Allan Balmain, PhD, FRS Co-Leader of the Cancer Genetics Program; Director of Genome Analysis Core Facility Biography Allan Balmain is the co-leader of the Cancer Genetics Program and is the Director of Genome Analysis Core Facility at the UCSF School of Medicine. Balmain researches cancer by using mouse genetics to understand the relationships between exposure to environmental carcinogens, including chemicals and radiation, and cancer susceptibility. His lab has generated mouse models that recapitulate the genetic heterogeneity in human populations, with a view to develop approaches to personalized diagnosis and treatment. The focus of his most recent projects is the development of “Systems Genetics” approaches to analysis of normal tissue biology, and the changes in the genome mutational landscapes and gene expression architecture that are induced by carcinogen exposure. Balmain’s analysis of mouse tumors induced by different carcinogens will provide a deeper understanding of the etiology and mutational origins of human cancers. Education & Training 1966: University of Glasgow, Scotland, BS, Chemistry 1969: University of Glasgow, Scotland, PhD, Organic Chemistry 1971: University of Strasbourg, France, Postdoc 1972: German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany, Postdoc Awards & Honors 2015: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society 2011: American Skin Association Achievement Award 2007: John B. Little Award, Harvard School of Public Health 2000: Tom Connors Prize and lecture 1999: Elected to UICC (International Union Against Cancer) Roll of Honor 1995: Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society European Programme Fellowship Alexander Von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellowship