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Richard B. Hayes is affiliated with New York University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with substantial work in several specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

The topics Hayes frequently investigates include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

Among the recent papers authored by Hayes are:

  • "Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Environmental Influences on the Human Microbiome and Implications for Noncommunicable Disease" (2021), published in Annual Review of Public Health
  • "Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration" (2020), published in British Journal of Cancer
  • "PM2.5 and Cardiovascular Health Risks" (2023), published in Current Problems in Cardiology
  • "US nativity and dietary acculturation impact the gut microbiome in a diverse US population" (2020), published in The ISME Journal

The scientist has frequently collaborated with colleagues such as Hermann Brenner, Jiyoung Ahn, Andrew T. Chan, Mark A. Jenkins, and Polly A. Newcomb, reflecting ongoing partnerships in their research publications.

Hayes has contributed extensively to several publication venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Research
  • Bioanalysis
  • JNCI Cancer Spectrum
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Best Publications

  • Mortality Results from a Randomized Prostate-Cancer Screening Trial

    Gerald L. Andriole;E. David Crawford;Robert L. Grubb;Saundra S. Buys

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Cristen J. Willer;Sonja I. Berndt;Keri L. Monda

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    Hana Lango Allen;Karol Estrada;Guillaume Lettre;Sonja I. Berndt

  • Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter

    Richard Burnett;Hong Chen;Mieczysław Szyszkowicz;Neal Fann

  • Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation

    Cristen J. Willer;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Elizabeth K. Speliotes;Ruth J. F. Loos;Shengxu Li

  • A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer

    David J Hunter;David J Hunter;Peter Kraft;Kevin B Jacobs;David G Cox

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24

    Meredith Yeager;Nick Orr;Richard B Hayes;Kevin B Jacobs

  • Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) consistently precedes multiple myeloma: A prospective study

    Ola Landgren;Robert A. Kyle;Ruth M. Pfeiffer;Jerry A. Katzmann

  • Association analyses of 249,796 individuals reveal 18 new loci associated with body mass index

    E. K. Speliotes;C. J. Willer;S. I. Berndt;K. L. Monda

  • Multiple loci identified in a genome-wide association study of prostate cancer

    Gilles Thomas;Kevin B Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Peter Kraft

  • Design of the prostate, lung, colorectal and ovarian (PLCO) cancer screening trial

    Philip C Prorok;Gerald L Andriole;Robert S. Bresalier;Saundra S Buys

  • Human Gut Microbiome and Risk for Colorectal Cancer

    Jiyoung Ahn;Rashmi Sinha;Zhiheng Pei;Christine Dominianni

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Genome-wide association study of circulating vitamin D levels

    Jiyoung Ahn;Kai Yu;Rachael Stolzenberg-Solomon;K. Claire Simon

  • Cancer Surveillance Series: Interpreting Trends in Prostate Cancer—Part I: Evidence of the Effects of Screening in Recent Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Rates

    Benjamin F. Hankey;Eric J. Feuer;Limin X. Clegg;Richard B. Hayes

  • Human oral microbiome and prospective risk for pancreatic cancer: a population-based nested case-control study

    Xiaozhou Fan;Alexander V Alekseyenko;Jing Wu;Brandilyn A Peters

  • Hematotoxicity in Workers Exposed to Low Levels of Benzene

    Qing Lan;Luoping Zhang;Guilan Li;Roel Vermeulen

  • Identification of ten loci associated with height highlights new biological pathways in human growth.

    Guillaume Lettre;Guillaume Lettre;Anne U Jackson;Christian Gieger;Fredrick R Schumacher;Fredrick R Schumacher

  • Hundreds of variants clustered in genomic loci and biological pathways affect human height

    H. Lango Allen;K. Estrada;G. Lettre;S. I. Berndt

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen J. Chanock
Stephen J. Chanock National Institutes of Health
Nilanjan Chatterjee
Nilanjan Chatterjee Johns Hopkins University
Meredith Yeager
Meredith Yeager Hood College
David J. Hunter
David J. Hunter Harvard University
Robert N. Hoover
Robert N. Hoover National Institutes of Health
Sonja I. Berndt
Sonja I. Berndt National Institutes of Health
Peter Kraft
Peter Kraft Harvard University
Janet B. Schoenberg
Janet B. Schoenberg New Jersey Department of Health
Linda Morris Brown
Linda Morris Brown RTI International
Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington

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