Christine Miaskowski
克里斯汀·米亚斯科夫斯基
PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Associate Dean for Research; Sharon A. Lamb Endowed Chair教授兼研究副院长；莎伦·A·兰姆冠名讲席教授
👥Biography 个人简介
Dr. Christine Miaskowski is a world-renowned nurse scientist at UCSF whose seminal research on cancer pain and symptom clusters has transformed oncology nursing science. With one of the highest research profiles in nursing, she has led landmark NIH-funded studies that uncovered genetic and biobehavioral determinants of cancer symptom burden.
🧪Research Fields 研究领域
🎓Key Contributions 主要贡献
Symptom Cluster Science
Pioneered the concept and empirical study of symptom clusters in cancer patients, demonstrating that co-occurring symptoms share underlying mechanisms and should be assessed and treated together.
Cancer Pain Mechanism Research
Conducted NIH-funded research identifying genetic polymorphisms that predict cancer pain severity and opioid response, enabling personalized pain management in oncology.
Oncology Nursing Science Infrastructure
Built UCSF's oncology nursing research program into a nationally funded center of excellence, training dozens of PhD students and post-doctoral fellows who lead their own programs.
Representative Works 代表性著作
Symptom Clusters in Cancer Patients and Implications for Clinical Practice
Cancer Nursing (2021)
Landmark review synthesizing two decades of symptom cluster research, proposing clinical assessment frameworks that are now integrated into oncology nursing guidelines.
Genetic Predictors of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain in Oncology Patients
Pain (2019)
Identified COMT and OPRM1 polymorphisms associated with neuropathic pain severity, providing a pharmacogenomic basis for individualized pain management.
🏆Awards & Recognition 奖项与荣誉
📄Data Sources 数据来源
Last updated: 2026-01-15 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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