Timothy Church, PhD

My primary research interests include clinical trials and epidemiological studies related to screening for and prevention of cancer, as well as the development of biostatistical and epidemiologic methods. My expertise is in cancer screening, colorectal cancer, medical device evaluation, biostatistics, epidemiologic methods, and clinical trial design. I am currently leading multiple trials and studies regarding colorectal, prostate, lung, and ovarian cancer, and have also helped establish a registry for Parkinson’s Disease research. 

• 2016–2021, WESTAT, Inc., "Central Data Collection Center (CDCC) Continued Follow-up of PLCO Participants," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, University of Michigan, "Great Lakes New England Clinical Validation Center," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2017, 3M MN Mining and Manufacturing, "Analysis of Phase I Trial For CXR1002," Principal Investigator
• 2013–2017, Stanford University, "Colon Cancer Family Registry Cohort," Principal Investigator
• 2016–2017, CDC Nat'l Inst for Occup Safety & Health, "Midwest Center for Occupational Health & Safety Training Grant," Co-Investigator

See a full list of publications on PubMed

Select Recent Publications

• Anderson JC, Baron JA, Ahnen DJ, Barry EL, Bostick RM, Burke CA, Bresalier RS, Church TR, Cole BF, Cruz-Correa M, Kim AS, Mott LA, Sandler RS, Robertson DJ. "Factors Associated With Shorter Colonoscopy Surveillance Intervals for Patients With Low-risk Colorectal Adenomas and Effects on Outcome," Gastroenterology, Feb 2017
• Peters BA, Dominianni C, Shapiro JA, Church TR, Wu J, Miller G, Yuen E, Freiman H, Lustbader I, Salik J, Friedlander C, Hayes RB, Ahn J. "The gut microbiota in conventional and serrated precursors of colorectal cancer," Microbiome, Dec 2016
• Marcus PM, Pashayan N, Church TR, Doria-Rose VP, Gould MK, Hubbard RA, Marrone M, Miglioretti DL, Pharoah PD, Pinsky PF, Rendle KA, Robbins HA, Roberts MC, Rolland B, Schiffman M, Tiro JA, Zauber AG, Winn DM, Khoury MJ. "Population-Based Precision Cancer Screening: A Symposium on Evidence, Epidemiology, and Next Steps," Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, Nov 2016
• Niendorf KB, Geller MA, Vogel RI, Church TR, Leininger A, Bakke A, Madoff RD. "A model for patient-direct screening and referral for familial cancer risk," Familial Cancer, Oct 2016
• Prizment AE, Vierkant RA, Smyrk TC, Tillmans LS, Lee JJ, Sriramarao P, Nelson HH, Lynch CF, Thibodeau SN, Church TR, Cerhan JR, Anderson KE, Limburg PJ. "Tumor eosinophil infiltration and improved survival of colorectal cancer patients: Iowa Women's Health Study," Modern Pathology, Feb 2016