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 Brenda K. Edwards, PhD, has
been associate director of the Surveillance Research Program and its predecessor organizational unit since 1989. She has been involved in cancer prevention and control since its formative days early in the 1980s. Dr. Edwards began her affiliation with NCI in 1978 as a researcher in cancer treatment clinical trials, and four years later joined the team conducting some of the first cancer prevention trials. Prior to coming to NCI, Dr. Edwards was on the faculty of a Midwestern medical school where she was involved in community-based and environmental/ occupational studies.
Dr. Edwards received her PhD in biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research has included the full spectrum of cancer surveillance, including risk factors, patterns of care, behavioral studies and survivorship, statistical methodology, and analytic activities. Under her leadership, NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program has become an important resource for monitoring the nation’s cancer burden and for measuring progress in cancer control. During the past few years, Dr. Edwards’ focus has been directed toward enhancing coordination of cancer surveillance in the U.S., increasing coverage while maintaining the quality of the SEER Program, disseminating surveillance data, and improving the quantitative assessment of health disparities.
Dr. Edwards has received the Calum S. Muir Memorial Award and the NIH Director’s Award for her work in cancer surveillance. She has coauthored over 80 peerreviewed publications.
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