Other Roles
Principal Investigator, Arkansas Rural Community Health Cohort
Director, UAMS Bioanalytical Core
Education
Ph.D. – Tumor Biology, Georgetown University
M.Sc. – Tumor Biology, Georgetown University
M.Sc. – Medical Science, Taipei Medical College
B.Sc. – Nutrition and Health, Taipei Medical College
Areas of Expertise
Environmental Exposure
Molecular Epidemiology
Tumor Biology
Cohort Studies
Metabolomics
Introduction
She is the PI for the Arkansas Rural Community Health (ARCH) Study of 26,375 women from every county in Arkansas. She is committed to sustain and enrich ARCH so populations from Arkansas can be heard.
Credentials, Accreditations and Awards
2023 Travel Award, UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
2022 Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
2022 Beta Delta Faculty Inductee, Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public Health
2017 Scholar, Geographic Management of Cancer Health Disparities (GMaP)
2017 Featured in the Faces of UAMS video
Teaching Focus
She enjoys mentoring and supporting junior faculty, trainees, and students as much as she can. As a tumor biologist with specific training and expertise in environmental epidemiology and omics technology, she focuses on fundamental biology knowledge including cancer biology, molecular epidemiology, environmental health, and the application of epigenetic and metabolite markers in cancer research.
Research Overview
Her laboratory uses molecular epidemiology methodologies and omics technologies to identify factors that are contributing to high cancer health disparities in population studies. Specifically, she is interested in the etiology of environmental exposure and survivorship from cancer treatment toxicities in breast and prostate cancer patients, especially among those who developed early-onset cancers.
Recent Books or Publications
- Ellis ET, Bauer MA, Beck JT, Bradford DS, Thompson J, Holt A, Kulik MC, Stahr SD, Hsu PC, Su LJ. Increased Utilization of Low-Dose CT for Lung Cancer Screening at an Arkansas Community Oncology Clinic. J Am Coll Radiol. 2024 Jun; 21(6): 858-866. PMCID: PMC11102528.
- Ellis ET, Fairman BJ, Stahr SD, Bensen JT, Mohler JL, Song L, Butler EN, Su LJ, Hsu PC. Cigarette Smoking and Prostate Cancer Aggressiveness Among African and European American Men. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 May 17. PMID: 38758522.
- Tu SM, Chen JZ, Singh SR, Maraboyina S, Gokden N, Hsu PC, Langford T. Stem Cell Theory of Cancer: Clinical Implications for Cellular Metabolism and Anti-Cancer Metabolomics. Cancers (Basel). 2024 Jan 31; 16(3):624. PMCID: PMC10854810.
- Hsu PC, Daughters SB, Bauer MA, Su LJ, Addicott MA. Association of DNA Methylation Signatures with Cognitive Performance Among Smokers and Ex-Smokers. Tob Induc Dis. 2023 Aug 21; 21:106. PMCID: PMC10405227.
- Singh A, Kinnebrew G, Hsu PC, Weng DY, Song MA, Reisinger SA, McElroy JP, Keller-Hamilton B, Ferketich AK, Freudenheim JL, Shields PG. Untargeted Metabolomics and Body Mass in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analysis. Metabolites. 2023 Jul 30; 13(8):899. PMCID: PMC10456720.
Fun Fact
During our community outreach events, I witnessed first-hand the health disparities in the Arkansas Delta regions which compelled me to devote my work in the rural and underserved communities. I love talking to the ARCH participants and hearing their life stories. I also enjoy swimming or watching movies with family when I am not at work.