Dornell Pete, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Public Health Sciences Division, Fred Hutch
Dr. Dornell Pete is a member of the Navajo Nation and an epidemiologist who uses community-engaged approaches to study the factors influencing stomach cancer, including lifestyle, environmental, and pathogenic factors (such as H. pylori infections and gut microbiome) in Native American communities. Dr. Pete aims to identify strategies for cancer prevention and intervention while improving overall gastrointestinal health. Current projects include the Navajo ABID (Stomach) Study, which is designed to be tribally based and driven.
Education
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Cancer Epidemiology, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, 2024
PhD, Epidemiology, University of Washington, 2022
MPH, Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Yale University, 2006
BS, Biochemistry, Fort Lewis College, 2000
Research Interests
Bacteria
Epidemiology
Gastrointestinal cancers in American Indian and Alaska Native populations
Health Equity
Current Studies
Assessing H. pylori and Diet to Develop Cancer Interventions in American Indian Communities in the Southwest (NIH/NCI K00 CA253685-03)
Building community-focused stomach cancer research in the Navajo Nation through the Navajo ABID Study