L.
Acceptability of prophylactic human papillomavirus vaccination among adult men.
Human Vaccine
2010
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Shvetsov YB, Hernandez BY, Wilkens LR, Thompson PJ, Franke AA, Zhu X, Goodman MT.
Plasma micronutrients and the acquisition and clearance of anal human papillomavirus infection: the Hawaii HPV cohort study.
Cancer Research
2010
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Hernandez BY, Park SY, Wilkens LR, Henderson BE, Kolonel LN.
Relationship of body mass, height, and weight gain to prostate cancer risk in the multiethnic cohort.
Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention
2009
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Shvetsov YB, Hernandez BY, McDuffie K, Wilkens LR, Zhu X, Ning L, Killeen J, Kamemoto L, Goodman MT.
Duration and clearance of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women: the Hawaii HPV cohort study.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
2009
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Steude JS, Maskarinec G, Erber E, Verheus M, Hernandez BY, Killeen J, Cline JM.
Mammographic density and matrix metalloproteinases in breast tissue.
Cancer Microenvironment
2009
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