Elisabete Weiderpass | |
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Born | 1965 or 1966 (age 58–59)[1] |
Alma mater | Federal University of Pelotas Karolinska Institute |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | International Agency for Research on Cancer Karolinska Institute Yale School of Public Health |
Thesis | Some hormonal factors in the etiology of endometrial cancer (1999) |
Elisabete Weiderpass-Vainio is a Brazilian cancer researcher who is Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a part of the World Health Organization. Her research considers the epidemiology and prevention of cancer.