People

Kirkpatrick Fergus, MD MAS is a general surgery resident at UCSF and a post-doctoral T32 Fellow in Surgical Oncology working in the Ziv Lab. He is currently in his dedicated research years. Dr. Fergus received his AB in Social Studies at Harvard University graduating with honors, and received his MD from the University of California, San Francisco, where he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society. His research interests include leveraging cancer genetics and epidemiology to improve screening, prognosis and treatment efficacy.

Pooja Middha, PhD, MPH, MBBS, is a postdoctoral scholar in the Department of Medicine at UCSF and received NHLBI TOPMed fellowship to characterize the genetic architecture of gene expression across diverse populations, with a focus on leveraging rare variants. Her research investigates the genetic factors underlying cancer susceptibility and outcomes, with a focus on bridging the gap between genomics and clinical applications.

Mimi Ton, PhD, MPH, is a postdoctoral scholar with the T32 in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology of Cancer. Her research focuses on the genetic, environmental, and behavioral factors as they relate to cancer prevention and survivorship.