To develop a personalized way to identify every woman at hi… - Olufunmilayo Olopade

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To develop a personalized way to identify every woman at high risk, whether African-American or Jewish or Italian or Ukrainian, so that they could go in and have their doctor develop a personalized approach for them.

Olufunmilayo Olopade

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About Olufunmilayo Olopade

Olufunmilayo Olopade (born 1957) is a Nigerian hematology oncologist, Associate Dean for Global Health and Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor in Medicine and Human Genetics at the University of Chicago. She also serves as director of the University of Chicago Hospital's Cancer Risk Clinic.

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Alternative Names: Olufunmilayo I Olopade • Olufunmilayo I. Olopade • Funmi Olopade

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