Ulrike Peters

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Public Health Sciences Division
Cancer Prevention
Associate MemberAppointed: 2008
University of Washington
School of Public Health and Community Medicine
Epidemiology
Research Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2009
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Mailing Address

1100 Fairview Ave. N.
M4-B402
Seattle, Washington 98109
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (206) 667-2450
Fax: (206) 667-7850
upeters@fhcrc.org

Qualifications

M.P.H., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Epidemiology, 1999.
Ph.D., University of Kiel, Nutrition, 1998.
M.S., University of Kiel, Nutrition, 1994.

Expertise and Research Interests

My research interest is in the genetic and molecular epidemiology of cancer with focus on nutrition. I am particularly interested in studying the impact of cancer risk of common genetic variations in nutritional pathways and interrelation with diet (gene-diet interactions) as well as genetic variants across the entire genome (genome-wide association studies). In addition to questionnaire data, I am increasingly applying molecular tools to assess dietary exposures and intermediate biomarkers.

Projects that I am currently working on include (but are not restricted to):

Genome-wide association studies for colon and breast cancer
Selenium and genetic variations in selenoproteins
Antioxidative vitamins and variation in vitamin E transporter genes
Use of vitamin and mineral supplement
Molecular markers of insulin resistance and variations in insulin resistance related genes
Vitamin D, calcium and variations in genes of related pathways

On these projects, I am working together with investigators of different disciplines, and I am seeking to expand these interdisciplinary collaborations to enhance research on nutrition and cancer in population-based studies.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Cancer Genetics, Cancer Or Carcinogenesis, Cancer Prevention, Colorectal Cancer, Epidemiology, Genetics, Insulin, Medical Genetics, Molecular Epidemiology, Nutrition Or Dietetics, Prostate Cancer.

Additional Terms:

Cancer, Colon/Colorectal Cancer and Adenoma, Epidemiology, Genetic Epidemiology, Genetics, Molecular Epidemiology, Nutrition, Nutritional Epidemiology, Prostate Cancer.

Languages

(Reading, Writing, Speaking)

English: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)
German: (Fluent, Fluent, Fluent)

Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research
American Society for Clinical Nutrition
American Society for Nutritional Sciences
American Society of Human Genetics
Molecular Epidemiology Group, AACR

Honors and Awards

2008, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers Program, National Institutes of Health (NIH)
2003, Outstanding Research Paper Award, National Cancer Institute
2002-2005, Intramural Research Award, National Cancer Institute
2002, Scholar in Training, American Association for Cancer Research
2002, Fellows Award for Research Excellence, National Cancer Institute
1999, International DLG Award, German Agriculture Society
1999, Annual Scientific Award, German Bakery Federation
1998-1999, Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service
1998, Summa Cum Laude graduate- PhD program, University of Kiel
1997, Travel Grant Recipient, German Academic Exchange Service
1995-1996, Scholarship, University of Kiel
1995, Justus-von-Liebig European travel Scholar, Alfred Toepfer Foundation
1994, Honorary graduate (top 1%), University of Kiel, Master's prgram

Previous Positions

2004-2008, Assistant Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences Division, Cancer Prevention
2004-2009, Research Associate Professor, University of Washington, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Epidemiology
2000-2004, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Publications

  • Holt SK, Kwon EM, Peters U, Ostrander EA, Stanford JL (Jun 2009) Vitamin D pathway gene variants and prostate cancer risk., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 18 (6), 1929-33 Abstract
  • Ahn J, Albanes D, Berndt SI, Peters U, Chatterjee N, Freedman ND, Abnet CC, Huang WY, Kibel AS, Crawford ED, Weinstein SJ, Chanock SJ, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB (May 2009) Vitamin D-related genes, serum vitamin D concentrations and prostate cancer risk., Carcinogenesis, 30 (5), 769-76 Abstract
  • Takata Y, King IB, Neuhouser ML, Schaffer S, Barnett M, Thornquist M, Peters U, Goodman GE (May 2009) Association of serum phospholipid fatty acids with breast cancer risk among postmenopausal cigarette smokers., Cancer causes & control : CCC, 20 (4), 497-504 Abstract
  • Schenk JM, Riboli E, Chatterjee N, Leitzmann MF, Ahn J, Albanes D, Reding DJ, Wang Y, Friesen MD, Hayes RB, Peters U (Apr 2009) Serum retinol and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 18 (4), 1227-31 Abstract
  • Gonzalez A, Peters U, Lampe JW, White E (2009) Zinc intake from supplements and diet and prostate cancer., Nutrition and cancer, 61 (2), 206-15 Abstract
  • Peters U, Takata Y (Nov 2008) Selenium and the prevention of prostate and colorectal cancer., Molecular nutrition & food research, 52 (11), 1261-72 Abstract
  • Dong LM, Ulrich CM, Hsu L, Duggan DJ, Benitez DS, White E, Slattery ML, Caan BJ, Potter JD, Peters U (Oct 2008) Genetic variation in calcium-sensing receptor and risk for colon cancer., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 17 (10), 2755-65 Abstract
  • Berndt SI, Potter JD, Hazra A, Yeager M, Thomas G, Makar KW, Welch R, Cross AJ, Huang WY, Schoen RE, Giovannucci E, Chan AT, Chanock SJ, Peters U, Hunter DJ, Hayes RB (Sep 2008) Pooled analysis of genetic variation at chromosome 8q24 and colorectal neoplasia risk., Human molecular genetics, 17 (17), 2665-72 Abstract
  • Ahn J, Peters U, Albanes D, Purdue MP, Abnet CC, Chatterjee N, Horst RL, Hollis BW, Huang WY, Shikany JM, Hayes RB (Jun 2008) Serum vitamin D concentration and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 100 (11), 796-804 Abstract
  • Dong LM, Potter JD, White E, Ulrich CM, Cardon LR, Peters U (May 2008) Genetic susceptibility to cancer: the role of polymorphisms in candidate genes., JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 299 (20), 2423-36 Abstract
  • Peters U, Chatterjee N, Hayes RB, Schoen RE, Wang Y, Chanock SJ, Foster CB (May 2008) Variation in the selenoenzyme genes and risk of advanced distal colorectal adenoma., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 17 (5), 1144-54 Abstract
  • Peters U, Littman AJ, Kristal AR, Patterson RE, Potter JD, White E (Feb 2008) Vitamin E and selenium supplementation and risk of prostate cancer in the Vitamins and lifestyle (VITAL) study cohort., Cancer causes & control : CCC, 19 (1), 75-87 Abstract
  • Dong LM, Kristal AR, Peters U, Schenk JM, Sanchez CA, Rabinovitch PS, Blount PL, Odze RD, Ayub K, Reid BJ, Vaughan TL (2008) Dietary supplement use and risk of neoplastic progression in esophageal adenocarcinoma: a prospective study., Nutrition and cancer, 60 (1), 39-48 Abstract
  • Erichsen HC, Peters U, Eck P, Welch R, Schoen RE, Yeager M, Levine M, Hayes RB, Chanock S (2008) Genetic variation in sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters SLC23A1 and SLC23A2 and risk of advanced colorectal adenoma., Nutrition and cancer, 60 (5), 652-9 Abstract
  • Gonzalez A, Peters U, Lampe JW, Satia JA, White E (Jan 2008) Correlates of toenail zinc in a free-living U.S. population., Annals of epidemiology, 18 (1), 74-7 Abstract
  • Slattery ML, Herrick J, Curtin K, Samowitz W, Wolff R, Caan BJ, Duggan D, Potter JD, Peters U (2008) SMAD7 and risk of colorectal cancer: interaction with NSAIDs use, Cancer Research, In Press
  • Ahn J, Albanes D, Peters U, Schatzkin A, Lim U, Freedman M, Chatterjee N, Andriole GL, Leitzmann MF, Hayes RB (Dec 2007) Dairy products, calcium intake, and risk of prostate cancer in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (12), 2623-30 Abstract
  • Gonzalez A, Peters U, Lampe JW, White E (Dec 2007) Boron intake and prostate cancer risk., Cancer causes & control : CCC, 18 (10), 1131-40 Abstract
  • Millen AE, Subar AF, Graubard BI, Peters U, Hayes RB, Weissfeld JL, Yokochi LA, Ziegler RG (Dec 2007) Fruit and vegetable intake and prevalence of colorectal adenoma in a cancer screening trial., The American journal of clinical nutrition, 86 (6), 1754-64 Abstract
  • Dixon LB, Subar AF, Peters U, Weissfeld JL, Bresalier RS, Risch A, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB (Nov 2007) Adherence to the USDA Food Guide, DASH Eating Plan, and Mediterranean dietary pattern reduces risk of colorectal adenoma., The Journal of nutrition, 137 (11), 2443-50 Abstract
  • Holick CN, Stanford JL, Kwon EM, Ostrander EA, Nejentsev S, Peters U (Oct 2007) Comprehensive association analysis of the vitamin D pathway genes, VDR, CYP27B1, and CYP24A1, in prostate cancer., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (10), 1990-9 Abstract
  • Kang D, Lee KM, Park SK, Berndt SI, Peters U, Reding D, Chatterjee N, Welch R, Chanock S, Huang WY, Hayes RB (Aug 2007) Functional variant of manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2 V16A) polymorphism is associated with prostate cancer risk in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer study., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (8), 1581-6 Abstract
  • Kirsh VA, Peters U, Mayne ST, Subar AF, Chatterjee N, Johnson CC, Hayes RB (Aug 2007) Prospective study of fruit and vegetable intake and risk of prostate cancer., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 99 (15), 1200-9 Abstract
  • Moore SC, Leitzmann MF, Weinstein SJ, Snyder K, Albanes D, Virtamo J, Graubard BI, Mayne ST, Yu H, Peters U, Gunter MJ (Jun 2007) Insulin resistance-related gene polymorphisms and risk of prostate cancer., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (6), 1315-7 Abstract
  • Peters U, Leitzmann MF, Chatterjee N, Wang Y, Albanes D, Gelmann EP, Friesen MD, Riboli E, Hayes RB (May 2007) Serum lycopene, other carotenoids, and prostate cancer risk: a nested case-control study in the prostate, lung, colorectal, and ovarian cancer screening trial., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (5), 962-8 Abstract
  • Gunter MJ, Hayes RB, Chatterjee N, Yeager M, Welch R, Schoen RE, Yakochi L, Schatzkin A, Peters U (Apr 2007) Insulin resistance-related genes and advanced left-sided colorectal adenoma., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 16 (4), 703-8 Abstract
  • Peters U, Foster CB, Chatterjee N, Schatzkin A, Reding D, Andriole GL, Crawford ED, Sturup S, Chanock SJ, Hayes RB (Jan 2007) Serum selenium and risk of prostate cancer-a nested case-control study., The American journal of clinical nutrition, 85 (1), 209-17 Abstract
  • Chatterjee N, Kalaylioglu Z, Moslehi R, Peters U, Wacholder S (Dec 2006) Powerful multilocus tests of genetic association in the presence of gene-gene and gene-environment interactions., American journal of human genetics, 79 (6), 1002-16 Abstract
  • Flood A, Peters U, Jenkins DJ, Chatterjee N, Subar AF, Church TR, Bresalier R, Weissfeld JL, Hayes RB, Schatzkin A (Nov 2006) Carbohydrate, glycemic index, and glycemic load and colorectal adenomas in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Screening Study., The American journal of clinical nutrition, 84 (5), 1184-92 Abstract
  • Koralek DO, Peters U, Andriole G, Reding D, Kirsh V, Subar A, Schatzkin A, Hayes R, Leitzmann MF (Aug 2006) A prospective study of dietary alpha-linolenic acid and the risk of prostate cancer (United States)., Cancer causes & control : CCC, 17 (6), 783-91 Abstract
  • Peters U, Chatterjee N, Church TR, Mayo C, Sturup S, Foster CB, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB (Feb 2006) High serum selenium and reduced risk of advanced colorectal adenoma in a colorectal cancer early detection program., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 15 (2), 315-20 Abstract
  • Kirsh VA, Hayes RB, Mayne ST, Chatterjee N, Subar AF, Dixon LB, Albanes D, Andriole GL, Urban DA, Peters U (Feb 2006) Supplemental and dietary vitamin E, beta-carotene, and vitamin C intakes and prostate cancer risk., Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 98 (4), 245-54 Abstract
  • Koralek (2006) A prospective study of dietary alpha-linolenic acid and the risk of prostate cancer
  • Foster CB, Aswath K, Chanock SJ, McKay HF, Peters U (2006) Polymorphism analysis of six selenoprotein genes: support for a selective sweep at the glutathione peroxidase 1 locus (3p21) in Asian populations., BMC genetics, 7, 56 Abstract
  • Kirsh VA, Mayne ST, Peters U, Chatterjee N, Leitzmann MF, Dixon LB, Urban DA, Crawford ED, Hayes RB (Jan 2006) A prospective study of lycopene and tomato product intake and risk of prostate cancer., Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 15 (1), 92-8 Abstract
  • Il'yasova D, Hertz-Picciotto I, Peters U, Berlin JA, Poole C. (2005) Choice of exposure scores for categorical regression in meta-analysis: a case study of a common problem, Cancer Causes & Control, 16 (4), 383-8
  • Sturup S, Hayes RB, Peters U. (2005) Development and Application of a Simple Routine Method for The Determination of Selenium in Serum By Octopole Reaction System ICPMS, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 381 (3), 686-94
  • Hayes, R.B., Sigurdson, A., Moore, L., Peters, U., Huang, W.Y., Pinsky, P., Reding, D., Gelmann, E.P., Rothman, N., Pfeiffer, R.M., Hoover, R.N., Berg, C.D. (2005) Methods for etiologic and early marker investigations in the PLCO trial, Mutation Research, 592 (1-2), 147-54
  • Cross, A.J., Peters, U., Hayes, R.B., Andriole, G.L., Reding, D., Sinha, R. (2005) Heterocyclic amines former in meat cooked at high temperatures may increase prostate cancer risk, Cancer Research, 65 (24), 11779-84
  • Kristal, A.R., Peters, U., Potter, J.D. (2005) Is it time to abandon the food frequency questionnaire?, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 14 (12), 2826-8
  • Sinha, R, Peters, U, Kulldorff, M, Cross, A.J, Hayes, R.B. (2005) High Temperature-cooked Meat, Heterocyclic Amines and Prevalent Colorectal Adenomas in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial, Cancer Research, 65 (17), 8034-41
  • Flood A, Peters U, Chatterjee N, Lacey JV Jr, Schairer C, Schatzkin A. (2005) Calcium From Diet and Supplements Is Associated With Reduced Risk Of Colorectal Cancer in a Prospective Cohort of Women, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 14 (1), 126-32
  • Peters U, Chatterjee N, Yeager M, Chanock SJ, Schoen RE, McGlynn KA, Church TR, Weissfeld JL, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB. (2004) Association of Genetic Variants in the Calcium-sensing Receptor With Risk of Colorectal Adenoma, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 13 (12), 2181-6
  • Peters U, Chatterjee N, McGlynn KA, Schoen RE, Church TR, Bresalier RS, Gaudet MM, Flood A, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB. (2004) Calcium Intake and Colorectal Adenoma in a US Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Program, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 80 (5), 1358-65
  • Schatzkin A, Peters U. (2004) Advancing the Calcium-colorectal Cancer Hypothesis, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 96 (12), 893-4
  • Peters U, Hayes RB, Chatterjee N, Shao W, Schoen RE, Pinsky P, Hollis BW, McGlynn KA. (2004) Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening, Circulating Vitamin D Metabolites, Polymorphism in Vitamin D Receptor, And Colorectal Adenoma Risk, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 13 (4), 546-52
  • Chen J, Peters U, Foster C, Chatterjee N. (2004) A Haplotype-based Test of Association Using Data From Cohort and Nested Case-control Epidemiologic Studies, Human Heredity, 58 (1), 18-29
  • Peters U, Sinha R, Bell DA, Rothman N, Grant DJ, Watson MA, Kulldorff M, Brooks LR, Warren SH, DeMarini DM. (2004) Urinary Mutagenesis and Fried Red Meat Intake: Influence of Cooking Temperature, Phenotype, and Genotype of Metabolizing Enzymes in A Controlled Feeding Study, Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 43 (1), 53-74
  • Mathew A, Peters U, Chatterjee N, Kulldorff M, Sinha R. (2004) Fat, Fiber, Fruits, Vegetables, and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas, International Journal of Cancer, 108 (2), 287-92
  • Peters U, DeMarini DM, Sinha R, Brooks LR, Warren SH, Chatterjee N, Rothman N. (2003) Urinary Mutagenicity and Colorectal Adenoma Risk, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 12 (11 Pt 1), 1253-6
  • Poole C, Peters U, Il'yasova D, Arab L. (2003) Commentary: This Study Failed?, International Journal of Epidemiology, 32 (4), 534-5
  • Peters U, Askling J, Gridley G, Ekbom A, Linet M. (2003) Causes of Death in Patients With Celiac Disease in a Population-based Swedish Cohort, Archives of Internal Medicine, 163 (13), 1566-72
  • Peters U, Sinha R, Chatterjee N, Subar AF, Ziegler RG, Kulldorff M, Bresalier R, Weissfeld JL, Flood A, Schatzkin A, Hayes RB. (2003) Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Project, Dietary Fibre and Colorectal Adenoma in a Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Programme, Lancet, 361 (9368), 1491-5
  • Mai V, Flood A, Peters U, Lacey JV Jr, Schairer C, Schatzkin A. (2003) Dietary Fibre and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP) Follow-up Cohort, International Journal of Epidemiology, 32 (2), 234-9
  • Peters U, McGlynn KA, Chatterjee N, Gunter E, Garcia-Closas M, Rothman N, Sinha R. (2001) Vitamin D, Calcium, and Vitamin D Receptor Polymorphism in Colorectal Adenomas, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, 10 (12), 1267-74
  • Peters U, Poole C, Arab L. (2001) Does Tea Affect Cardiovascular Disease? a Meta-analysis, American Journal of Epidemiology, 154 (6), 495-503
  • Peters U, Schneeweiss S, Trautwein EA, Erbersdobler HF. (2001) A Case-control Study of the Effect of Infant Feeding on Celiac Disease, Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism, 45 (4), 135-42
  • Jokinen J, Peters U, Maki M, Miettinen A, Collin P. (1998) Celiac Sprue in Patients With Chronic Oral Mucosal Symptoms, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 26 (1), 23-6

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