GUNTER Marc J
Imperial College London United Kingdom
- Marc Gunter is Professor and Chair in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the School of Public Health, Imperial College London.
- He is a molecular epidemiologist, and his main research focus is the role of nutrition, diabetes, and obesity in cancer development and prognosis, with an emphasis on studying the mechanisms linking metabolic dysfunction and endocrine pathways with cancer.
- Marc serves as joint coordinator of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC). He currently coordinates a major EU-funded project to uncover novel causes of renal, pancreatic and colorectal cancer (DISCERN) and is a lead investigator in a Cancer Grand Challenge project (PROMINENT).
- He is senior editor for Cancer Prevention Research and a peer reviewer for several other scientific and medical journals. He serves on numerous committees and panels for international organizations and charities such as the World Cancer Research Fund.
Recent publications:
- Murphy N, et al. Associations between glycemic traits and colorectal cancer: A Mendelian Randomization analysis. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 May 9;114(5):740-752.
- Murphy N, et al. Insulin-like growth factor-1, insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3, and breast cancer risk: observational and Mendelian randomization analyses with ∼430 000 women. Annals of oncology 2021; 31 (5): 641-649.
- Rothwell JA, et al. Metabolic Signatures of Healthy Lifestyle Patterns and Colorectal Cancer Risk in a European Cohort. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology 2020.
- Murphy N, et al. Circulating Levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 and Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Associate With Risk of Colorectal Cancer Based on Serologic and Mendelian Randomization Analyses. Gastroenterology. 2020; 158 (5): 1300-1312.e1320.
- Aglago EK, et al. Consumption of Fish and Long-chain n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Is Associated With Reduced Risk of Colorectal Cancer in a Large European Cohort. Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology 2020; 18 (3): 654-666.e656.