Kristina R Dahlstrom

Kristina R Dahlstrom, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Her work focuses on the epidemiology of oncogenic infectious diseases and prevention strategies for infection-related cancers, particularly HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer.

• Ph.D. in Epidemiology from The University of Texas School of Public Health (2012)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2013)
• Postdoctoral Fellowship at McGill University (2014)
• Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics from The University of Texas School of Biomedical Informatics (2023)

Her research emphasizes risk stratification, biomarker validation (e.g., HPV oncoprotein antibodies and circulating HPV DNA), and refining prognostic models for cancer. She leads NIH-funded projects targeting HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer screening and participates in the Southwest EDRN Clinical Validation Center for Head and Neck Cancer.

Current grants include:

• NIH/NIDCR #U01DE032997 (2024-2029): HPV-related Oropharyngeal Cancer Screening via Remote Self-Sampling
• NIH/NCI #U01CA281660 (2023-2028): Southwest EDRN Clinical Validation Center
• NIH/NIDCR #1U01DE029754 (2020-2025): HPV DNA Genotyping & Genomic Biomarker Validation