Team

As a population scientist, I am passionate about working with communities to understand risk and protective factors that influence health. My primary appointment at the University is in pediatrics, so I am especially interested in helping children grow up healthy. I am excited about the work we are doing in the 10,000 Families Study to understand the role of common environmental exposures and their role in health and disease. I think the information we generate together will allow us to improve the health of Minnesotans for generations to come!

I think people want to participate in research, and I am excited about the opportunity to partner with Minnesota families to understand their unique health concerns. My goal is to use the information and samples from 10,000 Families to understand how differences in our immune systems contribute to health and wellness.

My main goal, a cancer researcher, is to prevent cancer and decrease mortality in our state. When I hear about a neighbor or a friend who survive cancer, as a human being, I feel happy for these people and, and as a cancer researcher, I feel proud of how much we accomplished. But we need to understand much more about this disease to prolong the lives of cancer patients now and prevent and treat cancer in future generations in our state.

Where people live plays a crucial role in the health of individuals and families. The 10,000 Families Study allows us to critically evaluate how place and environment impacts the long-term health of Minnesotans.

I am passionate about the 10,000 Families Study because it provides a unique opportunity to be involved in both design and implementation of a community based study that is specifically focused on understanding the factors that influence the health of Minnesotans.

As a family physician and researcher, I’m thrilled to be a part of 10,000 Families. Studying how Minnesotan families from all backgrounds live, work, and play along with their environmental exposures will guide our understanding of the drivers of health and disease and inform more equitable prevention and screening efforts.

My research focuses on understanding and mitigating exposures to emerging environmental contaminants, particularly those that are associated with cancer risk. I hope that we can use what we learn from 10KFS to better protect the health of Minnesota’s people and communities.

I was born with a passion for relationships and community. My work allows me to connect with people from diverse backgrounds, learn from their experiences, and share why their participation in research matters, both for their own families and for the future of public health.

I am passionate about the relationship between genetics, lifestyle, environment, and health. 10KFS will help us better understand these dynamic relationships, expanding what we know about long-term health, and this knowledge may help shape the future of medicine. People are not all the same, we all are beautifully unique, and a one-size-fits-all model to health falls short for so many. Precision medicine that considers each of these unique differences in genetics, lifestyle, behavior, and environment can powerfully change lives for the better.

I'm passionate about improving medical care, and its impact on public health. Joining the 10KFS team is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a study that strives to represent the rich population diversity in Minnesota, which can help in the understanding and prevention of health conditions for future generations.

As a medical researcher I am interested in finding out why people get sick. My goal as a computer scientist is to make finding those answers easy.

I joined 10KFS because I love learning and wanted to be part of a team that discovers new things and make the world better. 10KFS gives me the chance to meet and recruit participants from all works of life, helping them to understand their genetics and knowing what environment factors factors that they are been exposed to, thereby driving positive change in environmental health.

Working with 10KFS allows me to blend my passion for technology with a meaningful purpose. Contributing to a study that explores the intricate connections between environment, lifestyle, and health is both challenging and fulfilling. I'm excited to play a role in shaping the future of public health through IT solutions.

10KFS is intriguing to me because it brings together genetics and environmental factors to look at health. As someone who works in the laboratory, I don't often get a chance to be a part of studies that take environment into account. I appreciate this study's intentional effort to include the population diversity found in Minnesota.