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Francesmary Modugno

Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology, & Reproductive Sciences, and Epidemiology
Website: UPMC Magee Women’s Faculty Page
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Biography

Dr. Modugno co-leads the Pittsburgh site for the RPCI/UPCI Ovarian Cancer SPORE. In addition, she oversees the Developmental Research and Career Enhancement Programs which provide seed funding for new project development. http://upci.upmc.edu/spore/ovarian/

Dr. Modugno is the Program Director for the Gynecologic Oncology Biospecimen and Data Bank. The repository collects, processes, banks and disburses tissue and biospecimens (blood, urine, ascites, etc) on women with suspected gynecologic malignancies as well as on healthy women. Resources of the repository are available to researchers interested in gynecologic oncology or related research. The repository also serves as a core facility for the RPCI-UPCI Ovarian Cancer SPORE.

Dr. Modugno is an active member of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC). The consortium makes available to members and their colleagues the data an biospecimens from dozens of ovarian cancer studies throughout the world. http://apps.ccge.medschl.cam.ac.uk/consortia/ocac//index.html.

Education & Training
· Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh/ National Cancer Institute, Molecular Epidemiology
· MPH, University of Pittsburgh, Molecular Epidemiology, 1998
· PhD, Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science, 1995
· MS, Carnegie Mellon University, Computer Science, 1989
· AB, Cornell University, Computer Science and Math, 1987