Guochong Jia

Guochong (Damon) Jia, PhD, MPH (’22), is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) within the Division of Epidemiology. His research, mentored by Wei Zheng, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., focuses on genome- and transcriptome-wide association studies in African-ancestry women to uncover insights into breast cancer genetics and improve risk prediction. He holds dual degrees in PhD and MPH from Vanderbilt University.