Dr Charlotte S Wilhelm-Benartzi

Dr. Charlotte Wilhelm-Benartzi received her Bachelors in Science degree from McGill University in Microbiology and Immunology in 2005 and went on to Brown University to receive her MPH in 2007 and her PhD in Epidemiology in 2011, working with Dr. Carmen J. Marsit, Dr. Karl T. Kelsey, Dr. Andy Houseman, Dr. Dominique Michaud and Dr. Margaret Karagas.  She joined the Epigenetics group in May 2011 as a postdoctoral research associate, working primarily with Dr. Robert Brown.

Charlotte's research interests include the identification of epigenetic and genetic biomarkers as they relate to the development and progression of ovarian cancer.  Specifically, she is interested in the epigenetic and genetic modulation of hormonal pathways as well as immune system damage, repair and regulatory pathways.