Holly R Harris
Affiliate Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Affiliate Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
206-667-2712
hharris@fredhutch.org
Education
ScD Harvard T.H. Chan,
MPH University of Southern California, 2005
BA Macalester College, 2000
Contact
206-667-2712
hharris@fredhutch.org
Box M4-B859
Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Research Areas
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the impact of lifestyle, nutrition, and genetic factors on women’s health. Specifically, I have focused on ovarian and breast cancer, as well as on hormonally related conditions that have shared reproductive risk factors with these diseases, including endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Much of my research to date has focused on understanding the role of the potentially modifiable risk factors of diet and lifestyle on the risk of these conditions. A more recent facet of my research is to explore the interrelatedness of these conditions and their shared risk factors. As ovarian cancer is rare, I am particularly interested in identifying women, such as those with endometriosis, who may be at higher risk because these women may benefit from screening modalities for ovarian cancer which are currently not appropriate for population-based use. Identification of women at high risk for ovarian cancer and breast cancer is also important as it allows for targeted prevention strategies and can guide clinical decisions regarding frequency of screening and chemoprevention strategies for both of these cancers. Finally, understanding the influence of genetic factors, both alone or as a part of gene-environment interactions may facilitate prevention and help identify women most at risk for ovarian and breast cancer.
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2026 Mar 20)
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Blew RM, Ziller SG, Odegaard AO, Caan BJ, Chen Z, Roe DJ, Manson JE, Rohan TE, Felix AS, Harris HR, Luo J, Lane DS, Bea JW
(2026 Feb 18)
Int J Epidemiol 55(2):
Hurwitz LM, O'Brien KM, Townsend MK, Reid BM, Fridley BL, Fan W, Schabath MB, Bodelon C, Chan AT, Fortner RT, Håkansson N, Harris HR, Lacey JV Jr, Liao LM, Merritt MA, Patel AV, Poynter JN, Robien K, Sandler DP, Wentzensen N, Wolk A, Zheng W, Tworoger SS, Trabert B
(2026 Jan 8)
Fertil Steril
Thornburgh S, Farland LV, Harris HR, Sonneville KR, Neblett MF 2nd, Field AE, Chavarro JE, Missmer SA, Gaskins AJ
(2025 Nov 20)
NPJ Genom Med 10(1): 73
Barnes DR, Tyrer JP, Dennis J, Leslie G, Bolla MK, Lush M, Aeilts AM, Aittomäki K, Andrieu N, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arason A, Arun BK, Balmaña J, Bandera EV, Barkardottir RB, Berger LPV, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Berthet P, Białkowska K, Bjørge L, Blanco AM, Blok MJ, Bobolis KA, Bogdanova NV, Brenton JD, Butz H, Buys SS, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Castillo C, Claes KBM, Colonna SV, Cook LS, Daly MB, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, de la Hoya M, deFazio A, DePersia A, Ding YC, Doherty JA, Domchek SM, Dörk T, Einbeigi Z, Engel C, Evans DG, Foretova L, Fortner RT, Fostira F, Foti MC, Friedman E, Frone MN, Ganz PA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Glendon G, Godwin AK, González-Neira A, Greene MH, Gronwald J, Guerrieri-Gonzaga A, Hamann U, Hansen TVO, Harris HR, Hauke J, Heitz F, Hogervorst FBL, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Huff CD, Huntsman DG, Imyanitov EN, Izatt L, Jakubowska A, James PA, Janavicius R, John EM, Kar S, Karlan BY, Kennedy CJ, Kiemeney LALM, Konstantopoulou I, Kupryjanczyk J, Laitman Y, Lavie O, Lawrenson K, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lopez-Pleguezuelos C, Mai PL, Manoukian S, May T, McNeish IA, Menon U, Milne RL, Modugno F, Mongiovi JM, Montagna M, Moysich KB, Neuhausen SL, Nielsen FC, Noguès C, Oláh E, Olopade OI, Osorio A, Papi L, Pathak H, Pearce CL, Pedersen IS, Peixoto A, Pejovic T, Peng PC, Peshkin BN, Peterlongo P, Powell CB, Prokofyeva D, Pujana MA, Radice P, Rashid MU, Rennert G, Richenberg G, Sandler DP, Sasamoto N, Setiawan VW, Sharma P, Sieh W, Singer CF, Snape K, Sokolenko AP, Soucy P, Southey MC, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutphen R, Sutter C, Tan YY, Teixeira MR, Terry KL, Thomsen LCV, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Van Gorp T, Vega A, Velez Edwards DR, Webb PM, Weitzel JN, Wentzensen N, Whittemore AS, Winham SJ, Wu AH, Yadav S, Yu Y, Ziogas A, Berchuck A, Couch FJ, Goode EL, Goodman MT, Monteiro AN, Offit K, Ramus SJ, Risch HA, Schildkraut JM, Thomassen M, Simard J, Easton DF, Jones MR, Chenevix-Trench G, Gayther SA, Antoniou AC, Pharoah PDP
(2025 Dec)
J Lipid Res 66(12): 100938
Dunk MM, Delac L, Rapp SR, Driscoll I, Latorre-Leal M, Farland LV, Haring B, Harris HR, Jung SY, Manson JE, Ochs-Balcom HM, Shadyab AH, Weitlauf JC, Xu H, Westman E, Maioli S
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